This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 474 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 474 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A ..... is a raised portion of land that is flat on top. A) Lakshadweep. B) Bay of Bengal. C) Peninsula. D) Plateau. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plateau. 2. Which of the following is the correct order of the steps of the scientific method? A) Conclusion, analyze data, experiment, hypothesis, observation. B) Hypothesis, observation, experiment, analyze data, conclusion. C) Experiment, analyze data, observation, experiment, conclusion. D) Observation, hypothesis, experiment, analyze data, conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Observation, hypothesis, experiment, analyze data, conclusion. 3. ..... is a process that changes preexisting rocks into new forms because of increases in temperature, pressure, and chemically active fluids. A) Melting. B) Lithification. C) Transportation. D) Metamorphism. E) Weathering and erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metamorphism. 4. Define an organism A) An individual living thing. B) Multiple individuals of the same species living together. C) Multiple populations of different species living together. D) A community of organisms interacting with the physical environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An individual living thing. 5. One of the most endangered species, the lion tailed macaque is found in ..... A) Satpura National Park. B) Simlipal National Park. C) Western Ghats of India. D) Bandipur Sanctuary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Western Ghats of India. 6. The variable that is being measured or observed is called the ..... Hint:this is the variable that is the result or effect A) Independent variable. B) Dependent variable. C) Control variable. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent variable. 7. Which is best described as a whirling wind moving through a narrow path in the form of a funnel? A) Hurricane. B) Earthquake. C) Thunderstorm. D) Tornado. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tornado. 8. Cebu Cinnamon Cinnamomum cebuense (Kost.1986) locally called Kaningag/Kalingag, is an ..... tree species on the island of Cebudeclared as a ..... plant species by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) under DAO 2007-1 (Paguntalan, et al., 2015) A) Exotic, endangered. B) Exotic, critically extinct. C) Exotic, extinct. D) Endemic, critically endangered. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Endemic, critically endangered. 9. Using fossil fuels is a safe for the environment. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. A hole dug in an aquifer to reach groundwater A) Permeable. B) Impermeable. C) Well. D) Water table. E) Recharge zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Well. 11. Smelting is when the mineral being mined is A) Isolated. B) Heated or reacted with chemicals. C) Reclaimed. D) Left in tailings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heated or reacted with chemicals. 12. When humans are able to live with a high quality of life while not depleting nonrenewable resources, a level of ..... has been reached. A) Sustainability. B) Depletion. C) Desparation. D) Overuse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sustainability. 13. Generators are used to produce electricity from all of these sources EXCEPT ..... A) Solar. B) Wind. C) Tidal. D) Nuclear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solar. 14. Which of the following can be defined as the state of the atmosphere ate any given place and time? A) Weather. B) Climate. C) Global Warming. D) Atmospheric CO2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weather. 15. True or False. In the global wind patterns, warm air rises at the poles. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. What is one of the biggest producer of methane? A) Car and factory fumes. B) Dead bodies. C) Cow manure. D) Sunlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cow manure. 17. The ..... is the sphere inhabited by life. A) Biosphere. B) Geosphere. C) Atmosphere. D) Hydrosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biosphere. 18. Human activity can increase carbon ( CO2 ) levels in the atmosphere through A) Photosynthesis. B) Burning fossil fuels. C) Planting more trees. D) Adding nitrogen to fertilizer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Burning fossil fuels. 19. Scientists believe the Universe began in a large explosion called A) The Big Bang. B) The Extravagant Explosion. C) The Ferocious Fireball. D) The Immense Ignition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Big Bang. 20. Arid and semiarid lands are prone to desertification because A) The Sahara is expanding. B) Gigantic dust storms blow sand from China into North America. C) The precipitation cannot meet the growing human demand for water. D) 10 percent of productivity is lost to erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The precipitation cannot meet the growing human demand for water. ← 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