This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 508 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 508 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the largest reservoir of water in the hydrologic cycle? A) Atmosphere. B) Oceans. C) Groundwater. D) Freshwater lakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oceans. 2. Which rock is formed form the cooling of volcanic ash on Earth's surface? A) Intrusive igneous. B) Foliated metamorphic. C) Extrusive igneous. D) Organic sedimentary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Extrusive igneous. 3. Organisms which cannot manufacture their own organic food are called: A) Autotrophs. B) Consumers. C) Heterotrophs. D) Decomposers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heterotrophs. 4. What effect does the sun have on surface water? A) It causes it to boil. B) It causes it to rain. C) It causes it to sink. D) It causes it to evaporate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It causes it to evaporate. 5. From producer to secondary consumer, about what percentage of enerty is lost? A) 10 percent. B) 90 percent. C) 99 percent. D) 100 minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 99 percent. 6. Positive impacts of green revolution included all of the following EXCEPT: A) Prevent starvation and famine in poorer countries. B) Cheaper and more available food for everyone. C) Population boom from the 1940s to current time. D) More dependence on countries with greater crop yields. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) More dependence on countries with greater crop yields. 7. The main food for organisms in the deep water zone is A) Photosynthetic plankton. B) Live trout. C) Dead organisms from above. D) Water lilies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dead organisms from above. 8. Select the statement that correctly identifies and describes the biome located at the most northern and southern latitudes. A) The temperate deciduous forest receives moderate levels of precipitation and sunlight, so biodiversity is moderate. B) The tundra receives low levels of precipitation and sunlight, so biodiversity is low. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The tundra receives low levels of precipitation and sunlight, so biodiversity is low. 9. Million people die every year from blood loss, so scientists are looking for effective ways to quickly stop bleeding. Scientists from MIT discovered that ..... have a super sticky adhesive could be used for human surgeries! A) Barnacles. B) Moon Snails. C) Humpback Whales. D) Limpets. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Barnacles. 10. A lone zebra in a savanna is considered a(n) A) Organism. B) Population. C) Community. D) Ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Organism. 11. Which of the following is NOT a cause of land pollution? A) Recycling. B) Toxic Waste. C) Sewer runoff. D) Insect repellent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recycling. 12. Long-term, prevailing weather conditions at a particular place A) Latitude. B) Westerlies. C) Sulfur dioxide. D) Climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Climate. 13. ..... is something we burn to make heat or power. A) Fuel. B) Climate change. C) Emissions. D) Carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fuel. 14. The remains of ancient plants and animals that have been pressurized and buried for millions of years can be mined as A) Limestone. B) Calcium carbonate. C) Wood. D) Fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fossil fuels. 15. These items affect biodiversity A) Area. B) Climate. C) Niche. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 16. WHAT IS THE REASON FOR DECREASE IN FOREST AREA IN INDIA? A) INCREASE IN POPULATION. B) RESTORATION. C) AGROFORESTRY. D) LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) INCREASE IN POPULATION. 17. Which group of measures below is applied to control solid waste pollution? A) Technological-engineering, economic and educational-communication measures. B) Technology-engineering, management-policy and communication education measures. C) Management-policy, economic and education-communication measures. D) Technological-technical, economic and management-policy measures. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Technology-engineering, management-policy and communication education measures. 18. Which of the following describes developed countries? A) Higher incomes, rapid population growth, simple industrial economies, and stronger social support. B) Lower average incomes, diverse agriculture-based communities, and slow population growth. C) Higher incomes, slower population growth, diverse industrial economies, and stronger social support. D) Lower average incomes, simple agriculture-based communities, and rapid population growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Higher incomes, slower population growth, diverse industrial economies, and stronger social support. 19. Which does not explain the rise of the modern farming system? A) Small farms are usually more profitable than large farms. B) Irrigation contributes to greater crop yields. C) Fertilizers improve crop yields and are easy to apply. D) Mechanization facilitates monocropping and improves profit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Small farms are usually more profitable than large farms. 20. Greenhouse gases, in moderate amounts, keep the Earth's temperature stable A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← 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