This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 538 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 538 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... A good or service is its monetary value. A) Demand. B) Price. C) Cost. D) Value. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Price. 2. In order to grow a nice, green lawn, Kahkwa uses a lot of fertilizers. What type of pollution would this cause? A) Toxic. B) Nutrient. C) Bacterial. D) Thermal. E) Sediment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nutrient. 3. The Hawaiian Islands are a result of A) A subduction zone. B) A divergent boundary. C) A transform boundary. D) A hot spot. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A hot spot. 4. What kind of human activities have an affect on biodiversity? A) Planting trees in the forest. B) Eating a lot of meat. C) Clearing the forest area for human activities. D) Traveling to tour in the forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clearing the forest area for human activities. 5. States that the greater the demand for a limited supply of something, the more that thing is worth. A) Ecological Footprint. B) Law of Supply and Demand. C) Sustainability. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Law of Supply and Demand. 6. Which of these types of light bulbs uses the least electricity? A) LED light bulb. B) Fluorescent (CFL) light bulb. C) Incandescent light bulb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) LED light bulb. 7. A process by which nutrients, particularly phosphorus and nitrogen, become highly concentrated in a body of water, leading to increased growth of organisms such as algae or cyanobacteria. A) Percolation. B) Eutrophication. C) Groundwater. D) Transpiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eutrophication. 8. The variety of living things on Earth is called: A) Life. B) Biodiversity. C) Similarity. D) Genetics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biodiversity. 9. Which of the following is NOT an invasive species in Pennsylvania? A) Lantern Fly. B) Hellbender. C) Stiltgrass. D) Brown Marmorated Stink Bug. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hellbender. 10. Natural material that can be replaced relatively quickly through natural processes A) Renewable resource. B) Sustainability. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable resource. 11. 78% of the world's resources are used by ..... of the world's population. A) 40%. B) 20%. C) 30%. D) 50%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 20%. 12. Which is an example of Qualitative Data: A) 12 ounces. B) 100 students. C) Blue Shoes. D) 25 pounds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blue Shoes. 13. The probability of an unwanted outcome is ..... A) Gambling. B) Insurance. C) Risk. D) My grades. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Risk. 14. The scientific name for water in its gas phase A) Precipitation. B) Evaporation. C) Water Vapor. D) Transpiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water Vapor. 15. The Venus Flytrap plant lives in soil with few nutrients. The plant absorbs nutrients by trapping insects inside its leaves.The ability of the Venus flytrap to trap insects is an example of which of the following? A) Camouflage. B) Mimicry. C) Adaptation. D) Competition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adaptation. 16. One of the three major environmental problems is resource depletion. Which is a major contributing factor to this problem? A) Developing countries have a much higher rate of resource consumption than others. B) Developed countries have a much higher rate of resource consumption than others. C) The human population overall is too small. D) Each country uses approximately the same amount of resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Developed countries have a much higher rate of resource consumption than others. 17. The water cycle is not continuous. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. Using the materials of old products to make completely new products is called ..... A) Recycling. B) Non-cycling. C) Cycling. D) Upcycling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recycling. 19. The total number of humans on Earth. A) Biological diversity. B) Resource depletion. C) Food production. D) Human population. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Human population. 20. In nutrient cycling, what process comes after the death of any organism? A) The remains are acted upon by decomposers. B) The remains are converted to inorganic matter. C) The remains are consumed by producers. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The remains are acted upon by decomposers. ← 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