This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 95 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 95 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The energy in most ecosystems originally comes from A) Green plants. B) Wind. C) The sun. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sun. 2. Only about ..... of the energy that an organism consumes is stored and transferred when that organism is eaten. A) 10%. B) 25%. C) 3%. D) 90%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 10%. 3. Which type of succession would occur after a volcanic eruption, destroying all soil? A) Primary Succession. B) Secondary Succession. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary Succession. 4. A resource that can restore or renew itself (unless badly mismanaged) or can be used over and over is called a: A) Renewable resource. B) Non-renewable resource. C) Perpetual resource. D) Indestructible resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable resource. 5. The Great Rift Valley in Africa and the Mid-Ocean Ridge were all created by this boundary A) Divergent. B) Convergent. C) Reform. D) Transform. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Divergent. 6. Transformation of water from liquid to gas. A) Precipitation. B) Evaporation. C) Condensation. D) Sublimation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evaporation. 7. Select true or false:The main ingredient of natural gas is Water A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. It refers to the inundation of land by river water A) Flood. B) River. C) Slide. D) Rainfall. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flood. 9. If porosity is low then permeability is ..... A) Low. B) High. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Low. 10. What term describes scientists gathering information from observing a plant grow over a certain amount of time? A) Inferences. B) Hypothesis. C) Variables. D) Data. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Data. 11. What addresses the conflicts associated with protecting our shared resources? A) Tragedy of the Commons. B) Law of Supply and Demand. C) Cost-benefit analysis. D) Ecological footprint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tragedy of the Commons. 12. How many sense organs do you have? A) Five. B) Three. C) Four. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Five. 13. High levels of biodiversity tend to A) Have little or no effect on ecosystems. B) Decrease an ecosystem's resistance. C) Make an ecosystem less resilient. D) Increase the stability of an ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Increase the stability of an ecosystem. 14. What is plate tectonics? A) Plate tectonics is the study of the Earth's atmosphere. B) Plate tectonics is the process of erosion and weathering of rocks. C) Plate tectonics is the theory that explains the formation of mountains and valleys. D) Plate tectonics is the scientific theory that describes the large-scale motion of Earth's lithosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plate tectonics is the scientific theory that describes the large-scale motion of Earth's lithosphere. 15. ....., ecologists have shown that all forms of life on earth are interconnected, so it follows that all human activity has an effect on the natural environment. A) However. B) Although. C) Moreover. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moreover. 16. Which of the following is not true about temperate deciduous forests? A) Trees grow lush green leaves in the spring, but lose their leaves in late summer. B) The soil is rich, and plants cover much of the forest floor. C) Animals such as squirrels, bears, and deer find food in the form of nuts, berries, and leaves. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trees grow lush green leaves in the spring, but lose their leaves in late summer. 17. What are the first FOUR steps of the Scientific Method? A) Research, Question, Experiment, Hypothesis. B) Hypothesis, Research, Question, Experiment. C) Question, Research, Hypothesis, Experiment. D) Research, Question, Hypothesis, Experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Question, Research, Hypothesis, Experiment. 18. Contains the gases that organisms need, such as oxygen; keeps Earth warm enough to support life. A) Geosphere. B) Biosphere. C) Atmosphere. D) Lithosphere. . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Atmosphere. 19. Plants make food with the help of water. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. As the human population grows, what happens to the demand for natural resources? A) Increases. B) Decreases. C) Remains the same. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increases. ← 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