This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 184 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 184 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Acid precipitation/rain can be traced back to A) The burning of fossil fuels. B) The use of electrostatic precipitators. C) Thermal inversions. D) The release of particulate matter into the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The burning of fossil fuels. 2. It is the study of the chemistry of living things. A) Circulatory System. B) Evaporation. C) Biochemistry. D) Zoology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biochemistry. 3. Predation, parasitism and disease are all factors which affect populations A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. Match the organisms with their role in an ecosystem A) Elephants-foundation, Alligator-Keystone, Birds-Indicator. B) Elephants-Keystone, Alligator-Indicator, Birds-foundation. C) Elephants-Indicator, Alligator-Foundation, Birds-Keystone. D) Elephants-Keystone, Alligator-Foundation, Birds-Indicator. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elephants-foundation, Alligator-Keystone, Birds-Indicator. 5. The reactants in cellular respiration are A) Sugar (glucose), oxygen. B) Carbon dioxide, water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sugar (glucose), oxygen. 6. Species whose populations has declined to levels from where it is likely to move into the endangered category A) Normal species. B) Endangered species. C) Vulnerable species. D) Endemic species. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vulnerable species. 7. What role might a cow play in the carbon cycle? A) The cow converts carbon dioxide to food during photosynthesis. B) The cow eats plants and uses the carbon, then when it dies, the carbon moves into the soil. C) The cow helps to move carbon into the ocean for uptake by aquatic plants. D) The cow lessens carbon fuel emissnos from power plants and vehicles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cow eats plants and uses the carbon, then when it dies, the carbon moves into the soil. 8. Dams used to produce electricity A) Wind turbines. B) Solar Panels. C) Hydroelectric dams. D) Nuclear Powerplants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hydroelectric dams. 9. The type of variable that responds to the experiment and is what you measure or count to determine if your hypothesis is supported. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) Control. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent. 10. Subduction means ..... A) One plate goes under another plate. B) Two plates slide past each other. C) Two plate collide and form folded mountains. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One plate goes under another plate. 11. The physical and chemical breakdown of rocks causes phosphate ions to be released. A) Decomposition. B) Sedimentation. C) Uplift. D) Weathering. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Weathering. 12. It is the primary agency responsible from environmental protection. A) EPA. B) ECC. C) EIA. D) ECA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) EPA. 13. What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates collide? A) Divergent. B) Convergent. C) Transform. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convergent. 14. Cutting of trees on large scale is called A) Deforestation. B) Reforestation. C) Afforestation. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deforestation. 15. Which type of growth occurs when there is unlimited resources in an environment? A) Exponential. B) Linear. C) Logarithmic. D) None of the answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exponential. 16. Freshwater refers to which of the following? A) Oceans, rivers, lakes. B) Ponds, lakes, oceans. C) Lakes, ponds, streams. D) Streams, lakes, seas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lakes, ponds, streams. 17. Supply is the ..... A) Amount of product offered for sale. B) Comparison of sacrifice and gain by a specific action. C) Amount of product bought at a certain price. D) Study of how resources are converted into goods and services. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amount of product offered for sale. 18. What worldwide agreement was ratified to phase out allozone-depleting substances? A) Montreal Protocol. B) Emissions Reduction Act. C) Kyoto Protocol. D) Reforestation Project. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Montreal Protocol. 19. A landslide causes part of a mountainside to fall away, leaving bare rock. In the years immediately following the landslide, the area will experience A) Primary succession. B) Secondary succession. C) Tertiary succession. D) A climax community. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary succession. 20. Mining companies can identify areas of valuable mineral resources by A) Mineral exploration. B) Smelting. C) Mineral excavation. D) Dredging. 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