This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 87 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 87 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What layer is the deepest layer beneath the Earth's surface at 1, 500 miles and is considered to be a solid iron ball because of the pressure it is placed under? A) Outer Core. B) Crust. C) Mantle. D) Inner Core. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inner Core. 2. Taking personal responsibility for sustainable resource usage. A) Honesty. B) ?. C) Individual responsibility. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Individual responsibility. 3. Respiration is the process by which (a) is consumed and (b) is produced. A) Carbon, Oxygen. B) B Oxygen, Carbon dioxide. C) H20, oxygen. D) Carbon, H2O. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B Oxygen, Carbon dioxide. 4. You are a snail living in the deep dark forest. What could be a "biotic" factor in your environment? A) Bird. B) Rock. C) Soil. D) Rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bird. 5. A group of only one type of organism is a A) Population. B) Community. C) Ecosystem. D) Niche. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Population. 6. Earth's atmosphere is important to living things because it A) Contains dust and other particles. B) Is very thin compared to the size of Earth. C) Provides all the gases that living things need to survive. D) Maintains a constant amount of hydrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Provides all the gases that living things need to survive. 7. This biome has trees with leaves that change color and fall off each year A) Taiga. B) Tundra. C) Temperate rain forest. D) Deciduous forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deciduous forest. 8. Agricultural Society A) Was the beginning of pollution. B) Used advanced techology. C) Lived in nomatic tribes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was the beginning of pollution. 9. The plant is 7 cm tall. A) Qualitative data. B) Quantitative data. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quantitative data. 10. Which practice is most likely to lead to water pollution? A) Constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment. B) Riparian buffer zones. C) Industrial discharge into rivers. D) Rainwater harvesting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Industrial discharge into rivers. 11. Fracking technology has resulted in ..... A) Better methods for refining crude oil. B) Increased production of oil and gas. C) Reduced air pollution from coal. D) Less harm to the environment. E) Reduced use of fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increased production of oil and gas. 12. According the passage, which of the following is TRUE about Amazon rainforest? A) It has become smaller by 40%. B) The deforestation is decreasing. C) 25% of animal species are extinct now. D) The deforestation is under control. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The deforestation is decreasing. 13. What is the purpose of adding alum to water during the water treatment process? A) To filter and remove large organisms and trash. B) To form flocs that bacteria and other impurities will cling to. C) To prevent bacterial growth. D) To remove unwanted gases. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To form flocs that bacteria and other impurities will cling to. 14. What are plants and animals that get their energy from eating other things? A) Producers. B) Consumers. C) Decomposers. D) Herbivores. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consumers. 15. NON-living things found in an ecosystem A) Biotic. B) Abiotic. C) Habitat. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abiotic. 16. This occurs when pollutants in the atmosphere combine with water droplets A) Acid rain. B) Air pollution. C) Cancer. D) Ozone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acid rain. 17. The wolves in this image are an example of a ..... A) Organism. B) Habitat. C) Population. D) Ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Population. 18. The impact a person in a certain country makes on the environment A) Malnutrition. B) Ecosystem Services. C) Energy Conservation. D) Ecological Footprint. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ecological Footprint. 19. Which of the following is NOT an example of a consequence of global warming? A) Global sea levels rising. B) Adverse human health. C) Increase in hurricanes and typhoons. D) Fewer droughts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fewer droughts. 20. A fixes the leaking taps and pipes. A) Doctor. B) Tailor. C) Plumber. D) Mechanic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plumber. ← 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