This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 549 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 549 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does the word Depleted mean? A) Emptied or Used Up. B) Renewable. C) Gain more of something. D) Extinct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emptied or Used Up. 2. ..... factors are the living parts of an ecosystem, ..... factors are the nonliving parts of an ecosystem. A) Biotic, abiotic. B) Biological, abiological. C) Aerobic, anaerobic. D) Abiotic, biotic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biotic, abiotic. 3. A storm with very strong fast winds that moves over water A) Hurricane. B) Tsunami. C) Tornado. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hurricane. 4. Any undesired change in air, water, or soil quality that has negative effects on the living things around it is called A) Pollution. B) Sustainability. C) Ecological footprint. D) Environmental science. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pollution. 5. The smallest basic unit of all living things is a A) Cell. B) Tissue. C) Organism. D) Organ. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cell. 6. The process in which plants algae, and some bacteria use sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to produce carbohydrates and oxygen. A) Phosphorus Cycle. B) Cellular Respiration. C) Photosynthesis. D) Eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Photosynthesis. 7. Clean energy sources include: A) Solar power. B) Wind power. C) Geothermal power. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 8. Sanctuary is a place where ..... A) Plants are protected. B) Animals are protected. C) None of these. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Animals are protected. 9. A resource that can be replaced relatively quickly by natural processes. A) Renewable Resource. B) Non-Renewable Resource. C) Sustainable Resource. D) Invasive Resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable Resource. 10. Which sphere includes all water-salt, fresh, and vapor-on Earth's surface, underground, and in the air? A) Hydrosphere. B) Geosphere. C) Biosphere. D) Atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hydrosphere. 11. A tree that sheds its leaves at a particular time of the year is A) Coniferous. B) Tropical. C) Deciduous. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deciduous. 12. What is water pollution A) Wastes in air. B) Waste in water. C) Waste on soil. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Waste in water. 13. ..... are found in man-made products such as glues, solvents, furniture, etc. They have a strong odor, evaporate quickly, and can cause health problems such as cancer A) VOC's. B) Sulfur oxide. C) Ozone. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) VOC's. 14. WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING VEHICLES USED FOR GOODS TRANSPORTATION. A) TRUCK. B) CARGO SHIP. C) ALL OF THESE. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ALL OF THESE. 15. Which of the following is a positive effect of Hydroelectric Development? A) Clean or Green Energy source; no greenhouse gases. B) Cumulative and heavy impacts downstream. C) Disruptions to people and wildlife. D) High Long-term environmental costs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clean or Green Energy source; no greenhouse gases. 16. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT AN ENDANGERED ANIMAL A) SIBERIAN TIGER. B) LOGGERHEAD TURTLE. C) THE MANED WOLF. D) INDIAN TIGER. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) THE MANED WOLF. 17. Which term describes the changing shape of the earths orbit? A) Axial tilt. B) Eccentricity. C) Obliquity. D) Precession. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eccentricity. 18. Prediction A) Principles or standards considered to be important. B) The probability of an unwanted outcome. C) A logical statement about what will happen in an experiment. D) Procedure designed to test a hypothesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A logical statement about what will happen in an experiment. 19. An important result of the Agricultural Revolution was A) Soil erosion. B) Plant and animal domestication. C) Loss of habitat. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 20. Something for open space in an area may be a A) School. B) Park. C) Housing complex. D) Road. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Park. ← 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