This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Environment > Environmental Science – Quiz 50 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Science Quiz 50 (20 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) Can be replaced in a short time. B) Takes over a million years to replace. C) Is made from minerals. D) Can be turned into energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 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) Air. C) Littering. D) Recycling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 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) Succulent. C) Chaparral. 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) Oxygen. B) Carbon. C) Nitrogen. 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. Human-centered A) Ecocentric. B) Eccentric. C) Anthropocentric. D) Dysfunctional. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anthropocentric. 16. This gas makes up 78% of the atmosphere A) Oxygen. B) Nitrogen. C) Ozone. D) Carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nitrogen. 17. 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) Cyanobacteria. B) Extremophile fungus. C) Plants. D) Bacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cyanobacteria. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. 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. 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