This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 520 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 520 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. As the human population increases, so does the consumption of natural resources. What are some ways this impacts natural ecosystems and environments? A) Negative impact. B) Positive impact. C) Neutral impact. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Negative impact. 2. Ecology term was coined by A) Ernst Haeckel. B) AG Tansley. C) Charles Darwin. D) Dr JC bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ernst Haeckel. 3. What human activities deplete plant life and vegetation? A) Overgrazing. B) Deforestation. C) Environmental Pollution. D) All of the Above tagsEasy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the Above tagsEasy. 4. Which human activity contributes to habitat loss and loss of species? A) Planting more trees. B) Deforestation. C) Reducing pollution. D) Recycling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deforestation. 5. In order to be accepted, a scientific theory must be A) Widely tested and supported by extensive data. B) Based on the results of a single experiment. C) Controversial and cause debate. D) In line with all previous historical ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Widely tested and supported by extensive data. 6. The transfer of energy can be traced by studying ..... A) Food Chains. B) Food Webs. C) Trophic Levels. D) All of Them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of Them. 7. The ..... is a thin layer that extends about 9 km above the earth, down to the bottom of the ocean, and contains all life on Earth. A) Geosphere/lithosphere. B) Atmosphere. C) Hydrosphere. D) Biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biosphere. 8. Which of the following is a problem created by modern agriculture that alternative agricultural methods seek to solve? A) Excess use of fertilizers, which can lead to water quality problems. B) Pesticides in the environment. C) Loss of topsoil due to erosion. D) All of these are problems of modern agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these are problems of modern agriculture. 9. What is an dependent variable? A) What a scientist changes in an experiment to test their hypothesis. B) What scientist measure to see if it responded to a change. C) What happens when you do an experiment. D) What you keep the same throughout all experimental groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What scientist measure to see if it responded to a change. 10. The Aurora Borealis occurs in the A) Troposhere. B) Stratosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thermosphere. 11. Where is the majority of fresh water on Earth found? A) The ocean. B) Lakes. C) Rivers. D) Ice caps and glaciers. E) Underground. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ice caps and glaciers. 12. Are the batteries disposed of? A) Probably. B) False. C) Idk. D) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. What causes surface currents to sink? A) Decrease in temperature and decrease in salinity leading to increased density. B) Decrease in temperature and increase in salinity leading to increased density. C) Increase in temperature and decrease in salinity leading to increased density. D) Increase in temperature and increase in salinity leading to increased density. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decrease in temperature and increase in salinity leading to increased density. 14. What is natural gas used for in the United States? A) Vehicle fuel. B) Pipe line fuel. C) Electrical power production. D) Commercial use. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electrical power production. 15. The majority of the scientific community disagrees with the conclusion that global climate change is due to human actions. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. An organism that cannot create its own energy and must instead rely on consuming nutrients from other organisms. A) Fermentation. B) Photosynthesis. C) Heterotroph. D) Autotroph. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heterotroph. 17. Usually hot, sometimes cold, but always dry A) Tundra. B) Desert. C) TDF. D) Grassland. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Desert. 18. Surface water becomes groundwater when it A) Moves below the water table. B) Condenses to form drops of liquid water. C) Percolates into the recharge zone. D) Flows onto the ground through a spring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Percolates into the recharge zone. 19. The thinnest layer of Earth is the A) Inner Core. B) Mantle. C) Crust. D) Outer Core. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crust. 20. Why does groundwater usually require less treatment than surface water? A) The layers of Earth protect groundwater from pollutants. B) As groundwater sinks into the ground, the layers of rock act like a natural filter and remove pollutants from the water. C) Surface water has more exposure to pollutants in runoff and the atmosphere. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. ← 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