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ENVI SCIENCE QUESTIONS

Total questions: 140

Worksheet time: 2hrs 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the most abundant renewable energy source on Earth?

a)

Solar energy

b)

Wind energy

c)

Nuclear energy

d)

Coal energy

2.

What is the process of converting sunlight into electricity using solar panels called?

a)

Solar fusion

b)

Photovoltaic effect

c)

Electricity transformation

d)

Sunlight conversion

3.

Which renewable energy source is generated from the heat of the Earth's core?

a)

Wind energy

b)

Nuclear energy

c)

Geothermal energy

d)

Solar energy

4.

What is the main component of bioenergy?

a)

Metallic materials

b)

Organic materials

c)

Plastic materials

d)

Nuclear materials

5.

Which renewable energy source uses the force of moving water to generate electricity?

a)

Coal power

b)

Wind power

c)

Solar power

d)

Hydropower

6.

What is the process of using wind to generate electricity called?

a)

Wind power generation

b)

Geothermal power generation

c)

Hydroelectric power generation

d)

Solar power generation

7.

Which renewable energy source produces electricity by harnessing the natural movement of ocean water?

a)

Nuclear energy

b)

Coal energy

c)

Wave and tidal energy

d)

Wind energy

8.

What is the main advantage of using renewable energy sources over non-renewable sources?

a)

Renewable energy sources are less efficient than non-renewable sources.

b)

Renewable energy sources are harmful to the environment.

c)

Renewable energy sources are more expensive than non-renewable sources.

d)

Renewable energy sources are sustainable and do not deplete over time.

9.

What is the term for energy that is generated from sources that are not depleted when used, such as sunlight or wind?

a)

Renewable energy

b)

Non-renewable energy

c)

Fossil fuels

d)

Nuclear energy

10.

What are the environmental benefits of using renewable energy sources?

a)

Increase in greenhouse gas emissions and higher environmental impact

b)

No impact on greenhouse gas emissions and environmental impact

c)

Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and lower environmental impact

d)

Negative impact on air quality and increased pollution

11.

What is the chemical formula for water?

a)

2HO

b)

HO2

c)

H2O

d)

H2O2

12.

Water's nickname because it can dissolve more substances than anything else on Earth

a)

Universal Solvent

b)

Universal Compound

c)

Universal Solution

d)

Universal Solute

13.

The strong force that holds water molecules tightly together at the surface of a liquid is-

a)

capillary action

b)

surface tension

c)

adhesion

d)

cohesion

14.

Water freezes at __________ degrees C

a)

0

b)

200

c)

100

d)

150

15.

The boiling point of water is __________ degrees C

a)

100

b)

0

c)

200

d)

150

16.

Why does ice float in liquid water?

a)

it is more dense

b)

the density is the same

c)

it is less dense

d)

it does not float, it sinks

17.

What are examples of non renewable sources?

a)

Coal, Oil, Natural Gas

b)

Coal, Hydro, Oil

c)

Wind energy, Tidal energy, Solar

d)

Co2, Methane, CFCs

18.

Choose the examples of Fossil Fuels

a)

Oil, Natural Gas, Coal

b)

Solar, Hydro, Tide

c)

Biomass

d)

Coal, Oil, Solar

19.

What does non renewable energy mean?

a)

A resource being used up faster than it is being made.

b)

A resource constantly being replaced

c)

Coal

d)

Oil & Natural Gas

20.

solar energy

a)

energy from moving air particles

b)

fuels from once living organisms ( oil, natural gas, and coal.)

c)

energy released from the nucleus of the atom

d)

energy from the sun

21.

geothermal energy

a)

electricity produced by flowing water

b)

Heat energy within the earth

c)

fuels from once living organisms ( oil, natural gas, and coal.)

d)

energy released from the nucleus of the atom

22.

Is Wind Energy a Renewable or Non-Renewable Resource

a)

Renewable Resource

b)

Non-Renewable Resource

23.

Is Solar Energy a Renewable or Non-Renewable?

a)

Renewable Resource

b)

Non-Renewable Resource

24.

Air Temperature is measured with a ...

a)

Thermometer

b)

Precipitation

c)

Wind vane

d)

Barometer

25.

Which of the climate zones gives us four seasons?

a)

Polar Zone

b)

Temperate Zone

c)

Tropical Zone

26.

Zone closest to the Equator

a)

Temperate Zone

b)

Tropical Zone

c)

Polar Zone

27.

Which zone has the coldest temperatures?

a)

Polar Zone

b)

Temperate Zone

c)

Tropical Zone

28.

What is this?

a)

It's rain

b)

It's snow

c)

It's wind

d)

It's sun

29.

What is this?

a)

It's rain

b)

It's wind

c)

It's sun

d)

It's snow

30.

Energy Resources. Pick the ODD ONE OUT. *

a)

Coal

b)

Petroleum

c)

Fossil Fuel

d)

Biomass

31.

Which among the following celestial bodies is the largest? *

a)

Mars

b)

Earth

c)

Venus

d)

Neptune

32.

In the water cycle, cloud formation is part of which process? *

a)

Evaporation

b)

Transpiration

c)

Precipitation

d)

Condensation

33.

Pick the taxonomy groups with the right sequence--from general to specific *

a)

Order,-Family-Phylum

b)

Kingdom-Family-Class

c)

Family-Order-Class

d)

Phylum-Order-Family

34.

star which underwent supernova would naturally progress into *

a)

Stellar Nebula

b)

Planetary Nebula

c)

White Dwarf

d)

Neutron star

35.

Normally the smallest of the following objects *

a)

meteorite

b)

asteroid

c)

meteor

d)

Comet

36.

Kuiper Belt lies in the area *

a)

within Mars

b)

between Mars and Jupiter

c)

between Neptune and Uranus

d)

Beyond Neptune

37.

Which is not a type of rock? *

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Igneous

d)

Indigenous

38.

Arachnids have the following characteristics EXCEPT *

a)

Two body parts

b)

Don't have wings

c)

Exoskeleton

d)

Six legs

39.

All of the following is an example of physical change EXCEPT *

a)

Spoiled milk

b)

Dissolved sugar

c)

Crushed ice

d)

Spoiled milk

40.

Deforestation is

a)

the permanent clearing and subtraction of trees intentionally and naturally

b)

the permanent clearing and subtraction of trees intentionally, naturally or inadvertently

c)

the temporary clearing and subtraction of trees intentionally, naturally or inadvertently

41.

The picture shows a

a)

plantation forest

b)

rainforest

c)

mangrove forest

42.

The forest shown in the picture can be found in the

a)

Aripo Savannah

b)

Caroni Swamp

c)

Northern Range

43.

Tick the causes of deforestation

a)

mining

b)

logging

c)

reforestation

d)

urban development

44.

Plants soak up CO2 during the day and release oxygen at night

a)

True

b)

False

45.

When you cut down a tree the stored CO2 is released back into the atmosphere

a)

True

b)

False

46.

About 50% of our plants and animals live in the rainforest

a)

True

b)

False

47.

Plantation forest are not good for the environment

a)

True

b)

False

48.

Tick the reasons forest are important to mankind

a)

supports ecosystem

b)

provides diseases

c)

purifies the air

d)

provides medicine

e)

enrich the soil

49.

A forest reserve is an area

a)

is a protected area of forest of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest

b)

is a protected area of forest of importance forest trees only

c)

is a unprotected area of forest of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest

50.

What type of forest is shown in the picture

a)

tropical rainforest

b)

mangrove forest

c)

plantation forest

51.

Which of the following types of forest are found in the Caribbean

a)

tropical rainforest

b)

mangrove forest

c)

plantation forest

d)

evergreen forest

52.

Which of the following are forest reserves in Trinidad

a)

Nariva Swamp

b)

Main Ridge

c)

Caroni Swamp

d)

Aripo Savannah

53.

Reforestation refers

a)

to cutting down of trees and other plants that are local to the area

b)

to planting of different trees and other plants that are not local to the area

c)

to planting trees and other plants that are local to the area

54.

Afforestation refers

a)

to the removal of a forest especially on land that was previously forested

b)

to the of establishing a forest especially on land not previously forested

c)

to the establishing a forest especially on land that was previously forested

55.

Logging is

a)

the process of cutting, processing, and moving trees to a location for transport.

b)

is the process of cutting, processing, and moving trees to build.

c)

is the process of replanting and moving trees to a location for transport.

56.

Caribbean forest are really necessary

a)

True

b)

False

57.

The Northern Range is the only forested area in Trinidad

a)

True

b)

False

58.

A good way to save trees is to reduce one's paper usage

a)

True

b)

False

59.

Loggers should replant trees after removing them for economic gain

a)

True

b)

False

60.

It focuses in protecting the environment, living things inhabiting it and reduces pollution

a)

Garbage Collection

b)

Waste Management

c)

Mining

d)

Cutting of trees

61.

This means turning materials into its raw form and usually into new products.

a)

Reduse

b)

Reuse

c)

Recycle

d)

Recover

62.

This refers to a practice of using the same materials more than once such as using eco – bags when buying groceries.

a)

Reduce

b)

Reuse

c)

Recycle

d)

Recover

63.

Which of the following material is likely to go repair in waste management?

a)
b)
c)
d)
64.

Which of the following is the symbol of reduce?

a)
b)
c)
d)
65.

Refers to the practice of proper waste disposal.

a)

Waste management

b)

Strategic management

c)

Marketing management

66.

Why are non-biodegradable plastics a problem in the environment?

a)

They can leak toxic chemicals.

b)

They serve as fertilizer for the soil.

c)

They do not decompose or break down naturally

67.

What are the 5 Rs of waste management?

a)

Reuse, Rinse, Rose, Rethink & Repeat

b)

Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Recover & Recycle

c)

Reduce, Reapply, Respond, React & Rethink

68.

 

What are some ways you can reduce the amount of waste you produce?

a)

Reuse materials

b)

recycle

c)

Put them in the garbage can

69.

Which of the following is NOT a way to reduce solid waste going to a landfill.

a)

Compost

b)

Reuse

c)

Disposal

70.

 Making products from recycled materials usually saves energy, water, and other resources - true or false?

a)

true

b)

false

71.

The given picture is one of many ways to _____________ waste.

a)

Reduce

b)

Reuse

c)

Rethink

72.

One of the following is an example of reducing:

a)

Using less water when you shower

b)

Buying a new pair of shoes

c)

Using the container again for planting

73.

 

The given picture is one of many ways to _____________ waste.

a)

Recycle

b)

Reduce

c)

Reuse

74.

If you have to go for a vacation, to reduce the plastic waste, which one is better?

a)
b)
75.

It is the study of how humans interact with the environment.

a)

Ecology

b)

The water cycle

c)

An ecosystem

d)

Environmental Science

76.

It is the study of how living things interact with each other and with the non living environment.

a)

Biology

b)

Ecology

c)

patterns

d)

Phases of the Moon

77.

It is the study of the Earth's surface, interior processes and history.

a)

Astronomy

b)

Hydrology

c)

Calculus

d)

Geology

78.

It is the study of the Earth's Water Resources

a)

Oceanography

b)

The Water Cycle

c)

Hydrology

d)

Chemistry

79.

It is the study of human population, dynamics and statistics.

a)

Sociology

b)

Psychology

c)

Transpiration

d)

Geology

80.

A species that is still abundant in its natural range, but because of declining endangered in the near future is called.

a)

threatened species

b)

endangered species

c)

keystone species

d)

biologically extinct species

81.

The five basic types of interactions between species are

a)

interspecific,competition,parasitism,predation, mutualism, and commensalism

b)

parasitism, ,predation, mutualism, logistic growth, and commensalism

c)

predation, mutualism, commensalism, exponential growth, and resource practitioning.

d)

competitive exclusion, parasitism, predation, mutualism, and abiotic factors

82.

An ecosystem is

a)

the transition zone between grassland and dessert.

b)

a group of interactive species and environment.

c)

a body of freshwater.

d)

the lowland area on either side of a river.

83.

The law aims to achieve and maintain clean air that meets the National Air Quality guideline values for criteria pollutants, throughout the Philippines, while minimizing the possible associated impacts to the economy.

a)

REPUBLIC ACT 6969 TOXIC SUBSTANCES

b)

PRESIDENTIAL DECREE 1586 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

c)

REPUBLIC ACT 8749 PHILIPPINE CLEAN AIR ACT OF 1999

d)

None of the above.

84.

The O Horizon is also known as _____.

a)

humus

b)

topsoil

c)

subsoil

d)

bedrock

85.

The three most important mineral nutrients for plants are ____________, ____________, and _____________.

a)

hydrogen, oxygen, and water

b)

nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium

c)

phosphorus, potash, and salt

d)

phosphorus, fertilizer, and bacteria

86.

This agent has the major contribution to the rate of soil erosion.

a)

Humans

b)

Animals

c)

Water

87.
  1. 1. When is wind an agent of soil erosion?

a)

a. When it presses down rocks

b)

b. When it stops picking up rocks

c)

c. When it breaks rocks into pieces

d)

d. When it blows rock pieces to other places

88.
  1. 2. Landslides on mountain slopes show the force of?

a)

a. gravity

b)

b. running water

c)

c. runoff

d)

d. wind

89.
  1. 8. What is the movement of rock fragments and soil from one place to another?

a)

a. Deposition

b)

b. Erosion

c)

c. Glacier

d)

d. Weathering

90.
  1. 9. Which is NOT a factor of erosion?

a)

a. glacier

b)

b. gravity

c)

c. volcano

d)

d. wind

91.
How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks?  The freezing water—
a)
keeps the rocks in place
b)
makes the rocks last longer
c)
expands cracks and breaks rocks
d)
causes rocks to fall in landslides
92.
decayed organic matter in soil
a)
abrasion
b)
exfoliation
c)
humus
d)
erosion
93.
a soil layer with physical and chemical properties that differ from those soil layers above and below it
a)
soil profile
b)
soil horizon
c)
humus
d)
deposition
94.
What is the name of Soil Horizon O?
a)
Bedrock
b)
Topsoil
c)
Organic Layer
d)
Subsoil
95.
What is the name of Soil Horizon B?
a)
Subsoil
b)
Topsoil
c)
Bedrock
d)
Transition Zone
96.
What do we call the layers of soil?
a)
Deposits
b)
Horizons
c)
Minerals
d)
Rocks
97.
Soil is made of
a)
weathered rocks and minerals
b)
dead plants and animals
c)
air and water
d)
all of the above
98.
Which best explains why runoff is important?
a)
It returns water to other locations on Earth
b)
It increases the chance of flooding
c)
It makes evaporation occur faster
d)
It increases condensation
99.
Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
accumulation
d)
precipitation
100.
What is it called when WATER is FORMED from an LIQUID to a WATER VAPOR Oor an [GAS]?
a)
EVAPORATION
b)
PRECIPITATION
c)
TRANSPIRATION
101.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
102.
When water _________, dew forms.
a)
Melts
b)
Evaporates
c)
Condenses
d)
Precipitates
103.
What is condensation?
a)
The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.
b)
The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.
c)
The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
104.
What is evaporation?
a)
The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.
b)
The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.
c)
The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
105.
What is water that flows in rivers and streams into the oceans and lakes?
a)
evaporating
b)
condensing
c)
precipitating
d)
runoff
106.
On which kind of day would you expect the most evaporation from the surface of a pond?
a)
cold, rainy
b)
cold, sunny
c)
warm, rainy
d)
warm, sunny
107.
Which of the following causes all of the water on the planet to change its state (solid, liquid, gas) and move through the water cycle?
a)
amount of plant matter
b)
location of ice caps
c)
size of ocean
d)
temperature
108.
What is water vapor?
a)
Water on the land (geosphere)
b)
Water in the air (atmosphere)
c)
Water in plants
d)
Water in the water (hydrosphere)
109.
What percentage of Earth’s water is freshwater?
a)
75%
b)
3%
c)
1%
d)
97%
110.
A watershed is an 
a)
area that drains into a stream or river
b)
section of land that juts into the ocean
c)
the shoreline of the ocean
d)
the end of a continent
111.

When is the best time for water to evaporate?

a)

cold and snowy

b)

wet and raining

c)

hot and dry

d)

all the time

112.
Which is the opposite of condensation?
a)
runoff
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
transpiration
113.

What is the role of the sun in the water cycle?

a)

provide heat energy for evaporation

b)

provide heat energy for condensation

c)

dry out the soil for runoff to occur

d)

provide thermal energy for accumulation

114.
Which of these is not an example of precipitation?
a)
rain
b)
clouds
c)
sleet
d)
snow
115.
What is water vapor?
a)
Water on the land (geosphere)
b)
Water in the air (atmosphere)
c)
Water in plants
d)
Water in the water (hydrosphere)
116.
The relationship between a zebra and a tick bird
a)
Commensalism
b)
Parasitism
c)
mutualism
117.
The relationship between a bird building it's nest and the tree
a)
Parasitism
b)
Commensalism
c)
Mutualism
118.
Food Web
a)
System of several overlapping food chains
b)
energy moving from one level to the next
c)
living/nonliving factors in an ecisystem
119.
Carnivores
a)
Plant eater
b)
Meat eater
c)
Plane and meat eater
120.
What is the beginning of all food chains or webs?
a)
the moon
b)
primary consumers
c)
the sun
d)
secondary consumers
121.

A creeping horizontal plant stem or runner that takes root at points along its length to form new plants.

a)

Bulb

b)

Stolon

c)

Rhizome

d)

Tuber

122.

A short, modified, underground stem surrounded by usually fleshy modified leaves that contain stored food for the shoot within.

a)

Bulb

b)

Stolon

c)

Tuber

d)

Rhizome

123.

This is also called creeping rootstalk, a horizontal underground plant stem capable of producing the shoot and root systems of a new plant.

a)

Bulb

b)

Rhizome

c)

Stolon

d)

Tuber

124.

This is a part of flower which produces and holds the pollen grains.

a)

Stigma

b)

Anther

c)

Pistil

d)

Stamen

125.

This is a part of flower which holds the anther.

a)

Anther

b)

Filament

c)

Stamen

d)

Pistil

126.

Animals that are hatched out from eggs and those who lay eggs.

a)

Oviparous Animals

b)

Viviparous Animals

c)

Ovoviviparous Animals

d)

Hermaphrodite

127.

The embryo grows and develops inside the mother’s womb until the baby is born in animals.

a)

Oviparous Animals

b)

Viviparous Animals

c)

Ovoviviparous Animals

d)

Hermaphrodite

128.

This type of ecosystem found in water and is about 97% of the worlds surface is composed of water.

a)

Terrestrial Ecosystem

b)

Aquatic Ecosystem

c)

Marine Ecosystem

d)

Freshwater Ecosystem

129.

It is a kind of ecosystem where water is salty like that of the ocean and sea.

a)

Aquatic Ecosystem

b)

Terrestrial Ecosystem

c)

Freshwater Ecosystem

d)

Marine Ecosystem

130.

It is a body of water where freshwater and saltwater meet and mix.

a)

Estuary

b)

Grassland

c)

Intertidal Zone

d)

Dessert

131.

it is a body of water where the land meets the sea.

a)

Forest

b)

Dessert

c)

Estuaries

d)

Intertidal Zone

132.

It is a type of ecosystem that includes ponds, lakes, rivers, and streams.

a)

Terrestrial Ecosystem

b)

Freshwater Ecosystem

c)

Aquatic Ecosystem

d)

Grassland Ecosystem

133.

Another type of ecosystem that is found primarily on land.

a)

Forest Ecosystem

b)

Dessert Ecosystem

c)

Grassland Ecosystem

d)

Terrestrial Ecosystem

134.

This kind of ecosystem receives very little rainfall in a year and usually characterized by a wide range of a very high temperature during the day and cold temperature during nighttime.

a)

Grassland Ecosystem

b)

Dessert Ecosystem

c)

Forest Ecosystem

d)

Terrestrial Ecosystem

135.

The stem of a white potato is a ___________.

a)

bulb

b)

corm

c)

stolon

d)

tuber

136.

Which type of stem is most vulnerable to being damage by a person walking on it?

a)

bulb

b)

rhizome

c)

stolon

d)

tuber

137.

What is the phenomenon that is affecting the growth of the bean shoot

a)

gravitrophism

b)

phototropism

c)

thigmotrophism

d)

rapid movement

138.

Auxins are responsible for _____________ of a plant

a)

Colour change

b)

Watering

c)

Phototropism

d)

Growth

139.

Where is auxin formed

a)

Tip of stem and root

b)

Leaves

c)

Embryo

d)

All

140.
The time when a seed sprouts when its need for water, air, and warmth is met
a)
pollination
b)
germinate
c)
dormancy
d)
pistil