This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Environment > General > Environmental Science – Quiz 42 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Science Quiz 42 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which policy requires government agencies to evaluate the impacts of a project on the environment before proceeding with a design? A) Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). B) Clean Water Act. C) Clean Air Act. D) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). 2. The water in salt marshes is saltier than the water in ..... marshes. A) Brackish. B) Marine. C) Estuary. D) Freshwater. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brackish. 3. Which has the least negative impact on wildlife habitat? A) Deforestation. B) Recreation. C) Agriculture. D) Development. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Recreation. 4. A bear eats fish out of the river A) Mutualism. B) Parasitism. C) Predator / prey. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Predator / prey. 5. Scientists work exclusively in the ..... A) Natural world. B) True World. C) Supernatural world. D) Experimental world. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural world. 6. All the possible feeding levels within an ecosystem make up A) A food chain. B) A biome. C) A food web. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A food web. 7. Where do our primary air pollutants come from? A) Vehicles. B) Power plants. C) All of the above. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All of the above. 8. Which of the following is an advantage of nuclear energy? A) It does not produce solid waste. B) It poses no safety risks. C) It does not produce air pollution. D) It is cost-efficient. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It does not produce air pollution. 9. Which of the following is made from the remains of swamp plants that lived millions of years ago? A) Natural gas. B) Ioron ore. C) Coal. D) Petroleum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coal. 10. Renewable resources include soil, fresh water, wild animals, and A) Minerals. B) Timber. C) Petroleum. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Timber. 11. Which of Earth's spheres encompasses all of Earth's water? A) The geosphere. B) The atmosphere. C) The asthenosphere. D) The hydrosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The hydrosphere. 12. The tragedy of the commons refers to A) The productive area of Earth needed. B) A group of various species that live in the same habitat. C) Gathering plants that grow naturally in their surroundings. D) When humans over use the resources in an area. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When humans over use the resources in an area. 13. 4 The collection of materials that can be broken down and reprocessed to make new items is A) Recycling. B) E-waste. C) Incinerating. D) Composting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recycling. 14. An area of land that is periodically underwater A) Coral Reef. B) Marshes. C) Wetland. D) Swamp. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wetland. 15. Worldwide areas with freshwater stress in the future are predicted to A) Stay the same. B) Increase. C) Decrease. D) Impossible to predict. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increase. 16. Processes that transport water from ocean to clouds A) Evaporation and condensation. B) Condensation and freezing. C) Precipitation and condensation. D) Evaporation and precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evaporation and condensation. 17. Which of the following is an interaction in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed (+/-)? A) Parasitism. B) Commensalism. C) Mutualism. D) Competition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parasitism. 18. Upstream, a river is usually cold and flows ..... through a shallow riverbed. A) Swiftly. B) Slowly. C) Parallel. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Swiftly. 19. Acid rain impacts the environment in all of the following ways EXCEPT : A) Lower water temperature. B) Reduction in the number of aquatic animals and plants. C) Eggs that will not hatch in aquatic ecosystems. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lower water temperature. 20. Matter that organisms require for their life processes are called A) Legumes. B) Fertilizers. C) Decomposers. D) Nutrients. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nutrients. 21. What is the top of the water-filled spaces in the ground called? A) Groundwater. B) Water Table. C) Well. D) Reservoir. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water Table. 22. ..... should always be thrown in the proper bin (and not in the regular trash) and it should always be cleaned up by the teacher. A) Broken glass. B) Spilled water. C) Shredded paper. D) Used gloves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Broken glass. 23. According to the webquest we did in class, a place in which scientists are not finding a diverse population of organisms is ..... A) The plains of Africa. B) The sandy areas of Australia. C) The beach in Madagascar. D) The coral reefs in the Bahamas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The coral reefs in the Bahamas. 24. When humans are able to live with a high quality of life while not depleting nonrenewable resources, a level of ..... has been reached. A) Overuse. B) Sustainability. C) Depletion. D) Desparation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sustainability. 25. An estimated ..... percent of all coral reefs are threatened by human activities. A) 38. B) 72. C) 27. D) 50. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 27. 26. How does the predator-prey relationship affect a population? A) The predators and prey are in competition with each other. B) Usually either the predator or the prey will become extinct. C) The predator species usually has exponential growth. D) The relationship controls the population size of both species. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The relationship controls the population size of both species. 27. Results published in ..... are the most respected in science because they have passed through a rigorous evaluation process involving feedback from multiple sources. A) Weekly newspapers. B) Peer-reviewed journals. C) News magazines. D) Web journals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peer-reviewed journals. 28. Why do we use non-renewable resources instead of renewable resources? A) Less Expensive. B) More Energy. C) All of the above. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All of the above. 29. What is the triple bottom line? A) Belief that companies should commit to focusing as much on social and environmental concerns as they do on profits. B) Belief that companies should commit to focusing more on social and environmental concerns than they do on profits. C) Belief that companies should commit to focusing less on social and environmental concerns than they do on profits. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Belief that companies should commit to focusing as much on social and environmental concerns as they do on profits. 30. Most fresh water on Earth is A) Liquid. B) Solid ice. C) Gas. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Solid ice. ← 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