This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 518 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 518 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What type of plate boundary give rise to the ocean trench? A) Divergent. B) Convergent. C) Transform. D) Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convergent. 2. ..... exist in the coastal areas of northern California, Oregon, and British Columbia. A) Temperate rainforest. B) Tropical rainforest. C) Rainy climates. D) Boreal forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Temperate rainforest. 3. The place where animals receive protection is called ..... A) Zoo. B) National park. C) Rock shelter. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Zoo. 4. Which type of forest is found in the Northern islands in the Bahamas? A) Pine. B) Broadleaf. C) Whiteland Coppice. D) Shrub. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pine. 5. What is an example of a limiting factor that is caused by the environment? A) Floods. B) An organism's gestation time. C) The color of an organism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Floods. 6. Which is an example of a CHANGE in the interaction of the hydrosphere (water) and geosphere (land)? A) Farmers pulled up tall prairie grasses. B) Dust storms made it difficult to breathe. C) Less water evaporated to make clouds and rain. D) An extreme drought made the soil dry and loose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An extreme drought made the soil dry and loose. 7. A lava lamp with putty which heats, flows to the top, cools, then flows to the bottom is an example of: A) Conduction. B) Convection. C) Radiation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convection. 8. Many agencies have been created to enforce regulations. For example, the ..... enforces the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act. A) Local government. B) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). C) State governors. D) Federal government. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 9. What caused fossil fuel use to increase dramatically in the 1800s? A) Industrial Revolution. B) Discovery of coal. C) Invention of processes to generate more fossil fuels. D) Rapid increase in global population. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Industrial Revolution. 10. Organisms, like bacteria and earthworms, that break down dead organisms are called A) Carnivores. B) Decomposers. C) Herbivores. D) Omnivores. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decomposers. 11. A subject that covers multiple fields of study A) Interdisciplinary. B) Multipurpose. C) Interstudial. D) Multidisciplined. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interdisciplinary. 12. Which of the following offers the greatest conservation of water? A) Center pivot sprinkler systems. B) LEPA sprinkler systems. C) Drip irrigation. D) Flood irrigation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drip irrigation. 13. Which observation is quantitative? A) It is 5 cm long. B) It is smooth. C) It looks red. D) It is dry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is 5 cm long. 14. Ques. No 5. The study of the population is called ..... A) Seismography. B) Demography. C) Populography. D) Biography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Demography. 15. In his essay, "The Tragedy of the Commons", one factor that Garrett Hardin failed to consider was A) The destruction of natural resources. B) Human self-interest. C) The social nature of humans. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The social nature of humans. 16. This microscope makes 3D images of a sample A) Light. B) WHICH. C) TEM. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) WHICH. 17. Water that has been used by people in some way A) Cultural eutrophication. B) Algal bloom. C) Wastewater. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wastewater. 18. The migration of a flock of finches to a southern region is a ..... adaptation. A) Chemical. B) Physical. C) Behavioral. D) General. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Behavioral. 19. Human activity can increase CO2 levels in the atmosphere through A) Photosynthesis. B) Burning of fossil fuels. C) Planting more trees. D) Removing nitrogen from fertilizer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Burning of fossil fuels. 20. Coal, gasoline and oil are ..... resources A) Renewable. B) Nonrenewable. C) Semirenewable. D) Unrenewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonrenewable. ← 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