This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 88 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 88 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is true regarding water resources? A) Water is a renewable resource and there is plenty of all people on the planet to use as they wish. B) Water is a nonrenewable resource and once it is all used up we will not have any more. C) Although water is a renewable resource, it is currently being used faster than it can be replenished. D) There is no need to be concerned about the amount or quality of water on the planet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Although water is a renewable resource, it is currently being used faster than it can be replenished. 2. Fossil fuels are things like ....., gas, and oil. A) Wind. B) Sun. C) Water. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coal. 3. How does the control group differ from an experimental group in a scientific experiment? A) The control group does not contain the experimental data, whereas the experimental group does. B) The control group does not contain the experimental variable, whereas the experimental group does not. C) The control group is not tested or measured. D) The control group contains more than one experimental variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The control group does not contain the experimental data, whereas the experimental group does. 4. Which best describes the relationship between temperature and dissolved oxygen in a lake? A) As temperature increases, dissolved oxygen increases. B) As temperature increases, dissolved oxygen decreases. C) As temperature decreases, dissolved oxygen decreases. D) A change in temperature has no effect on dissolved oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As temperature increases, dissolved oxygen decreases. 5. Environmental science involves the following disciplines. A) Math, English and psycology. B) Earth science, physics and Politics. C) Sports, fitness and weight training. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Earth science, physics and Politics. 6. Where is the majority of our freshwater stored? A) In oceans. B) In lakes. C) In glaciers. D) Underground. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In glaciers. 7. Shows the productive area of Earth needed to support one person in a particular country. A) Ecology. B) Agriculture. C) Pollution. D) Ecological footprint. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ecological footprint. 8. What is the 3rd layer of the atmosphere? A) Stratosphere. B) Troposphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Exosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mesosphere. 9. What is a constant/control in an experiment? A) Things that do not change in a experiment. It's the variable that stays the same. You can have many variables stay the same. B) It's the variables that the scientist changes in the experiment. C) It's the variables that are being measured in an experiment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Things that do not change in a experiment. It's the variable that stays the same. You can have many variables stay the same. 10. Which of the below are concerns surrounding GMOs: A) They use more water than traditional crops. B) Unknown effects of consuming GMOs on the health of humans. C) A reduced supply of food. D) More pesticides will be used. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unknown effects of consuming GMOs on the health of humans. 11. Choose the correct answer to fill in the missing content in the concept below? "Solid waste is..... in solid or viscous form (also known as sludge) discharged from production, business, and services. services, activities or other activities" A) Agent. B) Material. C) Element. D) Waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Waste. 12. ..... rock forms from magma/lava A) Metamorphic. B) Sedimentary. C) Igneous. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Igneous. 13. The amount of water on Earth that is drinkable is A) 0.5 %. B) 97.5 %. C) 100 %. D) 50 %. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 0.5 %. 14. What is the name of the area of groundwater where the open space is filled with water? A) Zone of Saturation. B) Zone of Aeration. C) Water Table. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Zone of Saturation. 15. What is the major cause for noise & air pollution? A) Deforestation. B) Oil spills. C) Transportation. D) Factories. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transportation. 16. Which of these is not an observed impact of global warming? A) Droughts are much more common, while flooding is much more rare. B) The range of certain insects, such as pine bark beetles, is increasing. C) Growing seasons in some regions of the world are becoming longer. D) Glaciers in Greenland, West Antarctica, and the Andes and Himalayan mountains are shrinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Droughts are much more common, while flooding is much more rare. 17. Cebu Hawk Owl-Kuwago Ninux rumseyi, ..... Endangered bird species and considered distinct species of hawk owl in 2013. A) Critically. B) Threatened. C) All of the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Threatened. 18. With the concerns about climate change increasing, the production of gases and their effects on the atmosphere are being closely watched. When fossil fuel is burned in a car engine, A) Increases in the atmosphere. B) Oxygen. C) Are planted and take over. D) Hydrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increases in the atmosphere. 19. ..... are broad explanations which apply to a wide range of situations and observations. A) Theories. B) Hypotheses. C) Ethics. D) Variables. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theories. 20. What parts of a classroom aquarium ecosystem are abiotic? A) Water, rocks, algae. B) Water, rocks, air. C) Plants, rocks, air. D) Fish, plants, coral. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water, rocks, air. ← 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