This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 50 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 50 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Doubling time is the time required for a population to double in size A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. Theodore Roosevelt was a famous proponent of ..... A) Utilitarian conservationism. B) Biocentric preservationism. C) Ecocentrism. D) Biocentrism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Utilitarian conservationism. 3. HEADQUARTER OF UNEP A) NEW YORK. B) NAIROBI. C) CALIFORNIA. D) SYDNEY. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NAIROBI. 4. What is the purpose of legislation in managing atmospheric pollution? A) To increase production of pollutants. B) To reduce emissions from vehicles. C) To promote the use of fossil fuels. D) To hold manufacturers responsible for their emissions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To hold manufacturers responsible for their emissions. 5. Ellen grabs a topsoil sample in her hand. She rolls it into a ball. The soil feels gritty and the ball falls apart. What part of the topsoil most likely made the topsoil feel gritty? A) Clay. B) Sand. C) Silt. D) Humus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sand. 6. Inorganic resources include: A) Water. B) Air. C) Minerals. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 7. The "lesson" of Easter Island was that: A) Conservation of resources is always necessary for sustainable societies. B) We never comprehend resource issues until the resource is gone. C) Political support is required to ensure sustainable societies. D) Economics is an important facilitator of sustainable societies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conservation of resources is always necessary for sustainable societies. 8. Even though it is cold, Antartica is a desert biome? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. A process in a cell that uses glucose and oxygen to produce carbon dioxide, water, and energy is called A) Glycolysis. B) Cellular respiration. C) Cellular decomposition. D) Photosynthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cellular respiration. 10. Which of the following is not an organism? A) Man. B) Air. C) Banana. D) Cockroach. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Air. 11. In terms of meeting needs, for most of history, humans have traditionally been ..... A) Industrialist. B) Hunter-gatherers. C) Agriculturalist. D) Farmers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hunter-gatherers. 12. Tigers are part of which sphere? A) Geosphere. B) Hydrosphere. C) Biosphere. D) Atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biosphere. 13. A student wants to test the effects of type of exercise on heart rate. What is the dependent variable? A) Heart rate. B) Type of exercise. C) Amount of exercise. D) Time of day exercise occurs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heart rate. 14. More-Developed Countries are ..... A) Industrialized with high average income. B) Industrialized with low average income. C) Have high poverty rates. D) Have low ecological footprints. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Industrialized with high average income. 15. The greenhouse effect causes the Earth's air to A) Heat up. B) Cool down. C) Blow up. D) Turn brown. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heat up. 16. Which of the following aquatic biomes has greater than 1% saltwater? A) Estuaries. B) Lakes. C) Ponds. D) Streams. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Estuaries. 17. People nowadays use ..... to store food so it will last longer. A) Knife. B) Fridge. C) Jug. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fridge. 18. THE 3 R'S ARE: A) Run, Rerun, Roadrunner. B) Red, Rover, Regal. C) Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. 19. Water pollution that comes from many sources is considered ..... A) Point source pollution. B) Nonpoint source pollution. C) Thermal pollution. D) Ocean pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonpoint source pollution. 20. Which of the following is the layer of the ocean extending from thebase of the thermocline to the ocean bottom? A) Surface layer. B) Thermocline. C) Deep zone. D) Bottom zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deep zone. ← 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