This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 541 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 541 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Water is a universal solvent because it ..... A) It can be found anywhere. B) It freezes when it gets cold. C) Floats when frozen. D) Dissolves most substances. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dissolves most substances. 2. Which of the following processes is not needed in hydrological cycle? A) Evaporation. B) Condensation. C) Precipitation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 3. Some cells have long whip-like parts that help them move. What are these structures called? A) Flagella. B) Spindle fibers. C) Cilia. D) Microvilli. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flagella. 4. Which revolution occurred ~10, 000 years ago? A) Agricultural. B) Industrial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agricultural. 5. Each process in the nitrogen cycle is carried out by A) Bacteria. B) Mice. C) Cows. D) Plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bacteria. 6. An organism that breaks down the remains of dead plants or animals without the need for internal digestion A) Decoposer. B) Consumer. C) Sun. D) Producer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decoposer. 7. Septic tank leaking and contaminating groundwater. A) Point Source Pollution. B) Non-point source pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Point Source Pollution. 8. Explains something we see in the natural world that has been verified through repeated experiments or testing. A) Hypothesis. B) Law. C) Theory. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theory. 9. PAGASA:weather:; PHIVOLCS: ..... A) Earthquakes. B) Floods. C) Reforestation. D) Typhoons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Earthquakes. 10. True or False:Lichens convert carbohydrates into fossil fuels. A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) FALSE. 11. What Is Arable Land? A) Land left empty. B) Land on which crops are grown. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Land on which crops are grown. 12. Carbon-containing fuels, or fossil fuels, formed millions of years ago from the remains of A) Gases in the atmosphere. B) Chlorofluorocarbons. C) Living organisms. D) Volcanic eruptions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Living organisms. 13. Urban areas having higher than average temperatures than surrounding rural areas due to absorption and retention of passive solar energy are known as A) Suburbs. B) Heat islands. C) Hot air. D) Tropical islands. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heat islands. 14. The layer beneath the topsoil that is frozen. A) Tundra. B) Taiga. C) Permafrost. D) Snow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Permafrost. 15. Free-swimming A) Plankton. B) Nekton. C) Benthos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nekton. 16. A possible consequence to humans from a thinning ozone layer A) Phytoplankton. B) Skin cancer. C) Cfc's. D) Polar vortex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skin cancer. 17. Land used to graze livestock and wildlife A) Rangeland. B) Forest land. C) Farmland. D) Urban land. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rangeland. 18. In a landfill leachate forms over time. What is leachate? A) Water that has absorbed dangerous chemicals. B) Bacteria that is produced by collecting waste in one spot. C) A helpful fungus that destroys toxins. D) A dangerous goo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water that has absorbed dangerous chemicals. 19. ..... is any waste that is a risk to the health of humans or other living things. A) Hazardous waste. B) Politics. C) Sewage. D) Water runoff. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hazardous waste. 20. According to the food web, which of these is an omnivore? A) Songbird. B) Rabbit. C) Shrew. D) Hawk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Songbird. ← 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