This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 398 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 398 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A passenger jet has a speed of 900 km/h. What is its speed in m/s? (1 km = 1000 m) A) 250 m/s. B) 324 m/s. C) 1, 500 m/s. D) 2, 500 m/s. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 250 m/s. 2. Nuclear fusion is when A) The nuclei of two atoms join to produce lots of energy. B) The nuclus of a large atom splits to release lots of energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The nuclei of two atoms join to produce lots of energy. 3. An area outside of the city A) Slums. B) Rural. C) Suburb. D) Urban. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Suburb. 4. Tolerance is the ability to survive and reproduce under changing environmental conditions. What is the term for organisms with very restricted tolerance ranges? A) Specialists. B) Generalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Specialists. 5. The portion of Earth in which all life exists is known as? A) Wetlands. B) The core. C) Biosphere. D) Atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biosphere. 6. Water, trees and air are examples of A) Nonrenewable resources. B) Renewable resources. C) Nonbiodegradable pollutants. D) Niches. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Renewable resources. 7. The study of the complex relationships between living things and their environment is called A) Ecology. B) Geology. C) Scientific method. D) Biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ecology. 8. 'More Developed Countries generally have a greater Ecological Footprint' True or False? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Which category produces the greatest amount of waste? A) Industrial. B) Municipal. C) Hazardous. D) Litter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Industrial. 10. Which of the following statements about tree harvesting methods is correct? A) Clear-cutting is quick but is more expensive than other methods due to the vast areas involved. B) Selective cutting eliminates the possibility of soil erosion. C) Clear-cutting requires the most road building due to the large number of trees harvested. D) Selective cutting minimizes the impact on forest ecosystems. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Selective cutting minimizes the impact on forest ecosystems. 11. A reason evergreen and coniferous forest below the artic and subartic tundra regions A) Taiga. B) Canopy. C) Biome. D) Climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taiga. 12. If the number of deaths in a population is the greater than the number of births in a population, what will happen to the growth of the population? A) It will increase. B) It will decrease. C) It will stay the same. D) It will fluctuate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It will decrease. 13. As altitude increases in the troposphere, the temperature ..... A) Increases. B) Decreases. C) Remains the same. D) Varies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decreases. 14. Sewage from a city, which is piped directly into the ocean caused eutrophication and a fish die-off. This is an example of A) Abiotic factor. B) Biotic impact. C) An anthropogenic impact. D) Limiting factor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An anthropogenic impact. 15. Environmental decision making requires a balance between the needs of the people and what? A) The location of the environment. B) The needs of the environment. C) The needs of the animals. D) The wants of the people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The needs of the environment. 16. Lichens, represented by this symbiotic relationship, are responsible for ..... or the establishment of a new site for plant growth. A) Primary succession. B) Secondary succession. C) Trophic metamorphosis. D) Ecological infiltration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary succession. 17. Atmospheric heating of the Earth's surface A) Global warming. B) Greenhouse affect. C) Greenhouse gases. D) Greenhouse academy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Greenhouse affect. 18. What are the end products of the process of cellular respiration? A) Carbon dioxide, water and energy. B) Phosphorous, water, and nitrogen. C) Carbohydrate, oxygen, and nitrogen. D) Sugars and oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbon dioxide, water and energy. 19. Choose the correct process described:Acid rain dissolves minerals trapped in rocks and washes them to surface waters A) Burial and subduction. B) Weathering and erosion. C) Diffusion. D) Respiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weathering and erosion. 20. The steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question. A) Scientific method. B) Recipe. C) Data. D) Observation. 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