This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 57 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 57 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The landscape of the tundra is characterized by having no trees. Why do you think there are no trees or other large plants in the tundra? A) Because of the permanently frozen ground, cold temperatures & short growing season. B) Because it is too hot for part of the year. C) Because it gets far too much precipitation. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because of the permanently frozen ground, cold temperatures & short growing season. 2. It is the study of the Earth's atmosphere and climate A) Climatology. B) Astronomy. C) Oceanography. D) Zoology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climatology. 3. What explains the change in the Biston betularia moth's population color during the Industrial Revolution? A) Genetic disorder. B) Increased pollution, resulting in a change in the color of trees. C) Increased predation caused by invasive species. D) Habitat fragmentation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increased pollution, resulting in a change in the color of trees. 4. An example of an abiotic factor in a marine ecosystem is A) A seal. B) Coral. C) Nutrients in the water. D) Bacteria in the water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nutrients in the water. 5. An organism's ..... describes not only the environment where it lives, but how it interacts with biotic and abiotic factors in the environment. A) Biome. B) Community. C) Tolerance. D) Niche. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Niche. 6. What does acid rain do to the human body? A) Acid rain harms the human body. while it's raining, it is suggested that you carry an umbrella with you. B) Acid rain harms the human body. if touched, it is preferred to see a doctor almost immediately. C) Acid rain doesn't harm the human body. the same pollutants that cause the rain can cause respiratory problems. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Acid rain doesn't harm the human body. the same pollutants that cause the rain can cause respiratory problems. 7. You have to understand the goals of media to be able to judge their A) Creations. B) Skeptical. C) Credibility. D) Realism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Credibility. 8. Water that contains waste from industries or homes A) Water pollution. B) Eutrophication. C) Wastewater. D) Biomagnification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wastewater. 9. Which is NOT used used in determining whether a country is considered developed or developing? A) GDP. B) Health Care System. C) Political System. D) Literacy rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Political System. 10. Examples of renewable resources include: A) Solar energy, water, wood, soil, air. B) Iron, salt, clay, fossil fuels, copper. C) Water, fossil fuels, wood, iron, soil. D) Water, fossil fuels, wood, iron, soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solar energy, water, wood, soil, air. 11. Environmental effects of an individual or population in terms of total amount of land and water required to provide raw materials, as well as dispose of wastes, for all populations. A) Hypothesis. B) Ecological Footprint. C) Environmental Science. D) Environmentalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ecological Footprint. 12. Look up pictures of the Aurora Borealis on google. The Aurora Borealis occurs in the A) Troposhere. B) Stratosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thermosphere. 13. Sunlight is an inexhaustible resources: A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. The cost of the action against the benefits one expects from it. A) Cost-benefit analysis. B) Risk assessment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cost-benefit analysis. 15. What is the largest reservoir of carbon? A) Carbon in the atmosphere in the form of a carbon dioxide. B) Carbohydrates stored in animals. C) Carbon found within limestone rocks. D) Carbohydrates stored in plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carbon found within limestone rocks. 16. Which of the following could NOT be measured scientifically? A) Which flower is prettiest. B) Which flower more people prefer. C) Which flower needs the most light to grow. D) The effects of limited sunlight on the flowers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Which flower is prettiest. 17. Fossil Fuels are an example of which type of resource? A) Renewable. B) Non Renewable. C) Recycle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non Renewable. 18. Currently, ..... people are moving to urban areas. A) More. B) Fewer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) More. 19. Describe the scarcity of water in some places when almost three-fourths of the Earth is covered by water. A) Most of Earth's water is frozen at the poles. B) Most of Earth's water is in the atmosphere. C) Most of Earth's water is salty water. D) Most of Earth's water is underground. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Most of Earth's water is salty water. 20. This layer of the Earth is made up of the Continental and Oceanic ..... A) Mantle. B) Crust. C) Core. D) Mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crust. ← 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