This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 553 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 553 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Secondary pollutant A) Soot from smoke. B) Car exhaust fumes. C) VOCs. D) Ground-level ozone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ground-level ozone. 2. An ant is successful because all of the following except: A) It moves quickly. B) Reproduces rapidly. C) Has a waterproof external skeleton. D) Can eat a multitude of different things. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can eat a multitude of different things. 3. Complete the following statement by selecting the correct answer:The main ingredient of natural gas is ..... A) Methane. B) Coal. C) Natural gas. D) Fossil fuels. E) Crude oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Methane. 4. National Environmental Awareness and Education Act of 2009 A) RA 6969. B) RA 9512. C) RA 9275. D) RA 8749. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) RA 9512. 5. ..... are consumers that eat plants and meat. A) Herbivore. B) Omnivore. C) Carnivore. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Omnivore. 6. Programs that breed animals in captivity then release them to the wild are called ..... A) Kidnapping. B) Breeding Buildings. C) Captive Breeding Programs. D) Catch and Release Programs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Captive Breeding Programs. 7. Which of the following is the scientific study of interactions between organisms and their environments? A) Ecology. B) Environmental science. C) Biology. D) Environmentalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmental science. 8. Which part of the water cycle occurs when water vapor rises to an elevation where the air is cooler? A) Evaporation. B) Condensation. C) Precipitation. D) Runoff. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Condensation. 9. Which gas is most abundant in the atmosphere? A) Carbon dioxide. B) Methane. C) Nitrous oxide. D) Nitrogen gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nitrogen gas. 10. Uppermost layer of Earth's atmosphere A) Thermosphere. B) Mesosphere. C) Stratosphere. D) Troposphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thermosphere. 11. Biodiversity is a fundamental to human welfare and economic development and plays a critical role in meeting human needs by maintaining the ecological processes upon which our survival depends A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 12. What do you call pollutants that result from primary pollutants being exposed to sunlight? A) Tertiary pollutants. B) Post source pollutants. C) Secondary pollutants. D) After source pollutants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Secondary pollutants. 13. A ..... is a natural, nonliving substance that makes up rocks. A) Sedimentary rock. B) Igneous Rock. C) Mineral. D) Sediment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mineral. 14. Compared to oceanic crust, continental crust is A) Less dense. B) Thinner. C) More dense. D) More mafic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Less dense. 15. Which IPM control relies on predation and parasitism? A) Biological Control. B) Mechanical Control. C) Cultural Control. D) Genetic Control. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biological Control. 16. What is used by our bodies to store heredity or genetic information? A) Lipids. B) Nucleic Acids. C) Proteins. D) Carbohydrates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nucleic Acids. 17. Name the part of your hand that bends ..... A) Knee. B) Elbow. C) Arm. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Elbow. 18. Why is habitat fragmentation hazardous to animals? A) Habitat fragmentation does not pose a threat to animals. B) Habitat fragmentation causes loss of habitat for many organisms. C) Habitat fragmentation destroys an entire habitat. D) Habitat fragmentation kills animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Habitat fragmentation causes loss of habitat for many organisms. 19. Which of the following are considered major greenhouse gases? A) Water vapor and ozone. B) Water vapor and carbon monoxide. C) Ozone and carbon dioxide. D) Ozone and methane. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water vapor and carbon monoxide. 20. Which of the following increases demand that pushes the environment to its limit? A) Use of fossil fuels. B) Pollution. C) Population growth. D) Technology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Population growth. ← 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