This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 475 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 475 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. You can live somewhat sustainably anywhere you are. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. New crust is created at this type of boundary. A) Divergent. B) Convergent, Subduction Zone. C) Transform. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Divergent. 3. Why is the increase of Greenhouse gasses a big issue? A) It causes climate change and increase in the global temerature. B) It can lead to a major increase in Greenhouses. C) It leads to more factories. D) It causes a major decrease in people. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It causes climate change and increase in the global temerature. 4. The Milky Way galaxy looks like a band of light across the sky. Which observation would provide the BEST view of this band of light without a telescope? A) Observing only near the north or south pole. B) Observing only during a lunar or solar eclipse. C) Observing on any sunny, clear day. D) Observing on any dark, clear night. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Observing on any dark, clear night. 5. When media creates a distorted view of the event by sensationalizing what is happening it is bias by A) Repetition. B) Omission. C) Headlines. D) Use of language. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Headlines. 6. The process by which sediments move from one place to another from wind or rain is called ..... A) Deposition. B) Erosion. C) Weathering. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Erosion. 7. In which group are there animals that can fly, run or swim? A) Birds. B) Fish. C) Reptiles. D) Mammals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Birds. 8. You observe a leaf that has a number of leaflets arranged in two rows facing each other along the midrib. You would describe this as a ..... leaf A) Simple leaf. B) Multiple leaf. C) Compound leaf. D) Single leaf. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compound leaf. 9. Which of the following is NOT a claim? A) California is the best state in the USA. B) Twinkies taste better than other snack cakes because of their texture, their creamy filling, and their golden appearance. C) The school year began on August 18 and will end on June 4. D) Christmas is the best holiday of the year. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The school year began on August 18 and will end on June 4. 10. Which of the following is the best example of prey? A) Shark. B) Polar Bear. C) Worm. D) Wolf. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Worm. 11. Which contributes to the formation of hurricanes during the late summer? A) The interaction between ocean water salinity and warm air masses. B) The interaction between ocean water currents and polar air masses. C) The interaction between ocean water temperatures and warm air masses. D) The interaction between ocean water salinity and ocean water density. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The interaction between ocean water temperatures and warm air masses. 12. Acid rain is caused due to the atmospheric release of gases- A) Sulphur dioxide, Nitrogen oxides. B) Sulphur dioxide, Carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sulphur dioxide, Nitrogen oxides. 13. Scientists have found fossils of tropical plants in Antarctica. How could tropical plants have grown in Antarctica? A) At one time, Earth's entire surface was a tropical rain forest. B) At one time, Antarctica was located closer to the equator. C) The rotation of Earth has increased, causing cooling of the atmosphere. D) Catastrophic volcanic eruptions melted the ice and exposed the soil to sunlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At one time, Antarctica was located closer to the equator. 14. This layer is the farthest layer from the Earth. A) Troposphere. B) Mesosphere. C) Thermosphere. D) Stratosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thermosphere. 15. The phosphorus cycle is the only cycle that doesn't involve movement of nutrients into the A) The atmosphere. B) The water. C) Plants/animals. D) Fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The atmosphere. 16. What do you call the part of the investigation that is NOT manipulated? A) Control. B) Independent variable. C) Dependent variable. D) Constant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Control. 17. What are materials and energy found naturally that we can use to survive? Both renewable and non-renewable A) Greenhouse effect. B) Renewable resources. C) Natural resources. D) Non-Renewable resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Natural resources. 18. What would happen to the carbon dioxide levels on Earth if all photosynthetic organisms suddenly died? A) There would be an increase in the atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide. B) There would be a decrease in the atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There would be an increase in the atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide. 19. Is greater for cold air, causing cold air to push warm air up A) Climate. B) Density. C) Latitude. D) Altitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Density. 20. What is the term for the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem? A) Biomass. B) Biodiversity. C) Biome. D) Biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biodiversity. ← 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