This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 564 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 564 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Enviromentalism is the study of how the natural world works, how our environment affects us, and how we affect the environment A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. What are tectonic plates and how do they move? A) Tectonic plates are a type of dinnerware and move when people walk on them. B) Tectonic plates are made of solid gold and move due to the Earth's rotation. C) Tectonic plates are a type of musical instrument and move when played by the wind. D) Tectonic plates are large pieces of the Earth's lithosphere that move due to convection currents in the mantle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tectonic plates are large pieces of the Earth's lithosphere that move due to convection currents in the mantle. 3. A snake eats a mouse that eats a wheat plant. The snake would be considered A) Primary producer. B) Primary consumer. C) Secondary consumer. D) Tertiary consumer. E) Apex predator. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Secondary consumer. 4. This biome tends to have animals that are small and can burrow underground. A) Grasslands. B) Chaparral. C) Desert. D) Taiga. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desert. 5. Secondary consumers eat A) Primary producer. B) Primary consumer. C) Secondary consumer. D) Quaternary consumer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Primary consumer. 6. Renewable resources ..... A) Are not replaceable. B) Are used more frequently than non renewables. C) Are never going to run out. D) Going to run out. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are never going to run out. 7. Coral reefs are intricately shaped rocklike structures that are formed as a result of A) . volcanic activity that is common in tropical marine environments. B) The gradual accumulation and fusion of skeletons of bony fish. C) The secretion of calcium carbonate by tiny marine animals. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The secretion of calcium carbonate by tiny marine animals. 8. Air pollution can be reduced by creating ..... that require or encourage industries to lower their emission levels. A) Laws. B) Instructions. C) Directions. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Laws. 9. Which natural disaster is NOT caused by plate tectonics? A) Earthquakes. B) Hurricanes. C) Volcanoes. D) Tsunamis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hurricanes. 10. Carbon sink A) Location that stores carbon for a long period of time. B) Location that stores carbon for a short period of time. C) Location that stores oxygen for a long period of time. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Location that stores carbon for a long period of time. 11. What is an advantage of using indicator species as a method of determining pollution? A) Cheap. B) Easy to do. C) Does not require specialist equipment. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 12. Abcd A) Ash. B) Sunday. C) I feel it. D) Hehs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I feel it. 13. Heat from the sun travels to Earth by ..... A) Conduction. B) Convection. C) Insulation. D) Radiation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Radiation. 14. Which of the following correctly describes how the Sun produces energy? A) One hydrogen atom and one lithium atom fuse into one helium atom. B) One hydrogen atom and four helium atoms fuse into one lithium atom. C) Two helium atoms fuse into one hydrogen atom. D) Four hydrogen atoms fuse into one helium atom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Four hydrogen atoms fuse into one helium atom. 15. An algal bloom is the rapid growth of a population of A) Fungi. B) Protozoans. C) Algae. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Algae. 16. Invites criticism A) Science. B) Pseudoscience. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Science. 17. When the acidity of soil increases, A) The pH reaches levels as high as 7.0 to 9.0. B) Some nutrients are dissolved and washed away. C) The number of bacteria increases as well. D) It causes skin irritation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Some nutrients are dissolved and washed away. 18. What does the scientific community want to move towards more widespread use of alternate energy sources? A) Scientists own the alternate energy sources they create. B) Alternate energy resources triple pollution rates. C) Fossil Fuels have limited amounts that won't regenerate in a human lifetime. D) Fossil fuels are owned only be the elite, so only they make money. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fossil Fuels have limited amounts that won't regenerate in a human lifetime. 19. The local authorities were blamed ..... ignored the pollution issues in the area A) About having. B) On having. C) For having. D) Before having. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For having. 20. The following Function belongs to which Macromolecule? '' Forms muscles, skin, & organs and enzymes" A) Carbohydrates. B) Lipids. C) Proteins. D) Nucleic Acid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Proteins. ← 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