This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Environment > General > Environmental Science – Quiz 45 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Science Quiz 45 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. All of the members of a particular species that live in one area are called a(an) A) Population. B) Community. C) Ecosystem. D) Biome. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Population. 2. In the 1970's scientists began investigating the chemical reactions that caused the destruction of the ozone in the upper atmosphere. Which statement BEST describes a direct result of their research on society and on the environment? A) Plastic bags were invented as an alternative to paper bags. B) Research on a reusable space shuttle was initiated (started/began). C) Global positioning technology was invented. (GPS). D) Alternatives to ozone depleting aerosols were invented. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alternatives to ozone depleting aerosols were invented. 3. What is a watershed? A) Land that collects and channels water froma small body of water to a larger body of water. B) The shape of the land determined by elevation. C) A natural stream of water of considerable volume. D) A river and all its tributaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Land that collects and channels water froma small body of water to a larger body of water. 4. The clearing of a forest and its replacement by another land use is called A) Deforestation. B) Timber harvesting. C) Clear-cutting. D) Forestry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deforestation. 5. Cities become known as ..... because they heat up and cool down faster than their surrounding areas. A) Hot spots. B) Heated lands. C) Heat islands. D) Hot islands. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heat islands. 6. Compared to washing clothes in warm water, washing clothes in cold water uses A) A little more energy. B) The same amount of energy. C) Much more energy. D) Much less energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Much less energy. 7. Earth's early atmosphere was formed by outgassing of A) Shelled organisms. B) Sea vents. C) Volcanoes. D) Plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Volcanoes. 8. Which of the following is the first step in the experimental design process? A) Make observations/ask a question. B) Analyze data. C) Create a hypothesis that can be tested. D) Test hypothesis with an experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Make observations/ask a question. 9. Structures given a LEED platinum ranking are: A) Inefficient and need to be renovated and upgraded to meet green standards. B) Especially high in heavy metal content. C) Exemplary in sustainable design, especially energy efficiency. D) Constructed to function sustainability without electricity from fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exemplary in sustainable design, especially energy efficiency. 10. When neighborhood residents noticed a large number of dead fish in a local creek, they traced the problem to a nearby gas station. It turned out that a tank of gasoline had developed a leak. This is an example of A) Point-source pollution. B) Non-point source pollution. C) Thermal pollution. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Point-source pollution. 11. The 'Tragedy of the Commons' describes the conflict between A) Developing and developed nations. B) Farmers and industrialized society. C) Individuals and society. D) Canada and Mexico. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Individuals and society. 12. Three groups of aquatic organisms include plankton, ....., and benthos. A) Zooplankton. B) Nekton. C) Crustaceans. D) Whales. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nekton. 13. Which of the following is quantitative data? A) The dog is brown. B) The dog is a german shepherd. C) The dog is 18 in tall at the shoulder. D) The dog belongs to Mrs. Folks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The dog is 18 in tall at the shoulder. 14. Who wrote the book "Silent Spring" which described the changes to the environment by pesticides? A) Rachel Carson. B) Teddy Roosevelt. C) Hetch hetchy. D) Bopal, India. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rachel Carson. 15. Which of the following is an example of exponential growth? A) Birds laying 3-4 eggs a year. B) Each generation replacing themselves. C) Mold on Bread. D) Whales having 1-2 offpsring a year. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mold on Bread. 16. Volatile organic compounds A) Are tiny particles of liquid or solid matterr. B) Are produced by chemical interactions between sulfur and oxygen. C) Arean odorless colorless poisonous gas. D) Are organic chemicals that form toxic fumes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are organic chemicals that form toxic fumes. 17. A ratio that compares the amount of water vapor the air contains to the maximum amount that the air could hold at that temperature is A) Relative humidity. B) Radiation. C) Temperature inversion. D) Convection. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Relative humidity. 18. Environmental science is the study of the interaction of humans with the environment. Which of these would NOT be included as part of the environment? A) What the soil is made of. B) Animals and plants in the region and surrounding areas. C) The average temperature, wind, precipitation, and other climate factors. D) All of these would be considered part of the environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these would be considered part of the environment. 19. ..... is a variable that the scientists changes in the experiment on purpose. A) Data. B) Independent variable. C) Dependent varibable. D) Resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent variable. 20. What gas from the list below is a cause for global warming? A) Sulfur. B) Carbon Dioxide. C) Oxygen. D) Nitrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbon Dioxide. 21. When organisms move out of the population, this is known as A) Emigration. B) Abandonment. C) Immigration. D) Succession. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emigration. 22. Layer of the atmosphere farthest to Earth's surface A) Mesosphere. B) Thermosphere. C) Troposphere. D) Stratosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thermosphere. 23. Which of these is an example of light energy being transformed into chemical energy? A) A battery causes a buzzer to vibrate. B) Water heated by the sun evaporates. C) A plant makes sugar in the sunlight. D) A glow stick lights up when broken. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A plant makes sugar in the sunlight. 24. Condition in which human needs are met in such a way that a population can survive indefinitely. A) Developed nation. B) Carrying capacity. C) Sustainability. D) Ecological footprint. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sustainability. 25. ..... biomes have the highest net primary production. A) Cold and wet. B) Cold and dry. C) Warm and wet. D) Warm and dry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Warm and wet. 26. What kind of organisms can become invasive? A) Plants, Animals, or Pathogens. B) Lions, Tigers, Bears. C) Animals. D) Plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plants, Animals, or Pathogens. 27. Oil, iron ore and diamonds are examples of what? A) Renewable Resources. B) Nonrenewable Resources. C) Biodegradable substances. D) Biotic examples. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonrenewable Resources. 28. The ..... includes all the living and nonliving things with which organisms interact. A) Ecological. B) Economy. C) Environment. D) Ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Environment. 29. Match the definition: Organisms of the same group or species living in the same area and are able to interbreed. A) Biosphere. B) Symbiosis. C) Population. D) Ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Population. 30. What is the extended period of deep, sleeplike inactivity that an animal enters for the winter? A) Estivation. B) Hibernation. C) Emigration. D) Drought. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hibernation. ← 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