This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 266 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 266 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which region would have the greatest potential for solar technology? A) 10 degrees north latitude. B) 40 degrees south latitude. C) 35 degrees north latitude. D) 50 degrees south latitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 10 degrees north latitude. 2. At this boundary, old crust is destroyed and deep earthquakes occur A) Transform. B) Continental-Continental Convergent. C) Divergent. D) Oceanic-Continental Convergent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oceanic-Continental Convergent. 3. What is the first step in the nitrogen cycle, in which gaseous nitrogen is converted into ammonia? A) Nitrification. B) Ammonification. C) Denitrification. D) Nitrogen fixation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nitrogen fixation. 4. "Selective Harvest" is when you only take a few trees from a stand and harvest them. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. Which example best illustrates the concept of climate? A) The spring has been unusually wet for the Midwest. B) Averaged over the last 30 years, the high temperature for June in an area is 82$^\circ$F. C) A drought this summer has severely impacted crops. D) Yesterday, it rained in Atlanta, Georgia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Averaged over the last 30 years, the high temperature for June in an area is 82$^\circ$F. 6. Which consumer would you most likely find in a deciduous forest? A) Toucan. B) Deer. C) Panther. D) Duck. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deer. 7. The diagram below shows a simple food web. Which animal is classified as an omnivore? A) Red fox. B) Deer. C) Black bear. D) Rabbit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Black bear. 8. Which professional would be critical to studying pathogens such as viruses, bacteria, and prions in an effort to maintain the overall health of populations of organisms? A) Lawyer. B) Botanist. C) Epidemiologist. D) Forester. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epidemiologist. 9. Fossil fuel use and deforestation have the largest effect on which cycle? A) Carbon. B) Nitrogen. C) Water. D) Phosphorus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbon. 10. Is the following statement true or false? "Vietnam has promulgated the Law on Biodiversity" A) Correct. B) Sai. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 11. The following sentence is an example of ..... ? More school districts should wake up to the benefits of starting school later in the morning. A) Reasoning. B) Evidence. C) Claim. D) Opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Claim. 12. Mr. S. sets up an experiment to see how toy cars with different masses affects the distance they roll down a ramp. Identify the dependent variable. A) Height of the ramp. B) Distance traveled by the cars. C) Mass of the car. D) Number of cars. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Distance traveled by the cars. 13. ..... are made by factories, cars and lorries. A) Fuel. B) Wind. C) Rain. D) Emissions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Emissions. 14. What if the next step after the question is defined in a scientific investigation? A) Formulating a hypothesis. B) Collecting the data. C) Identifying materials needed. D) Designing the experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Formulating a hypothesis. 15. Study of behavior (good and bad, right and wrong), moral principles, and values A) Philosophy. B) Socialism. C) Ethics. D) Environmentalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethics. 16. Organisms, such as the sea otter, play such a vital role in their ecosystem that when removed the ecosystem crashes. These organisms are known as A) Endangered species. B) Tertiary consumers. C) Homologous structures. D) Keystone species. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Keystone species. 17. Which of the following is needed for hurricanes to form? A) A huge area of hot water and the reversal of currents and wind patterns. B) A huge area of cold nutrient-dense water and cold dense air. C) A huge area of hot water and Coriolis Effect to organize the storm. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A huge area of hot water and Coriolis Effect to organize the storm. 18. How does surface water become ground water? A) Infiltration. B) Wells. C) Springs. D) Aquifers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infiltration. 19. RESOURCES WHICH ARE OBTAINED FROM THE BIOSPHERE ARE CALLED ..... A) NATURAL RESOURCES. B) BIOTICRESOURCES. C) ABIOTIC RESOURCES. D) LANDRESOURCES. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) BIOTICRESOURCES. 20. The energy in fossil fuels is often converted into A) Electricity. B) Uranium. C) Magnetic fields. D) Coal. 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