This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 97 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 97 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The author of "Silent Spring, " a book that helped launch the modern environmental movement by raising awareness of the dangers of pesticides, particularly DDT A) Rachel Carson. B) Aldo Leopold. C) Gifford Pinchot. D) E.O. Wilson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rachel Carson. 2. Which of the following is not a damaging effect of ultraviolet light on the amphibian population? A) Interference with photosynthesis. B) Death of eggs. C) Genetic mutations among survivors. D) Education of populations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interference with photosynthesis. 3. ..... species are those that are introduced to an ecosystem. A) Endemic. B) Indicator. C) Resistant. D) Non-native. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Non-native. 4. What is by far the leading cause of water pollution? A) Unlined landfills. B) Organic wastes. C) Untreated sewage waste. D) Agricultural activities. E) Oil and natural gas production and development. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Agricultural activities. 5. The planet Earth is a A) Open system. B) Closed system. C) Thingy. D) Single biome. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Closed system. 6. Which process is NOT a way that carbon enters the atmosphere? A) Cellular respiration. B) Volcanic eruptions. C) Plant transpiration. D) Fossil fuel burning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plant transpiration. 7. Which of the following statement is NOT true about the nitrogen cycle? A) Animals get nitrogen by eating plants or other animals. B) Plants generate nitrogen in their roots. C) Nitrogen moves back and forth between the atmosphere and living things. D) Decomposers break down waste to yield ammonia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plants generate nitrogen in their roots. 8. Ground-level ozone A) Primary pollutant. B) Secondary pollutant. C) Indoor air pollution. D) Pollution control. E) Acid precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secondary pollutant. 9. We all born as ..... A) Babies. B) Adults. C) Young. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Babies. 10. Located in northern arctic regions, winter is too cold and dry to permit the growth of trees. A) Tundra. B) Desert. C) Chaparral. D) Savannah. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tundra. 11. Larger watersheds generally have less runoff than the smaller watersheds. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. In ....., energy is transferred by electromagnetic waves. A) Convection. B) Radiation. C) Conduction. D) Induction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Radiation. 13. Humans are generally A) Carnivores. B) Herbivores. C) Omnivores. D) Quadribores. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Omnivores. 14. Which is NOT considered part of an environment? A) Climate. B) Soil. C) Energy. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Energy. 15. Periodic ice ages are due to A) Pollution. B) Burning of fossil fuels. C) Milankovitch cycles. D) Too much cloud cover over a period of time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Milankovitch cycles. 16. Someone who works on a nature reserve and helps to protect and care for animals is known as a A) Botanist. B) Conservationist. C) Artist. D) Tour guide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conservationist. 17. This type of erosion occurs when water gets into the cracks in our road freezes, expands and breaks up the road creating potholes? A) Water. B) Ice. C) Wind. D) Convection. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ice. 18. Complete the following statement by selecting the correct answer:Natural resources called ..... are the remains of plants, animals, and otherliving things that died millions of years ago. A) Methane. B) Coal. C) Natural gas. D) Fossil fuels. E) Crude oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fossil fuels. 19. Provide 2 examples of Biotic Components. A) Rabbit, fox. B) Coal, oil. C) Water, oxygen. D) Sunlight, air. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rabbit, fox. 20. The ..... includes all the living and nonliving things with which organisms interact. A) Economy. B) Ecosystem. C) Environment. D) Ecological. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Environment. ← 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