This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 588 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 588 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Preserves natural resources forfuture generations A) Biodiversity. B) Built environment. C) Sustainable society. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sustainable society. 2. This includes living plants and animals on Earth. A) Atmosphere. B) Biosphere. C) Hydrosphere. D) Geosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biosphere. 3. What is being tested in an experiment? A) Ideas. B) Hypothesis. C) Rules. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hypothesis. 4. Which of the following would cause the greatest increase on your ecological footprint? A) Your car's gas mileage. B) How many miles you drive each year. C) International flights. D) Eating chicken 3 times per week. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) International flights. 5. Which things help the birds to fly? A) Feet. B) Wings. C) Beak. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wings. 6. Doubling time can be calculated using which formula? A) Growth rate * 2. B) 70 / Growth rate. C) Growth rate/ 70. D) 70/ % growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 70 / Growth rate. 7. A Plate Boundary where two plates move toward each other is called A) Convergent Boundary. B) Divergent Boundary. C) Transform Boundary. D) Subduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Convergent Boundary. 8. When we look at the sun, what layer are we viewing? A) Photosphere. B) Chromosphere. C) Corona. D) Convection zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Photosphere. 9. When succession occurs on a new volcanic island or land created by a lava flow, its called? A) Primary succession. B) Secondary succession. C) Pioneer succession. D) Tertiary succession. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary succession. 10. Clothes we wear in winter A) Woolen. B) Woolen and silk. C) Cotton. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Woolen. 11. What is the correct spelling of ..... A) Nee. B) Knee. C) Knee. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Knee. 12. Which describes and "Extinct Species" A) Species have low numbers and are likely to become extinct. B) Species are low in numbers and are likely to become endangerd. C) There are no more living members of the species. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There are no more living members of the species. 13. The atmospheric layer that humans live in is known as the ..... A) Troposphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Exosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Troposphere. 14. What type of energy is being used when cars and trucks are powered by ethanol? A) Wind. B) Geothermal. C) Biomass. D) Solar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biomass. 15. Which organisms act as a bridge between the nitrogen in the atmosphere and the nitrogen on land? A) Producers (trees). B) Lightning. C) Bacteria. D) Decomposers (fungi). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bacteria. 16. Layers of the atmosphere include A) Troposphere, Stratocaster, Mesosphere, Thermosphere. B) Tropopause, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere. C) Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere. D) Troposphere, Lithosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere. 17. Where is the main site of photosynthesis on a plant? A) Stem. B) Leaves. C) Petals. D) Pollen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Leaves. 18. Which biome is characterized by plants whose leaves drop off in the winter time? A) Coniferous forest. B) Tundra. C) Tropical rainforest. D) Deciduous broadleaf forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deciduous broadleaf forest. 19. Which elements are in fertilizer? A) Nitrogen and Oxygen. B) Phosphorous and Hydrogen. C) Nitrogen and Phosphorous. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nitrogen and Phosphorous. 20. The primary source of CH4 emissions is ..... A) Industry. B) Agriculture. C) Carbon Sinks. D) Fossil Fuels. E) Electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Agriculture. ← 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