This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Environment > General > Environmental Science – Quiz 27 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Science Quiz 27 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The inner core is.....? A) Rigid rocky outer surface of the earth. B) Water flowing to the center of the earth. C) Solid iron-nickel that is very hot and under great pressure. D) Ph 0-6. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solid iron-nickel that is very hot and under great pressure. 2. Possible long-term effect of air pollution A) Deafness. B) Acid precipitation. C) Lung cancer. D) Nausea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lung cancer. 3. Renewable resources are A) Replenished naturally and over relatively short periods of time. B) Deplete naturally and over relatively short periods of time. C) Depleted indefinitely. D) Are more expensive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Replenished naturally and over relatively short periods of time. 4. ..... variables are kept constant in a study. A) Two. B) Dependent. C) Controlled. D) Independent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Controlled. 5. In order to reach the aquifer we build a A) Dike. B) Aqueduct. C) Well. D) Spring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Well. 6. Which of the following is the fourth layer of the atmosphere? A) Mesosphere. B) Exosphere. C) Thermosphere. D) Stratosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thermosphere. 7. Which of the following is NOT a layer of the atmosphere? A) Hemisphere. B) Exosphere. C) Troposphere. D) Stratosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hemisphere. 8. Earth's layers are divided by A) Amount of oxygen. B) Amount of pressure. C) Change in temperature. D) Amount of water vaopr. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Change in temperature. 9. In experimental design, which variable is labeled on the x-axis? A) Independent variable. B) Dependent variable. C) Control variable. D) Criterion variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent variable. 10. Which ethical attitude believes 'bigger is better?' A) The Development Ethic. B) The Conservation Ethic. C) The Preservation Ethic. D) The Business Ethic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Development Ethic. 11. How did the Industrial Revolution affect the cities? A) Made the crime rate decrease. B) Led to an increase in farm workers. C) Make the cities cleaner and safer. D) Led to an increase in population in the cities. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Led to an increase in population in the cities. 12. Ground level ozone A) Pollution control. B) Indoor air pollulant. C) Primary pollulant. D) Secondary pollulant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Secondary pollulant. 13. The variable that is being measured and is responding to a change is known as the A) Dependent variable. B) Independent variable. C) Hypothesis. D) Control group. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent variable. 14. .....is when human needs are met so that the population can survive indefinitely. A) Recycling. B) Conservation. C) Sustainability. D) Ecological footprint. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sustainability. 15. In a controlled study, all variables are controlled except A) 4. B) 3. C) 1. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1. 16. On a biome map, patches representing the same biome tend to occur at similar A) Doldrums. B) Longitudes. C) Meridians. D) Latitudes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Latitudes. 17. Geologists have learned that Earth's interior is composed of layers by studying A) The presence of fossils in Earth's crust. B) The size of volcanoes. C) The speed and path of seismic waves as they travel through Earth. D) The pattern of earthquakes that occurs on Earth's surface. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The speed and path of seismic waves as they travel through Earth. 18. Which does NOT describe a natural resource? A) May be renewable or non-renewable. B) Includes tress, water, oil, sunlight. C) Occurs naturally in the environment. D) Includes man made materials such as plastic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Includes man made materials such as plastic. 19. What does the acronym "GMO" stand for? A) Genetically Modified Organisms. B) Ground Molecule Oxygen. C) Girls Move Out. D) Gulf of Mexico Oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genetically Modified Organisms. 20. The Law of Unintended Consequences states that A) Actions of people and governments have effects that are unanticipated. B) Everything can always be predicted ahead of time. C) Things which look good on paper work out well in reality. D) Disasters can usually be avoided with enough money and time planning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Actions of people and governments have effects that are unanticipated. 21. The effects of water pollution on ecosystems A) Can be demonstrated by natural eutrophication. B) Are always immediate and highly lethal. C) Can magnify over time within food chains. D) Result mostly from point-source pollution sources. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can magnify over time within food chains. 22. Resources are said to be ..... when a large fraction of the resource has been used up A) Depleted. B) Extinct. C) Abundant. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Depleted. 23. The main objective of this law is to maintain the balance between the environment and thesocio-economic development of the country. A) RA 9512- ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS EDUCATION ACT. B) RA 9003-ECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2000. C) RA 8749-PHILIPPINE CLEAN AIR ACT. D) PD 1586-ESTABLISHING AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT SYSTEM. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) PD 1586-ESTABLISHING AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT SYSTEM. 24. A species living together in one area is called a: A) Community. B) Population. C) Ecosystem. D) Species. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Population. 25. Fertilizers are classified as which kind of water pollutant? A) Organic chemicals. B) Physical agents. C) Inorganic chemicals. D) Heavy metals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Organic chemicals. 26. Sets rules for the disposal of hazardous waste. A) Safe Drinking Water Act. B) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. C) Endangered Species Act. D) Clean Air Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. 27. Which sphere of Earth is made of all the rock above and below Earth's surface? A) Lithosphere. B) Atomospere. C) Hydrosphere. D) Geosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Geosphere. 28. 1 Carbon-containing fuels, or fossil fuels, formed millions of years ago from the remains of A) Chlorofluorocarbons. B) Living organisms. C) Gases in the atmosphere. D) Volcanic eruptions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Living organisms. 29. 3-3.4 The efficiency of energy transfer from a lower trophic level to the next highest level is roughly A) 1%. B) 10%. C) 100%. D) 1000%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 10%. 30. A life scientist who observes the relationships between plants, animals, weather and soil on a mountaintop is studying a(n) A) Population. B) Organism. C) Ecosystem. D) Community. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ecosystem. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesEnvironment QuizzesAgriculture QuizzesEnvironmental Science Quiz 1Environmental Science Quiz 2Environmental Science Quiz 3Environmental Science Quiz 4Environmental Science Quiz 5Environmental Science Quiz 6Environmental Science Quiz 7Environmental Science Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books