This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 302 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 302 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In nature an ecosystem is balanced with predator prey relationships that keep populations from getting to high A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. Most of the energy consumed in the United States for A) Residential electrical needs. B) Commercial electrical needs. C) Transportation. D) Industrial purposes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Industrial purposes. 3. Competition among members of the same species. A) Intraspecific competition. B) Interspecific competition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intraspecific competition. 4. How many KINGDOMS of life are there? A) 4. B) 5. C) 6. D) 7. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 6. 5. An example of several minerals that are formed in long, thin fibers A) Smog. B) Asbestos. C) Radon. D) VOCs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asbestos. 6. An ecosystem that rapidly retuns to its original state after a disturbance is A) Resistant. B) Resilient. C) Stable. D) Adaptable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Resilient. 7. Many fields of science are part of environmental science, including biology, geology, chemistry and more. This makes environmental science an ..... course. A) Interdisciplinary. B) Easy. C) Comprehensive. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interdisciplinary. 8. Which of the following is not a density dependent factor? A) Weather. B) Food. C) Water. D) Mates. E) None of the answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weather. 9. Is plastic organic? A) Yes, because plastic used to be alive. B) Yes, because plastic can move and feels pain. C) No, plastic is not organic because it is not made from natural materials. D) No, plastic is not organic because rainbows can't be defined by words like this. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No, plastic is not organic because it is not made from natural materials. 10. ..... is less dense than water. A) Paper clips. B) Lead. C) Ice. D) Oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ice. 11. Human leisure activities A) Ethical/moral value. B) Environmental value. C) Educational value. D) Recreational value. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Recreational value. 12. Which of the following best describes the idea behind the tragedy of the commons? A) Resources are essentially limitless. B) The human population will eventually be controlled by starvation and disease. C) Free access to resources leads to their degradation. D) Self-interest always prevents habitat destruction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Free access to resources leads to their degradation. 13. Is the process of removing salt from salt water A) Pathogens. B) Aquifer. C) Desalination. D) Water pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desalination. 14. Which of these is not a model? A) Hot wheels/match box car. B) Action figure doll. C) Dump truck. D) A picture of the inside of a clock. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dump truck. 15. A scientist is testing how pure sodium reacts when placed in water. Which of the following is a valid hypothesis that he might use for his experiment? A) If sodium is placed in water, then it will explode. B) When sodium is placed in water it will look pretty. C) For this experiment the sodium must be a solid and the water must be in the form of ice. D) Pure sodium is a metal and pure water can be a solid, liquid, or gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If sodium is placed in water, then it will explode. 16. Jet streams are found in this Earth system. A) Megasphere. B) Atmosphere. C) Geosphere. D) Cryosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Atmosphere. 17. One of the key habits of mind of scientists is ....., which allows scientists to explain the boundaries of what we know. A) Intellectual honesty. B) Imagination. C) Replication. D) Correlation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imagination. 18. Which domain has a nucleus? A) Bacteria. B) Archaea. C) Eukarya. D) The animal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eukarya. 19. Which of these are considered BIOTIC disturbances (Choose all the count): A) Hurricane. B) Flood. C) Parasite's. D) Invasive Species. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parasite's. 20. Carbon is removed from the atmosphere through what process? A) Deforestation. B) Burning fossil fuels. C) Respiration. D) Photosynthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Photosynthesis. ← 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