This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 81 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 81 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following are the missions of the National Action Plan on Climate Change?A. National Solar MissionB. Green Indian MissionC. Western Ghat Development MissionD. National Water MissionE. Air Pollution Mitigation MissionChoose the correct answer from the options given below: A) A, B and D only. B) A, B, D and E only. C) A, B and E only. D) A, C, D and E only. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A, B and D only. 2. What is the function of ATP in living things? A) Provides energy for cells. B) Stores genetic information. C) Provides structure in the nucleus. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Provides energy for cells. 3. Which of the following is water NOT in the benthic zone? A) Cold. B) Dark. C) Oxygen free. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oxygen free. 4. Final, stable community that forms when land is left undisturbed. A) Badlands. B) Ghost town. C) Climax community. D) Village. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climax community. 5. All of the following describe an effect of the Industrial Revolution on the environment except A) Artificial substances replaced some plant and animal products. B) The amount of land and labor needed to produce food increased. C) The human population entered an exponential growth curve. D) Fossil fuels became important energy sources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The amount of land and labor needed to produce food increased. 6. In many parts of the U.S., native plants that once grew on the forest floor have been replaced by garlic mustard, an invasive species. This situation is an example of A) Parasitism between species. B) Primary succession between species. C) Predation between species. D) Competition between species. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Competition between species. 7. A fracture in the crust of a planet along which movement has occurred is a A) Mountain. B) Valley. C) Fault. D) River. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fault. 8. An example of a conceptual model would be A) Picture graph. B) A flow-chart. C) Bar graph. D) Physical Model. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A flow-chart. 9. Which is NOT one of the four principals of sustainability? A) Reliance on fossil fuels. B) Biodiversity. C) Chemical cycling. D) Population Control. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reliance on fossil fuels. 10. The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle is known as ..... A) Convection. B) Subduction. C) Continental drift. D) Conduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subduction. 11. An underground layer of permeable rock that holds groundwater which can be extracted by drilling a well. A) Water table. B) Aquifer. C) Watershed. D) River. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aquifer. 12. What is a factor that changes because of what the experimenter does? A) Dependent Variable. B) Independent Variable. C) Control Group. D) Hypothesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent Variable. 13. Which of the following can lead to a decrease in biodiversity? A) Habitat loss. B) Recycling. C) Abundance in resources. D) Sustainable farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Habitat loss. 14. WHAT IS THE TOTAL GEOGRAPHICAL AREA OF INDIA? A) 328, 73 million hectares. B) 456, 87 millionhectares. C) 254, 78 millionhectares. D) 654, 98 millionhectares. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 328, 73 million hectares. 15. What must be removed from school buildings by law? A) Oil based paint. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Benzene. D) Exposed asbestos. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exposed asbestos. 16. What is the difference between a community and a population? A) A community is one organism; A population is many organisms. B) A population has one species; A community has many species. C) A population has one ecosystem; A community has many ecosystems. D) A community has one biome; A population has many biomes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A population has one species; A community has many species. 17. Photosynthesis is carried out by A) Decomposers. B) Consumers. C) Producers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Producers. 18. The major factor contributing to ..... grasslands is rainfall, where the annual precipitation is between 25 and 75 cm per year. A) Deserts. B) Tundra. C) Temperate. D) Deciduous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Temperate. 19. Which 2 spheres are affected? A volcano erupts, sending ash high into the air. A) Geosphere and Atmosphere. B) Geosphere and Hydrosphere. C) Geosphere and Biosphere. D) Atmosphere and Biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geosphere and Atmosphere. 20. A(n) ..... current consists of air or a liquid moving in a circular path as it is heated and cooled. A) Conduction. B) Convection. C) Radiation. D) Erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convection. ← 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