This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 568 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 568 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. We have sense organs. A) 3. B) 4. C) 5. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5. 2. On the pH scale higher numbers indicate A) Acids. B) Bases. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bases. 3. All living things need ..... and ..... factors to survive. A) Food and plants. B) Biotic and abiotic. C) Sunlight and good weather. D) Cans of tuna and water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biotic and abiotic. 4. What is the 2nd layer of the atmosphere? A) Mesosphere. B) Exosphere. C) Troposphere. D) Stratosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stratosphere. 5. You are collecting information on the number of moose in a particular location, so you put out a motion-activated game camera to capture pictures of the moose that pass. When you are finished, you tally the number of moose photographed per day. What type of information is this? A) Qualitative information. B) Quantitative information. C) Hypothetical information. D) Theoretical information. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quantitative information. 6. When the media puts certain stories on the front page of the newspaper, or show certain news stories first, it is bias by A) Omission. B) Emphasis. C) Numbers and statistics. D) Connotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emphasis. 7. What year was the EPA created? A) 1970. B) 1980. C) 1975. D) 1960. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1970. 8. We use the Ph scale to measure how acidic or basic something is. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Once theory has been tested thoroughly and is accepted, it becomes a scientific law A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. Reasons for preserving biodiversity include all of the following except A) Isolating unique genetic material so it can be incorporated into existing crops. B) Increasing the chances of discovering organisms with medicinal value. C) Preventing natural evolution. D) Finding new plants that can supplement the world's food supply. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Preventing natural evolution. 11. Besides the risk of vehicular collisions, how else do roads harm wildlife? A) By limiting ability to find mates. B) By limiting ability to find food. C) By dividing wildlife populations. D) All of these answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these answers are correct. 12. Coal A) Non-renewable. B) Renewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non-renewable. 13. What is the name of the treaty nations signed to try to reverse the effect of CFC's on the ozone layer? A) Montreal Protocol. B) Notre Dame treaty. C) Paris Accord. D) Ozone treaty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Montreal Protocol. 14. What is a characteristic of a stable environment? A) It usually contains only one type of producer. B) It usually contains a great diversity of species. C) It contains simple food chains that have more consumers than producers. D) It contains complex food webs that have more heterotrophs than autotrophs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It usually contains a great diversity of species. 15. Which type of radiation is absorbed by the ozone layer? A) Infrared. B) Gamma. C) Visible light. D) Ultraviolet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ultraviolet. 16. WHO IS KNOWN AS WATER MAN OF INDIA A) Pratik Singh. B) Rajendra Singh. C) Jadav Payeng. D) Lal Kumar Kishan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rajendra Singh. 17. Pollination, decomposition, seed dispersal, and water purification are examples of? A) Provisioning services. B) Cultural services. C) Regulating services. D) Supporting services. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Regulating services. 18. What were the two major booms in human population? A) WWI & WWII. B) Agricultural Revolution & Industrial Revolution. C) Baby boomers and senior citizens. D) Hunter Gatherers & Agricultural Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Agricultural Revolution & Industrial Revolution. 19. How is fresh water used in industry? A) In manufacturing processes. B) In the disposal of waste products. C) To generate power. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 20. In recent years what has happened to our human population? A) The human population has been decreasing steadily. B) The human population has been increasing rapidly. C) The human population has remained stagnant. D) The human population has been increasing at a slow rate. 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