This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 76 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 76 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 'Only environmentally friendly economic growth should take place' which environmental worldview does this show? A) Anthropocentric. B) Biocentric. C) Ecocentric. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biocentric. 2. The energy lost betwen trophic levels A) Cab be captured only by parasitic organisms. B) Cools the surrounding environment. C) Is used in the course of normal living. D) Evaporates in the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is used in the course of normal living. 3. In a habitat, animals have a ....., which is how they interact, get food and shelter themselves. A) Ecosystem. B) Population. C) Community. D) Niche. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Niche. 4. Which of the following are considered part of the environment? A) People. B) Buildings. C) Forests. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 5. What do we mean when we refer to "commons" in environmental science? A) Shared values. B) Shared personalities. C) Share resources. D) Shared classes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Share resources. 6. What is the cleanest burning fossil fuel? A) Gasoline. B) Hydro Power. C) Natural Gas. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Natural Gas. 7. NPP can be determined A) From the dark bottle reading. B) From the light bottle reading. C) Using GPP + R. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) From the light bottle reading. 8. All natural resources are nonrenewable. A) False. Some natural resources are renewable such as air, wind and solar power. B) True. Natural resources are not able to be replaced once they are used up. C) True. Natural resources are bad for the environment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. Some natural resources are renewable such as air, wind and solar power. 9. If you were testing the time it took for objects of different sizes to reach the ground after being dropped from 30 feet in the air, which of these would be the DEPENDENT VARIABLE? A) The time it takes for each object to hit the ground. B) The size of each object. C) The type of object you use. D) The height you drop the object from. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The time it takes for each object to hit the ground. 10. The layers of the atmosphere that get colder as altitude increases are A) Thermosphere and troposphere. B) Meosphere and troposphere. C) Stratosphere and thermosphere. D) Thermosphere and mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meosphere and troposphere. 11. In order to reach the aquifer we build a A) Dike. B) Aqueduct. C) Well. D) Spring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Well. 12. Ultimately, where do economies get their resources and put their wastes? A) Factories. B) Cities. C) Households. D) Ecosystems. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ecosystems. 13. Stars, Planets, Comets, and The Moon are all part of the A) Celestial Sphere. B) Biosphere. C) Lithosphere. D) Hydrosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Celestial Sphere. 14. What are the three main parts of a plant? A) Roots, stem, flower. B) Stem, flower, flower bud. C) Roots, stem, leaves. D) Roots, leaves, flowers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Roots, stem, leaves. 15. Artificial lake A) Reservoir. B) Dam. C) River system. D) Aquifer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reservoir. 16. The Clean Air Act ..... A) Sets limits on illegal dumping of pollution in our waterways. B) Cleans the air with scrubbers. C) Sets limits on certain air pollutants & how much can be emitted by companies & industries. D) Helps farmers use less pesticides & fertilizers on their crops. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sets limits on certain air pollutants & how much can be emitted by companies & industries. 17. Used to determine volume A) Graduated Cylinder. B) Triple Beam Balance. C) Thermometer. D) Humidifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Graduated Cylinder. 18. When one species consume another through hunting. A) Parasitism. B) Commensalism. C) Predation. D) Allelopathic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Predation. 19. In which sphere Ozone layer depletion is found? A) Ionosphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Lithosphere. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stratosphere. 20. Warmth from the sun A) Convection. B) Conduction. C) Radiation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Radiation. ← 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