This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Environment > General > Environmental Science – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Science Quiz 15 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Hunter-Gathers A) People who obtain food by collecting plants and hunting. B) Someone who goes grocery shopping. C) The provider. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People who obtain food by collecting plants and hunting. 2. Which is an example of sustainable development for a new building? A) Recycled and. B) Renewable resources. C) Reused materials. D) All choices are good examples. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All choices are good examples. 3. Approximately how many people are there in the world? A) 100 million. B) 1 billion. C) 7 billion. D) 100 billion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 7 billion. 4. Which layer of the atmosphere does all weather occur? A) Exosphere. B) Troposphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Troposphere. 5. What is an invasive specie? A) An organism that moves around. B) An organism that is native to an area. C) An organism that causes ecological or economic benefits in a new environment where it is not native. D) An organism that causes ecological or economic harm in a new environment where it is not native. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An organism that causes ecological or economic harm in a new environment where it is not native. 6. Term for when global warming is accelerated reduction of snow and ice cover. A) Negative induction. B) Positive feedback loop. C) Mitigating circumstances. D) Intermittent paralysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Positive feedback loop. 7. VOCABULARY: An organism not native to an ecosystem and causes it harm. A) Ecology. B) Keystone Species. C) Invasive Species. D) Predation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Invasive Species. 8. The word "science" derives from a Latin word meaning A) To gather. B) To know or understand. C) Question ing. D) Hypothesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To know or understand. 9. The types of organisms found in a pond or lake depend on A) The amount of sunlight available. B) The temperature of the water. C) The presence of nutrients. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 10. Using more resources than the environment can support is known as ..... A) Exessive use. B) Over consumption. C) Wasteful. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Over consumption. 11. Which of the following pieces of federal legislation established a program for regulating coal mining on public and private lands? A) The Comprehensive Response and Liability Act. B) The Clean Air Act. C) The Clean Water Act. D) The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977. 12. The 0 degree line of latitude is the ..... A) Equator. B) Prime Meridian. C) International Date Line. D) Contour line. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Equator. 13. ..... is the study of how living things interact with biotic and abiotic factors in their environment. A) Environmental Science. B) Ecology. C) Geology. D) Physics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ecology. 14. Which layer is the outermost layer? A) Troposphere. B) Thermosphere. C) Exosphere. D) Mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exosphere. 15. 3-3.4 An organism that uses an outside source of energy like the sun to create energy-rich food molecules. A) Consumer. B) Producer. C) Decomposer. D) Parasite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Producer. 16. Which of the following is a limiting factor in a population of organisms. A) Reproductive replacement. B) Life spans of the members. C) Fluctuations in atmospheric temperature. D) Availability of food. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Availability of food. 17. What is the source of all energy? A) Producers. B) Sun. C) Consumers. D) Decomposers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sun. 18. 4-2.5 Succession that occurs in an area with NO SOIL A) Ecological succession. B) Primary succession. C) Secondary succession. D) Pioneer speciles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Primary succession. 19. Which of the following is a renewable and non-renewable source of valuables available for human use? A) Technology. B) Entertainment. C) Rainstorms. D) Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Energy. 20. Areas nearest a river's course that are flooded periodically are said to be within the river's A) Estuary. B) Flood plain. C) Wetland. D) Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flood plain. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesEnvironment QuizzesEnvironmental Science Quiz 1Environmental Science Quiz 2Environmental Science Quiz 3Environmental Science Quiz 4Environmental Science Quiz 5Environmental Science Quiz 6Environmental Science Quiz 7Environmental Science Quiz 8Environmental Science Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books