This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 104 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 104 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Precipitation in deciduous forests is best described as A) Rare. B) Occurring mainly in the spring. C) Occurs throughout the year. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Occurs throughout the year. 2. All of the following are examples of saltwater ecosystems except A) The Florida Everglades. B) Coral reefs. C) Salt marshes. D) Mangrove swamps. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Florida Everglades. 3. The San Andréa fault in California is one example of a ..... A) Divergent boundary. B) Convergent boundary. C) Transform boundary. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transform boundary. 4. Is Solar Energy a Renewable or Non-Renewable? A) Non-Renewable Resource. B) Renewable Resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Renewable Resource. 5. The five key climate groups are based on the annual and monthly averages of ..... and ..... A) Temperature, precipitation. B) Wind, precipitation. C) Tempature, wind. D) Heat, wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Temperature, precipitation. 6. ..... costs-Private or public expenditures to correct pollution damage once pollution has occurred. A) Population. B) Commons. C) Pollution. D) Useage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pollution. 7. Which is classified as an alternative energy resource? A) Mined coal. B) Crude oil. C) Geothermal heat. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geothermal heat. 8. Which aquatic biome has the highest concentration of salt? A) Estuary. B) Freshwater. C) Wetland. D) Coral Reefs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coral Reefs. 9. A student wants to test how different amounts of UV light affect the growth of the bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus. She wants to grow the bacteria in petri dishes for her experiment. Which of the following variables should NOT be held constant in this experiment? A) Location of petri dishes while growing bacteria. B) Amount of UV light bacteria is exposed to. C) Type of bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus). D) Amount of time to grow bacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amount of UV light bacteria is exposed to. 10. Surface currents are a result of A) Global Wind Patterns. B) Earth's Rotation. C) Density. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Global Wind Patterns. 11. What is the term used for a chemical combination of a carbon based fuel with oxygen that produces heat or light and releases CO2? A) Photosynthesis. B) Burial and subduction. C) Respiration. D) Combustion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Combustion. 12. All of life on Earth exists in A) A single biome. B) A single ecosystem. C) The biosphere. D) The hydrosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The biosphere. 13. Poor air quality can increase A) Population. B) Asthma. C) Allergies. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asthma. 14. Rain and snow are two different forms of precipitation that fall on Earth's surface. Which factor is responsible for them being different forms of precipitation? A) Evaporation. B) Transpiration. C) Run-off. D) Temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Temperature. 15. What type of rain is responsible for deterioration of forests and lakes, also damages plant tissues and interferes with plant growth? A) Toxic rain. B) Chemical rain. C) Acid rain. D) Sulfur rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Acid rain. 16. Water, hail, and snowfall from the clouds. This is called: ..... A) Pollution. B) Temperature. C) Precipitation. D) Pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Precipitation. 17. The color of a minerals powder when it is rubbed against a textile plate is its ..... A) Luster. B) Shale. C) Color. D) Streak. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Streak. 18. Evidence of biodiversity is seen in A) Genetic variation among human populations. B) Number of species in a region. C) Number of ecosystems and habitats in a region. D) Genetic variation among plants and animals in a region. E) All of these answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of these answers are correct. 19. Expresses the environmental effects of an individual or population A) Environmental footprint. B) Ecological imprint. C) Environmental impact. D) Ecological footprint. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ecological footprint. 20. The process of changing a vapor into a liquid, which occurs when warm vapor mixes with cooler air in the atmosphere A) Transpiration. B) Condensation. C) Precipitation. D) Evaporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Condensation. 21. What does economics mean? A) The amount of a product or service offered for sale at a given price. B) The study of how resources are converted into products and services and of how those products and services are distributed and used. C) The field of economics that recognizes the relationships between ecosystems and economic systems. D) The field of economics that links environmental and economic costs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The study of how resources are converted into products and services and of how those products and services are distributed and used. 22. What is the second most abundant gas in the atmosphere? A) Chloride. B) Oxygen. C) Helium. D) Nitrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oxygen. 23. What do we not learn from our family? A) Good habits. B) Customs. C) Fighting with cousins. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fighting with cousins. 24. In an experiment, that which does not receive the experimental treatment A) Physical model. B) Conceptual model. C) Prediction. D) Control group. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Control group. 25. Where is Easter Island located and who governs it? A) Atlantic Ocean/ France. B) Atlantic Ocean/Chile. C) Pacific Ocean/Chile. D) Indiana/USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pacific Ocean/Chile. 26. Which of the following is an INCORRECT statement about El Niño and La Niña? A) Both occur every 2-7 years. B) El Nino is warming and La Nina is cooling of the Pacific Ocean. C) Both occur in the Atlantic Ocean. D) Neither are considered "storms". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both occur in the Atlantic Ocean. 27. The theory of the "tragedy of commons" was written by A) Richard Bachman. B) William Forest Lloyd. C) Garrett Hardin. D) Dr Seuss. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Garrett Hardin. 28. In order to change regulations in my town, I would advocate on the A) State. B) Local. C) Federal. D) Region. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Local. 29. If you practice ....., you are protecting, preserving, and managing earth's natural resources. A) Smoking. B) Conservation. C) Pollution. D) Littering. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conservation. 30. When it is Spring in the Southern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Northern Hemisphere? A) Spring. B) Fall. C) Winter. D) Summer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fall. 31. You will want your experiment to have ..... independent variable(s) in it for the experiment to be valid. A) 4. B) 2. C) 1. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1. 32. The "Ten Percent Rule" means ..... A) The loss of energy in the levels of trophic. B) The ranking of animals. C) The amount of living tissue an organism contains. D) The amount of waste produced by humans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The loss of energy in the levels of trophic. 33. A serious hazard of coal mining is A) Excess overburden. B) An aggregation. C) A high pressure water blast. D) An underground mine fire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An underground mine fire. 34. In an ecosystem, which component is not recycled? A) Water. B) Carbon. C) Energy. D) Nitrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Energy. 35. What do Xylem vessels carry? A) Carry Water. B) Carry Alkalis. C) Carry acids. D) Carry food. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carry Water. 36. Heat transfer through touch A) Plasma. B) Radiation. C) Convection. D) Conduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conduction. 37. Severe oil-tanker spills account for what percentage of oil polluting the oceans? A) 62%. B) 10%. C) 5%. D) 25%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5%. 38. Which law is a framework for the proper management of hazardous and non-hazardous solid waste? A) Clean Air Act. B) Safe Drinking Water Act. C) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). D) Clean Water Act. E) Endangered Species Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). 39. What is the branch of knowledge that deals with moral principles A) Science. B) Theories. C) Ethics. D) Ecology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethics. 40. Benjamin Franklin worked for the Boston News-Letter when he was 13. He then moved to Pennsylvania and worked as a printer. During this time, he also wrote. Then, in 1728, he began printing The Pennsylvania Gazette. He printed the Gazette for about the next 20 years. A) Problem/Solution. B) Compare/Contrast. C) Cause/Effect. D) Sequence. E) Descriptive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sequence. 41. Which of the following is not an example of an invasive species? A) Carp. B) Elephants. C) Fire ants. D) Kudzu vines. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Elephants. 42. In a food web, what type of organism has the most biomass? Producers or consumers? A) Primary consumers. B) Producers. C) Decomposers. D) Secondary consumers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Producers. 43. ..... models take into account estimates of current weather related events and ongoing physical interactions between them. A) Mathematical. B) Holistic. C) Statistical. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mathematical. 44. The tightness across the surface of water that enables an insect to walk on water is ..... A) Surface tension. B) Adhesion. C) Capillary action. D) Polarity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Surface tension. 45. Where do most earthquakes occur? A) Where two or more tectonic plates interact with one another. B) In the center of continents. C) In the center of oceans. D) In the Earth's core. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Where two or more tectonic plates interact with one another. 46. This can be caused by low rainfall or irrigation: A) Pheromone. B) Desertification. C) Persistent pesticide. D) Salinization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Salinization. 47. Professionals who study and make predictions about human populations are called ..... A) Dummies. B) Populists. C) Demographers. D) Stenographers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Demographers. 48. This part of the Earth System includes the planet's water, including the oceans, lakes, rivers, ground water, ice, and vapor. A) Geosphere. B) Hydrosphere. C) Biosphere. D) Atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hydrosphere. 49. Nitrogen accounts for what percentage of the atmosphere? A) 78%. B) 52%. C) 21%. D) Less than 1%. E) 7%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 78%. 50. Which of the following is a technology that allows planners to create multiple-layered maps to view many land features and use? A) Zoning. B) Ecological restoration. C) GIS. D) UGB. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) GIS. 51. Independent Variable is the variable A) That the scientist changes and manipulates the dependent variable. B) That gets manipulated. C) That stays constant. D) That manipulates and stays the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That the scientist changes and manipulates the dependent variable. 52. Heating using direct solar radiation from sun A) Fossil fuels. B) Geothermal heating. C) Passive solar heating. D) Electrical generator. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Passive solar heating. 53. What 3 organisms benefit from warming temperatures? A) Bacteria, viruses and mosquitos. B) Cacti, succulents, and desert tortoises. C) Whales, dolphins, and seals. D) Polar bears, penguins, and snow leopards. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bacteria, viruses and mosquitos. 54. What are biogeochemical cycles? A) Biogeochemical cycles are the process of converting organic waste into energy. B) Biogeochemical cycles are pathways through which nutrients and elements are circulated and recycled in the environment, including the carbon, nitrogen, and water cycles. C) Biogeochemical cycles are the movement of celestial bodies in space. D) Biogeochemical cycles are the patterns of migration of animals in an ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biogeochemical cycles are pathways through which nutrients and elements are circulated and recycled in the environment, including the carbon, nitrogen, and water cycles. 55. The number of trophic levels in an ecological energy pyramid A) Is limitless. B) Is limited by the amount of energy that is consumed and released at each trophic level. C) Is impossible to count because energy is lost at each trophic level. D) Never exceeds three. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is limited by the amount of energy that is consumed and released at each trophic level. 56. What is THE most major cause of extinction today? A) Hunting. B) Disease. C) Habitat destruction by humans. D) Poaching. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Habitat destruction by humans. 57. How would the carbon dioxide emissions trading bill, cap and trade, impact global climate change? A) Limits would be placed on greenhouse gas emissions. Permits would be needed to produce more pollution. B) Greenhouse gas production would be banned. C) Stict limits would be set on the amount of greenhouse gas emissions could be produced. D) For every ton of carbon produced an equal value of trees would need to be planted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Limits would be placed on greenhouse gas emissions. Permits would be needed to produce more pollution. 58. What is a nonnative species that causes problems in their new environment called? A) Invasive. B) Endemic. C) Keystone. D) Indicator. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Invasive. 59. What is the largest reservoir of fresh water A) Glaciers. B) The Eau Plaine River. C) Fiji. D) Rain clouds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Glaciers. 60. The "6th mass extinction" is Anthropogenic which means. A) Caused by a volcano. B) Cause by man. C) Cause by aliens. D) Caused by a meteor storm. 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