This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 131 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 131 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Resources that cannot be replaced within the human time scale A) Renewable resource. B) Nonrenewable resource. C) Sunlight. D) Wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonrenewable resource. 2. Which of the following describes results from an investigation that meets the criteria to be considered science? A) The results must never change. B) The result must be subjective and fair. C) The results must contain a bias toward technology. D) The results must be based on empirical evidence and data. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The results must be based on empirical evidence and data. 3. Remote sensing has been used to investigate which of the following? A) Glacial retreat. B) Forest fire spread. C) Sea-level rise. D) All of these have been observed through remote sensing of Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these have been observed through remote sensing of Earth. 4. ..... are materials and energy resources found in nature that humans need to survive. A) Natural resources. B) Nonrenewable resources. C) Renewable resources. D) Predictions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural resources. 5. Complete the sentence. A substance that is more basic has a ..... pH than a substance that is acidic. A) Lower. B) Higher. C) The same. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Higher. 6. Terrestrial biomes are defined by ..... and ..... variables. A) Temperature; precipitation. B) Temperature; animals. C) Precipitation; plants. D) Animals; plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Temperature; precipitation. 7. Works by dissolving pollutants in water A) Electrostatic precipitator. B) Scrubber. C) Electroionic cleaner. D) Air handler. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scrubber. 8. What is the name of the gas that is released when fossil fuels are burned and contributes to global warming? A) Carbon dioxide. B) Oxygen. C) Nitrogen. D) Hydrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbon dioxide. 9. At each stage of the trophic levels, how much energy is lost? A) 99%. B) 10%. C) 90%. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 90%. 10. Which of the following organisms are producers? A) Consumers and phytoplankton. B) Plants and consumers. C) Plants and phytoplankton. D) Phytoplankton and chlorophyll. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plants and phytoplankton. 11. One disadvantage to using coal to produce electricity is that coal- A) Forms in a short amount of time. B) Is abundant over a wide area. C) Is not environmentally friendly. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is not environmentally friendly. 12. Abiotic or Biotic:Water A) Abiotic. B) Biotic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abiotic. 13. What is algae? A) Autotroph. B) Heterotroph. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autotroph. 14. Trees do not produce food year round A) Rain. B) Coniferous. C) Deciduous. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deciduous. 15. Occur in the high mountainous regions of northern Luzon and Mindoro A) Pine forest. B) Midmountain and mossy forest. C) Dipterocarp forest. D) Molave forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pine forest. 16. Plants need three things to grow. A) Roots, Air, CO2. B) Air, Water, Sunlight. C) Light, O2, Minerals. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Air, Water, Sunlight. 17. Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu.What did the Romans build as a step toward environmental management? The Romans built ..... to carry water from abundant water areas to areas with high chances of drought. A) Pipes. B) Aqueducts. C) Tunnels. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aqueducts. 18. All organisms that swim actively in open water, independent of currents are called A) Nekton. B) Benthos. C) Plankton. D) Runoff. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nekton. 19. Tropical Rainforest and Tropical Savanna biomes are similar in ....., but differ in that ..... A) Temperature / the savannah doesn't receive enough rainfall to be a forest. B) Precipitation / the savanna is cooler. C) Precipitation / the rain forest is hotter. D) Temperature / the rain forest doesn't receive enough sunlight to be a savanna. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Temperature / the savannah doesn't receive enough rainfall to be a forest. 20. 6CO2 + 6H2O \textregistered C6H12O6 + 6O2 This chemical equation describes: A) Cellular respiration. B) Glycolysis. C) Photosynthesis. D) Photolysis. E) Electron Transport Chain. 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