This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Environment > General > Environmental Science – Quiz 46 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Science Quiz 46 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is an example of a nonrenewable resource? A) Fossil Fuels. B) Paper. C) Water. D) Trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fossil Fuels. 2. Relationship between a country's wealth and water use A) No relationship. B) Less wealthy countries use more water. C) More wealthy countries use more water. D) More wealthy countries use less water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) More wealthy countries use more water. 3. 4-8.5 Genetic engineering relies on placing a gene that codes for a desired trait into the ..... of a different organism from the organism where the gene was originally harvested A) Genome. B) Helix. C) Protein. D) Amino acid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genome. 4. Environmental science involves the following disciplines. A) Math, English and psycology. B) Earth science, physics and Politics. C) Sports, fitness and weight training. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Earth science, physics and Politics. 5. Which organism in the food chain below is the producer?plant--> grasshopper --> bird --> hawk A) Grasshopper. B) Plant. C) Bird. D) Hawk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plant. 6. Under the frozen ocean are vast quantities of? A) Gold. B) Ethane. C) Methane. D) Iron ore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Methane. 7. Which of the following would be considered a primary consumer? A) Rabbit. B) Snake. C) Kite. D) Green plant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rabbit. 8. What is the definition of "Greenhouse Effect?" A) Gases that increase Earth's temperature. B) When the gases in Earth's atmosphere trap heat from the Sun and keep the planet warm. C) The pattern of weather that occurs over time. D) When our climate changes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When the gases in Earth's atmosphere trap heat from the Sun and keep the planet warm. 9. Which of the following is an advantage of recycling garbage over burying waste in landfills or incinerating trash? A) Saves raw materials. B) Reduces volume by 90%. C) Generates energy. D) Lowers cost. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saves raw materials. 10. All living and nonliving things in nature A) Sustainable society. B) Natural environment. C) Biodiversity. D) Built environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natural environment. 11. ..... is a region in which the organisms and the physical environment form an interacting unit A) Cave. B) Environment. C) Ecosystem. D) Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ecosystem. 12. How did scientists determine where the layers of the atmosphere are divided? A) A change in ozone. B) A change in temperature. C) A change in elements. D) A change in compounds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A change in temperature. 13. Barnacles are a type of ....., or bottom-dwelling organism. A) Benthos. B) Nekton. C) Plankton. D) Open ocean organism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Benthos. 14. Which of the following is true about species extinction? A) Species extinction is a naturally occurring process. B) The rate of species extinction can increase during periods of rapid environmental change. C) The current rate of species extinction is much faster than the normal background rate. D) All of the above are true. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above are true. 15. Something that has no pores, and does not allow water to flow through it is known as A) Dry. B) Groundwater. C) Impermeable. D) Permeable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Impermeable. 16. Information gathered in an experiment A) Hypothesis. B) Experiment. C) Prediction. D) Data. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Data. 17. A resource which will replenish to replace the portion depleted by usage and consumption, either through natural reproduction or other recurring processes is A) Renewable. B) Constant. C) Nonrenewable. D) Biodegradable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable. 18. Bioremediation involves A) Usage of anaerobic bacteria to create new antibiotics. B) Usage of microbes to create new organisms. C) Usage of microbes to destroy environmental pollutants. D) Usage of aerobic bacteria to create new vaccines. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Usage of microbes to destroy environmental pollutants. 19. A field called ....., the study of the environment that includes the physical, biological, and social sciences A) Environmental science. B) Natural science. C) Biodiversity. D) Ecology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Environmental science. 20. Developing countries have all but which of the following? A) Lower average incomes. B) A good amount of land per person. C) Rapid population growth. D) Agriculture based economies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A good amount of land per person. 21. A logical statement about what will happen next A) Experiment. B) Prediction. C) Observation. D) Hypothesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prediction. 22. Necessary to control acid precipitation A) Indoor air pollution. B) Pollution control. C) Nausea. D) International agreement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) International agreement. 23. Eutrophication of a body of water is often caused by the addition of A) Carbon and/or proteins. B) Lipids and/or hydrocarbons. C) Carbon and/or phosphorus. D) Phosphorus and/or nitrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Phosphorus and/or nitrogen. 24. Most of Earth's freshwater is ..... A) Under ground. B) In Olympic swimming pools. C) As a liquid on the surface. D) Frozen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Frozen. 25. A branch of philosophy that involves the study of behavior- good vs. bad, right vs. wrong. A) Ethics. B) Peer review. C) Data. D) Theories. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethics. 26. Water with a salinity that is greater than freshwater but less than saltwater is classified as A) Photic. B) Littoral. C) Brackish. D) Aphotic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brackish. 27. Preserved areas that are relatively unaltered from their original state. A) National Forests. B) National Wildlife Refuges. C) National Parks. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) National Parks. 28. The effects of urban areas on the environment are A) Negative only. B) Positive only. C) Both positive and negative. D) Nonexistent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both positive and negative. 29. Because of their large size, proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, and lipids are together called A) Solutions. B) Elements. C) Macromolecules. D) Hydrocarbons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Macromolecules. 30. What happened in 1897? A) Congress passes the ForestManagement Act, which names someForest Reserves as nationalresources for timber harvesting, grazing, and mining. B) Congress passes legislationthat establishes SequoiaNational Park, and less than aweek later, Yosemite and GrantNational Parks. C) Wildlife and conservationclubs, such as the Audubon Society, Boone & Crockett Club, and SierraClub began forming across America. D) Yellowstone Park becomesthe first national park inAmerica. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Congress passes the ForestManagement Act, which names someForest Reserves as nationalresources for timber harvesting, grazing, and mining. ← 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