This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 297 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 297 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Organisms that require the largest amount of energy to meet their needs are: A) Producers. B) 1st trophic level organisms. C) 2nd trophic level organisms. D) 3rd trophic level organisms. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3rd trophic level organisms. 2. Erosion is an example of A) Negative Feedback. B) Positive Feedback Loop. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Positive Feedback Loop. 3. A ..... is an individual living thing made up of one or many cells, that is capable of growing and reproducing. A) Animal. B) Organism. C) Plant. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Organism. 4. Which of the following is a disadvantage of solar energy? A) It can only be used effectively in certain regions and certain times of day. B) It produces greenhouse gases during use. C) It is a nonrenewable energy source. D) It is inexpensive compared to other sources. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It can only be used effectively in certain regions and certain times of day. 5. What is the definition of Reducing in environmental terms? A) To use again. B) To use something less. C) To put back into the manufacturing process. D) All of these are potential answers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To use something less. 6. Measurements of carbon dioxide correlates fairly closely with the measurements of ..... A) Oxygen. B) Temperature. C) Nitrogen. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temperature. 7. Green turtles live in the ocean. People used to hunt them to make turtle soup, as well as for their meat. They also were hunted because people wanted to use their skin for leather. As a result, the green turtle population is much lower than it used to be. A) Descriptive. B) Sequence. C) Compare and Contrast. D) Cause and Effect. E) Problem and Solution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cause and Effect. 8. True or false:environmentalism is a social movement dedicated to understanding how the natural world works. A) True. B) False-it is a social movement dedicated to protecting the natural world from harmful changes due to human activity. C) False-it is a social movement dedicated to studying how the environment affects humanity. D) False-it is a social movement dedicated to studying how humanity affects the environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False-it is a social movement dedicated to protecting the natural world from harmful changes due to human activity. 9. A resource that can be replaced when needed. A) Fossil Fuels. B) Nonrenewable Energy. C) Exhaustible Energy. D) Renewable Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Renewable Energy. 10. Study of how living things interact with each other and with their nonliving environments. A) Environmental science. B) Ecology. C) Developing nation. D) Renewable resource. E) Sustainability. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ecology. 11. What would NOT be considered a source of valid scientific information? A) Tabloid magazine. B) Scientific journal. C) Science textbook. D) A technical report. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tabloid magazine. 12. A tropical or subtropical marine swamp that is characterized by the abundance of low to tall trees A) Coral Reef. B) Estuary. C) Marshes. D) Mangrove Swamp. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mangrove Swamp. 13. This type of front can bring strong storms A) Cold. B) Warm. C) Stationary. D) Occluded. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cold. 14. Grabbing the handle of a hot pan A) Convection. B) Conduction. C) Radiation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conduction. 15. Which trophic level has the most organisms? A) Top. B) Bottom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bottom. 16. Occurs on tidal flats, at the mouths of streams and on shores of protected bays A) Molave forest. B) Mangrove forest. C) Beach forest. D) Pine forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mangrove forest. 17. Which is NOT a major provision of the Endangered Species Act? A) Protection of threatened or endangered species. B) Preventing the government from jeopardizing listed species. C) Preparing recovery plans for each listed species. D) Preventing invasive species from entering the United States. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Preventing invasive species from entering the United States. 18. ..... is the struggle among organisms for resources such as food, water, and space. A) Crowding. B) Predation. C) Limitation. D) Competition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Competition. 19. Kanawha County is in which USDA plant hardiness zone? (The lowest temperature that the area reaches on average.) A) Zone 5b-15$^\circ$F to-10$^\circ$F. B) Zone 6a-10$^\circ$F to-5$^\circ$F. C) Zone 6b-5$^\circ$F to 0$^\circ$F. D) Zone 7a 0$^\circ$F to 5$^\circ$F. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Zone 6b-5$^\circ$F to 0$^\circ$F. 20. What is the fast moving part of a river or stream that has high oxygen but low nutrients? A) Transition zone. B) Floodplain zone. C) Source zone. D) End zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Source zone. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesEnvironmental Sciences Quiz 1Environmental Sciences Quiz 2Environmental Sciences Quiz 3Environmental Sciences Quiz 4Environmental Sciences Quiz 5Environmental Sciences Quiz 6Environmental Sciences Quiz 7Environmental Sciences Quiz 8Environmental Sciences Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books