This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 458 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 458 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is an example of nonpoint source pollution? A) Farmland. B) Multiple drainage pipes. C) Single pipe. D) Atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Farmland. 2. ..... science is the interdisciplinary field that includes both scientific and social aspects of human impact on the world A) Earth. B) Environmental. C) Biological. D) Physical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmental. 3. Which career helps the environment by studying insects? These professionals are utilized heavily with development of foods, medicines, chemical pesticides and speciation. A) Entomologist. B) Politician. C) Hydrologist. D) Geoscientist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Entomologist. 4. The rapid growth of algae in bodies of water produces a condition called ..... A) Nutriphication. B) Eutrophication. C) Nullification. D) Transpiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eutrophication. 5. Forests composed mainly of indigenous trees not deliberately planted A) Natural forests. B) Plantations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural forests. 6. Relationships in which one organism lives inside or on another organism and harms it are called: A) Parasitism. B) Mutualism. C) Commensalism. D) Herbivory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parasitism. 7. How do plants remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere? A) Through forest fires. B) Through volcanic eruptions. C) Through cellular respiration. D) Through photosynthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Through photosynthesis. 8. Is the science by which matter and energy are made useful to humans in structures, machines, and products. A) Engineering. B) Not engineering. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Engineering. 9. By the end of the century how many degrees Fahrenheit is the temperature on Earth expected to increase? (prediction) A) 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit. B) 1 degree Fahrenheit. C) 5 degrees Fahrenheit. D) 10 degrees Fahrenheit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 10 degrees Fahrenheit. 10. During the industrial revolution, the population grew in what type of area? A) Rural. B) Urban. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Urban. 11. Natural causes of air pollution include all of the following except A) Forest fires. B) Dust. C) Volcanic ash. D) Wind. E) Pollen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wind. 12. In order to fix the pollution on the Tijuana River, the United States needs to ..... A) Work with Mexico. B) Pass more laws. C) Ask Canada for help. D) Use the World Trade Organization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Work with Mexico. 13. Which of the following was NOT mentioned as being regulated? A) Energy and resources. B) Textiles. C) Toxic substances. D) Air. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Textiles. 14. The study of the environment that includes the physical, biological, and social sciences is known as A) Ecology. B) Environmental science. C) Demography. D) Biology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmental science. 15. Which devices trap suspended particles in air by spraying water and other liquids? A) Wet scrubbers. B) Catalytic converters. C) Cyclones. D) Baghouse filters. E) Pumps. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wet scrubbers. 16. An organism that gets its energy requirements by consuming other organisms is known as a/an A) Autotroph. B) Heterotroph. C) Producer. D) Animal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heterotroph. 17. All are examples of Interventions and Signs of Hope except; A) Protection of Marine Resources. B) Conservation of Forests and Nature Preserves. C) Information and Education. D) Biohazards. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biohazards. 18. If a person eats a vegetable, the person is acting as a ..... A) Producer. B) Primary consumer. C) Secondary consumer. D) Tertiary consumer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Primary consumer. 19. When spilled water seems to disappear, it actually just ..... A) Evaporated. B) Dissolved. C) Turned into precipitation. D) Condensed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evaporated. 20. Conservation biology provides ways to preserve ..... A) Threatened and endangered species. B) Human comfort. C) Captive populations. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Threatened and endangered species. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesEnvironmental Sciences Quiz 1Environmental Sciences Quiz 2Environmental Sciences Quiz 3Environmental Sciences Quiz 4Environmental Sciences Quiz 5Environmental Sciences Quiz 6Environmental Sciences Quiz 7Environmental Sciences Quiz 8Environmental Sciences Quiz 9Environmental Sciences Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books