This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 582 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 582 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Out of the animals listed below, which one is considered a tertiary species? A) Sunflower. B) Grasshopper. C) Frog. D) Bobcat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bobcat. 2. A model that describes all the processes by which rock is formed. A) Rock cycle. B) Weathering. C) Circle of life. D) Geomorphism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rock cycle. 3. How does the size of a wind turbine affect its energy output? A) Smaller turbines are better for capturing strong winds. B) Larger turbines have a greater storage capacity. C) Smaller turbines spin slower. D) Larger turbines generate more electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Larger turbines generate more electricity. 4. How do oil spills affect marine ecosystems? A) Marine organisms die because oil stops oxygen from entering the water. B) Marine animals absorb the oil through their skins and store it as fat. C) This has no lasting effect, as the oil evaporates in a few days. D) Oil has nutrients that are useful for marine plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Marine organisms die because oil stops oxygen from entering the water. 5. The statement below, true or false? "Consider waste as a resource" A) Correct. B) Sai. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 6. Does changing the scent of a brand of dog food affect how much the dog eats? Which variable is the part in red? A) Independent. B) Dependent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent. 7. The process of wearing away of Earth materials by water, wind or ice called ..... A) Erosion. B) Deposition. C) Slump. D) Flooding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Erosion. 8. What percent of Earth's water is fresh water? A) 30 %. B) 3.0 %. C) 1 %. D) 10 %. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3.0 %. 9. Main Environmental Problems: A) Resource Depletion. B) Pollution. C) Loss of biodiversity. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 10. Philippine tube-nosed fruit bat Nyctemine raboriis declared as ..... endemic bat species found only in Cebu, Negros and Sibuyan Islands. Recently recorded in Mt. Kapayas, Tabunan Forest, Nug-as Forest, Mt. Lanaya, Mag-alambak, Dalaguete, Kawasan, Badian and Canbantug and Cansuje, Argao. A) Critically. B) Locally. C) All of the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Critically. 11. The pathway of energy transfer through various stages as a result of feeding patterns of a series of organisms. A) Phosphorous Cycle. B) Nitrogen Cycle. C) Food Web. D) Food Chain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Food Chain. 12. Who delivers the letters? A) Watchman. B) Postman. C) Doctor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Postman. 13. Which national park is known for the annual wildebeest migration and its rich wildlife? A) Antarctica. B) Svalbard Global Seed Vault. C) Sundarbans. D) Serengeti National Park. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Serengeti National Park. 14. Volcanoes are..... A) Just like ant hills. B) Created by magma formed beneath the Earths crust that gets pushed up through cracks in the Earth's surface. C) A figment of our imagination. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Created by magma formed beneath the Earths crust that gets pushed up through cracks in the Earth's surface. 15. What type of species have few young and breed late. A) R selected species. B) EDGE species. C) Endemic species. D) K selected species. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) K selected species. 16. The run-of-the-river approach to generating hydroelectric power A) Requires construction of a dam. B) Takes advantage of a river's natural flow. C) Causes more extensive habitat destruction than the reservoir storage method does. D) Involves burning fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Takes advantage of a river's natural flow. 17. The enzyme known as 'catalase' is involved in the breakdown of hydrogen peroxide molecules into separate water and oxygen molecules. During this reaction, what happens to the 'catalase'? A) The enzyme would become products:O2 and H20. B) The enzyme would be fully used up and discarded. C) The enzyme would remain unchanged in any way. D) The enzyme would become a new type of enzyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The enzyme would remain unchanged in any way. 18. The earth's surface from the edge of a continent to the deep part of the ocean A) Aphotic zone. B) Deep zone. C) Open ocean. D) Continental shelf. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Continental shelf. 19. Winds:atmosphere:: A) Currents:hydrosphere. B) Salinity:ocean. C) Earthquakes:ionosphere. D) Ocean:climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Currents:hydrosphere. 20. Which of the following would support that insects are consumers? A) Insects get their energy by eating plants or animals. B) Insects get their energy from the air. C) Insects are able to make their own food. D) Insects are able to live without energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Insects get their energy by eating plants or animals. ← 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