This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 185 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 185 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Smog and air pollution are at their most dangerous levels during a ..... A) Rain storm. B) Temperature inversion. C) Low pressure front. D) High radiation day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temperature inversion. 2. What are two ways in which nitrogen fixation happens? A) Water and lightning. B) Bacteria and lightning. C) Bacteria and producers. D) Bacteria and water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bacteria and lightning. 3. Big horn sheep sparring is an example of this time of relationship. A) Commensalism. B) Intraspecies Competition. C) Interspecies Competition. D) Mutualism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intraspecies Competition. 4. The experimental method includes which of the following steps? A) Remaining skeptical, organizing data, and analyzing data. B) Drawing conclusions, being open to new ideas, and communicating results. C) Observing, hypothesizing, predicting, experimenting, and communicating results. D) Being curious, imagining, being able to see patterns, observing, and predicting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Observing, hypothesizing, predicting, experimenting, and communicating results. 5. The two main agents of erosion are ..... A) Wind and flowing water. B) Gravity and frost wedging. C) Oxygen and water. D) Carbon dioxiede and wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wind and flowing water. 6. Which of the following is part of an organism's habitat? A) Shelter. B) Food. C) Water. D) All answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All answers are correct. 7. What are new organisms introduces to a non native ecosystem called? A) Native species. B) Non-native species. C) Invasive species. D) Non related species. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Invasive species. 8. What is the ozone layer being broken down by? A) CFC's. B) CFK's. C) GFG's. D) KFC's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CFC's. 9. On new islands formed by volcanic activity, you will most likely find ..... A) Secondary succession. B) Climax community. C) Primary succession. D) Pioneer species. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Primary succession. 10. Which of the sphere interactions below best describes this statement: "Earthquakes often cause tsunamis and floods." A) Hydrosphere affects Lithosphere. B) Lithosphere affects Biosphere. C) Biosphere affects Lithosphere. D) Lithosphere affects Hydrosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lithosphere affects Hydrosphere. 11. This includes all water on earth (rivers, lakes, oceans, and glaciers) A) Biosphere. B) Atmosphere. C) Hydrosphere. D) Geosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hydrosphere. 12. Lack of diversity in our agricultural crops is dangerous because A) Market shares will decrease as people lose interest in the same food over and over again. B) There might not be enough pollinators to get the crops pollinated. C) Beneficial insects aren't interested in most of these crops. D) A disease or change in climate is more liekly to wipe out a crop. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A disease or change in climate is more liekly to wipe out a crop. 13. Solar energy is best absorbed by what material? A) Dirt. B) Sand. C) Snow. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water. 14. What effect will an increase in ocean phytoplankton have on the carbon cycle? A) More carbon will leave the atmosphere. B) More carbon will enter the atmosphere. C) Less carbon will leave the atmosphere. D) Less carbon will enter the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) More carbon will leave the atmosphere. 15. Why should you be concerned with the size of your carbon footprint? A) Sometimes its hard to find shoes that are the right size. B) If we don't decrease greenhouse gas emissions Earth will continue to cool. C) Greenhouse gases are becoming scarce in Earth's atmosphere. D) Increases in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are contributing to global climate change. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Increases in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are contributing to global climate change. 16. The tundra has A) A layer of soil that is permanently frozen beneath the top soil. B) Is too cold to support insect life. C) Is resistant to environmental damage because it is usually frozen. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A layer of soil that is permanently frozen beneath the top soil. 17. What is the relationship between temperature and dissolved oxygen? A) Cold water holds less dissolved oxygen. B) Cold water holds more dissolved oxygen. C) Warm water holds more dissolved oxygen. D) There is no relationship between temperature and dissolved oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cold water holds more dissolved oxygen. 18. Which is NOT true of wind energy? A) Electricity produced by wind is inconsistent and unreliable. B) Coastlines and fields are good locations for wind power generation. C) Wind turbines convert thermal energy into electrical energy. D) Wind turbines are dangerous for birds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wind turbines convert thermal energy into electrical energy. 19. What is composting? A) A type of dance. B) Recycling kitchen and garden waste to make nutrient-rich soil. C) Cleaning your room. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Recycling kitchen and garden waste to make nutrient-rich soil. 20. If a population has a growth rate of 7%, is it increasing, decreasing, or staying the same? A) Increasing. B) Decreasing. C) Staying the same. D) None of above. 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