This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 317 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 317 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Lines that run North to South, and are East and West of the Prime Meridian. A) Latitude. B) Longitude. C) Meridian. D) Parallel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Longitude. 2. This type of interaction is when one species benefits and the other is not affected. A) Competition. B) Mutualism. C) Parasitism. D) Commensalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Commensalism. 3. What are the benefits of renewable resources? A) They are unlimited and can be replenished. B) They are harmful to the environment. C) They are only found in developed countries. D) They are limited and cannot be replenished. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are unlimited and can be replenished. 4. Which classification gets energy from decomposition of dead organisms? A) Herbivore. B) Carnivore. C) Omnivore. D) Detritivore. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Detritivore. 5. Population growth is an environmental problem because trying to feed everyone has created problems such as A) Global warming. B) Sewage. C) Habitat destruction. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Habitat destruction. 6. How many meters in a kilometer A) 1000. B) 100. C) 10. D) .1. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1000. 7. In a scientific investigation, it is important that the number of objects or events being sampled be A) Equal to the mean number of objects or events not sampled. B) A guess of how likely an unwanted outcome will occur. C) Equal to the total statistical population. D) Large enough to give an accurate estimate for the whole population. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Large enough to give an accurate estimate for the whole population. 8. Inferences are always correct. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. A chemical used by cells to grow ans work A) Vitamin C. B) Protein. C) Fat. D) Calcium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protein. 10. ..... includes all the waters on the earth's surface, such as lakes and seas, and sometimes including water over the earth's surface, such as clouds. A) Atmosphere. B) Lithosphere or Geosphere. C) Hydrosphere. D) Cryosphere. E) Biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hydrosphere. 11. What is the role of consumers in a food chain? A) Consumers convert sunlight into energy. B) Consumers break down dead organisms and waste materials. C) Consumers control the population of other organisms. D) Consumers eat other organisms to obtain energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Consumers eat other organisms to obtain energy. 12. Which of the following statements best describes the weather? A) The condition of the atmosphere at a specific place and time. B) The average atmospheric conditions in an area, including temperature and precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The condition of the atmosphere at a specific place and time. 13. What is the average, year-to-year conditions of weather in an area? A) Biome. B) Air Mass. C) Climate. D) Precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climate. 14. In which distribution pattern are individuals in a population evenly spaced out? A) Random. B) Uniform. C) Clumped. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Uniform. 15. Which of the following lists includes ALL renewable resources? A) Hydroelectric, solar, biomass, wind, and geothermal. B) Nuclear, natural gas, oil, coal. C) Geothermal, wind, nuclear, solar. D) Solar, nuclear, wind, natural gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hydroelectric, solar, biomass, wind, and geothermal. 16. Let's dive into a science adventure! 🌍🔥When humans burn those ancient, buried treasures we call fossil fuels, what magical transformation does the carbon undergo? A) It embarks on a journey into the hydrosphere, transforming into carbonate. B) It soars into the atmosphere, reemerging as carbon dioxide. C) It sneaks into the soil, disguising itself as carbonate. D) It gets consumed by the flames, turning into molecular carbon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It soars into the atmosphere, reemerging as carbon dioxide. 17. Hecto A) .01. B) .1. C) 100. D) 1, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 100. 18. Which one is a non-renewable resource? A) Coal. B) Sunlight. C) Fresh Water. D) Wind Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coal. 19. What is NOT a direct benefit of conservation efforts? A) Helping prevent shortages of natural resources. B) Reducing pollution levels. C) Slowing the growth of landfills. D) Creating new ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Creating new ecosystem. 20. Units for volume A) ML. B) Grams. C) G/mL. D) G/cm3. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ML. ← 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