This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 551 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 551 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. It is very ..... in a desert environment. A) Wet. B) Dry. C) Windy. D) Rainy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dry. 2. The crust, mantle, asthenosphere, and core are all parts of Earth's A) Atmosphere. B) Biosphere. C) Hydrosphere. D) Geosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Geosphere. 3. These animals are not choosy about what they eat or where they live A) Endangered. B) Specialists. C) Extinct. D) Generalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Generalists. 4. Water is a what type of resource? A) Renewable resource. B) Non-renewable resource. C) Continuous resource. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable resource. 5. Has a gas engine and electric engine A) Combustion. B) Steam. C) Hybrid. D) Solar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hybrid. 6. Which equation is balanced? A) Bba + Ahh. B) Ill + H20 $\rightarrow$ Hsu4. C) I + eh $\rightarrow$ it + right. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I + eh $\rightarrow$ it + right. 7. Choose the option that expresses the definition the best. "Logging, mining, building of roads, and urban development." A) Habitat destruction, degradation, and fragmentation. B) Invasive (nonnative species). C) Population and resource use growth. D) Greenhouse effect. E) Overexplotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Habitat destruction, degradation, and fragmentation. 8. The garbage in landfills takes anywhere from A) Weeks to centuries to breakdown. B) Two weeks to two months to breakdown. C) Three weeks to three years to breakdown. D) Three weeks to three months to breakdown. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weeks to centuries to breakdown. 9. Repeatability means A) Being able to try the same experiment, with the same setup, and produce that exact same result. B) Being able to redo an experiment but finding different results. C) Never being able to reproduce the results of an experiment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Being able to try the same experiment, with the same setup, and produce that exact same result. 10. A subduction zone is when a piece of oceanic crust collides with continental crust. What type of boundary is this? A) Convergent boundary. B) Divergent boundary. C) Transform boundary. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Convergent boundary. 11. The things that are kept the same to ensure the results are due to the experiment is called ..... A) Control. B) Constant. C) Independent Variable. D) Dependent Variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Constant. 12. Short, fine-blades of grasses that grow in clumps. A) Humus. B) Sod-forming grasses. C) Tufts. D) Bunchgrasses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bunchgrasses. 13. Rachel Carson's book, Silent Spring, described the A) Mechanization of agriculture, which meant fewer people had to work in the fields. B) Introduction of human-made fertilizers. C) Use of rodenticides to control rats and mice on farms. D) Biomagnification of the pesticide DDT in birds. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biomagnification of the pesticide DDT in birds. 14. Floating sea ice melts ..... A) And causes sea levels to rise because it adds water to the ocean. B) But does not cause sea levels to rise because the ice displaces the same amount of ocean water as the melted ice would displace. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But does not cause sea levels to rise because the ice displaces the same amount of ocean water as the melted ice would displace. 15. The gases in the atmosphere that trap and radiate heat A) Greenhouse gases. B) Ozone. C) Thermal nuclear physics. D) CFCs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greenhouse gases. 16. 🎣 Imagine you're part of a special club in your town with exclusive rights to a hidden gem-a sparkling lake! This isn't just any lake; it's a serene spot where members can enjoy peaceful fishing sessions, away from the hustle and bustle. 🐟💦Now, here's a question for you:What type of property is this exclusive lake considered to be? A) Open-access property. B) Private property. C) Common property. D) Public property. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Common property. 17. Renewable-resources like the sun and water are unlimited2. Non-renewable-resources like fossil fuel that provide us our gasoline are limited A) 4 types of earth resources. B) 2 types of earth resources. C) 3 types of earths resources. D) 1 type of earth resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2 types of earth resources. 18. How forests increase the atmosphere's humidity? A) By Transpiration. B) By photosynthesis. C) By nitrogen fixation. D) By evaporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By Transpiration. 19. Politics is part of environmental science. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. The area where fresh water and salt water mix to form brackish water is called an ..... A) Wetland. B) Estuary. C) Dam. D) Reservoir. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Estuary. ← 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