This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 85 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 85 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The idea that resources that are not regulated well will eventually be used up is called A) The agricultural revolution. B) The industrial revolution. C) The tragedy of hte commons. D) The ecological footprint. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The tragedy of hte commons. 2. Landslides can happen both by nature and human activities. The natural cause of landslide is ..... A) Sunlight. B) Water. C) Deforestation. D) Moon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water. 3. Chlorofluorocarbon molecules are environmentally significant because A) Their chlorine atoms can destroy many stratospheric ozone molecules. B) They are poisonous, flammable, and corrosive to metals. C) Their absorption of lethal solar energy protects Earth. D) They readily break down ozone molecules produced as pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their chlorine atoms can destroy many stratospheric ozone molecules. 4. If we don't look after resources, we will have ..... A) No problems. B) More problems. C) Less problems. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) More problems. 5. Fixation is associated with A) Water. B) Nitrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nitrogen. 6. Which of the following can be added to a compost bin? A) Plastic bottles. B) Banana peels. C) Glass jars. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Banana peels. 7. Diatoms, Amoebas, and Paramecia are members of which Kingdom? A) Fungi. B) Protista. C) Plantae. D) The animal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protista. 8. What could possibly be a result of decreasing a population of vultures in a desert ecosystem? A) The vultures prey population will increase. B) The vulture prey population will decrease. C) The vulture prey population will stay the same. D) The amount of rainfall in increase in the desert with no vultures. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The vultures prey population will increase. 9. The boundary where most large earthquakes occur A) Divergent plate boundary. B) Convergent plate boundary. C) Transform plate boundary. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convergent plate boundary. 10. Name of the gas the plants take in A) Gas. B) Methane. C) Sniff Gate. D) Carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carbon dioxide. 11. What is the name of this supply? A) Cream. B) Flashlight. C) Disposable gloves. D) Tissues. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flashlight. 12. The melted rock that erupts from a volcano is called ..... A) Plates. B) Mantle. C) Magma. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Magma. 13. Nutrients found in plants NOT in the soil A) Tundra. B) Rain forest. C) Desert. D) Grassland. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rain forest. 14. What is the goal of environmental science? A) To study living things. B) To understand and solve environmental problems. C) To study the physical properties around us. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To understand and solve environmental problems. 15. This type of consumer obtains all of its energy by eating only producers. A) Omnivore. B) Herbivore. C) Scavenger. D) Carnivore. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Herbivore. 16. As the demand for a good or service increases, the value of the good or service also increases. A) Cost-Benefit Analysis. B) Law of Supply and Demand. C) Risk Assessment. D) Tragedy of the Commons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Law of Supply and Demand. 17. When you cut down a tree the stored CO2 is released back into the atmosphere A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. The first level of all food pyramids A) Is photosynthesis. B) Consist of primary consumers. C) Consists of producers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Consists of producers. 19. This type of pollution comes from one source. A) Environmental Science. B) Environmental ethics. C) Nonpoint-source Pollution. D) Point-source Pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Point-source Pollution. 20. Which Kingdom of life does not contain any heterotrophs A) Plant. B) Animal. C) Fungi. D) Eubacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plant. ← 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