This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Environment > General > Environmental Science – Quiz 33 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Science Quiz 33 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A resource is considered (thought of as) renewable if it is..... A) Is made from minerals. B) Can be replaced in a short time. C) Can be turned into energy. D) Takes over a million years to replace. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can be replaced in a short time. 2. Primary succession would occur on a A) Meadow destroyed by a flood. B) Newly created volcanic island. C) Section of forest destroyed by fire. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Newly created volcanic island. 3. All of the following are types of pollution except..... A) Water. B) Littering. C) Recycling. D) Air. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Recycling. 4. Which of the following animals are carnivores? I Tiger II Eagle III Rabbit IV Chicken A) I and II. B) I and IV. C) II and III. D) III and IV. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I and II. 5. This variable is the actual data collected during the experiment. A) Independent variable. B) Dependent variable. C) Control group. D) Data group. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent variable. 6. A dog is scratching a flea on its back. The organism that is the host is the ....., and the ..... is the parasite. A) Dog, flea. B) Flea, dog. C) Predator, prey. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dog, flea. 7. What types of contaminants can be found in stormwater runoff? A) Turbid. B) Snow. C) Road salt, pesticides and animal waste. D) Bacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Road salt, pesticides and animal waste. 8. In temperate rain forests, trees such as cedars and spruces, which do not lose their leaves at any time of year, are called A) Coniferous. B) Chaparral. C) Succulent. D) Deciduous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coniferous. 9. May be broken down by natural processes A) Renewable. B) Biodegradable. C) Ferment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biodegradable. 10. This type of thought gives value to all living things. A) Ecocentrism. B) Biocentrism. C) Anthropocentrism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biocentrism. 11. Electrical companies use fossil fuels to generate energy. Which of the following would be a short term positive consequence of using fossil fuels for energy? A) The waste produced lingers in the atmosphere, causing climate change. B) Fossil fuels are difficult to pump out of the ground. C) Fossil fuels will run out eventually. D) Energy harnessed from using fossil fuels can be cheap for consumers to purchase and for companies to produce. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Energy harnessed from using fossil fuels can be cheap for consumers to purchase and for companies to produce. 12. Which element might be the fuel of the future? A) Nitrogen. B) Oxygen. C) Carbon. D) Hydrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hydrogen. 13. What law restricts pollution into rivers, lakes, oceans, and ponds. A) Clean Air Act. B) Clean Water Act. C) Safe Drinking Water Act. D) Endangered Species Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clean Water Act. 14. An organism that can make its own food A) Decomposer. B) Producer. C) Consumer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Producer. 15. This gas makes up 78% of the atmosphere A) Ozone. B) Oxygen. C) Carbon dioxide. D) Nitrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nitrogen. 16. For a long time, Earth's atmosphere was too toxic for life to exist. It wasn't until photosynthetic blue-green algae called ..... that the atmosphere changed. A) Extremophile fungus. B) Bacteria. C) Cyanobacteria. D) Plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cyanobacteria. 17. When the air quality is bad, what type of alert do we receive? A) Ozone Action Day. B) Ozone Alert. C) Air Quality Alert. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ozone Action Day. 18. Which of the following uses solar collectors to heat water? A) Passive solar heating. B) Active solar heating. C) Photovoltaic cells. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Active solar heating. 19. In the second stage of the demographic transition A) Birth rates stay high but death rates start decreasing increasing population size. B) Birth rates and death rates are both low so population starts decreasing. C) Birth rates and death rates are high meaning high stable population. D) Birth rates and death rates are decreasing so population growth starts slowing down. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Birth rates and death rates are high meaning high stable population. 20. A resident of ..... is likely to leave the largest ecological footprint. A) Indonesia. B) The United States. C) Britain. D) India. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The United States. 21. An oil spill off the eastern U.S coast is an example of a(n) ..... pollution problem. A) Local. B) Regional. C) Global. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Regional. 22. The United States government encouraged the use of cars as transportation in part by A) Building interstate highways. B) Charging high gasoline taxes. C) Tax credits for automobile owners. D) Constructing mass public transportation like subways and trains. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Building interstate highways. 23. What causes the most coastal pollution in the United States? A) Overfishing. B) Temperature changes. C) Industrial waste and sewage. D) Lakes and Ponds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Industrial waste and sewage. 24. This warning exhibits bright coloration among organisms that act as signal to their predators that they are poisonous or distasteful. A) Warning hazard. B) Warning coloration. C) Cryptic coloration. D) Warning adaptation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Warning coloration. 25. 6-5.8 How can the planting of new trees help reduce climate change? A) Trees release moisture that cools the atmosphere. B) Trees block the release of greenhouse gases from soil. C) Trees help create breezes. D) Trees take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trees take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis. 26. People can conserve energy in their daily lives by driving a vehicle A) With a large gas tank. B) That is fuel efficient. C) Mostly for short distances. D) Instead of taking a bus or train. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That is fuel efficient. 27. Solar power, wind power, and water power are good because..... A) They are expensive. B) They are not powerful. C) They don't create much pollution. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They don't create much pollution. 28. A group of organisms that are similiar and reproduce to produce fertile offspring A) Predator. B) Species. C) Parasite. D) Limiting factor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Species. 29. Sustainability Science is the study of the concepts of sustainable development and ..... . A) Social science. B) Geo science. C) Environmental science. D) General science. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Environmental science. 30. ..... biomes have the lowest primary production. A) Cold and dry. B) Warm and wet. C) Warm and dry. D) Cold and wet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cold and dry. ← 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