This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 430 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 430 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which is NOT true about a good hypothesis? A) It is an if/then statement. B) It is a possible answer to a question. C) It is an educated guess. D) It is a wild guess. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is a wild guess. 2. What is fractional distillation? A) A process that separates hydrocarbons in crude oil. B) Distilling water through fractions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A process that separates hydrocarbons in crude oil. 3. Who studies the effects of the environment on animal life? A) Soil Technician. B) Wildlife Technician. C) Wildlife Manager. D) Ecologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ecologist. 4. Which of the following is NOT an example of mitigation strategy? A) Improving energy efficiency. B) Protecting forests from deforestation. C) Pumping water out of low-lying coastal areas. D) Conserving energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pumping water out of low-lying coastal areas. 5. The first step of the environmental policy process is to: A) Guide the solution to law. B) Identify the problem. C) Get organized. D) Gain access to policymakers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Identify the problem. 6. The result of burning fossil fuels A) Increased atmospheric CO2. B) Nitrogen-fixing bacteria Nitrogen. C) Algal bloom. D) Atmospheric Nitrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increased atmospheric CO2. 7. Botany is the animal science. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. When did the Carboniferous Period take place? A) 1812. B) War of 1955. C) 1987. D) Paleozoic era, 300-360 million years ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Paleozoic era, 300-360 million years ago. 9. Which factor is considered a human impact on climate change? A) Increased burning of fuels. B) Increased number of green plants. C) Decreased mineral availability. D) Decreased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increased burning of fuels. 10. The leaves on the plant are turning brown. A) Qualitative. B) Quantitative. C) Both. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Qualitative. 11. One-third of the world's population is ALWAYS HUNGRY. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. It is produced when sulfur dioxide reacts with oxygen A) Dimethyl sulfide. B) Hydrogen sulfide. C) Sulfur sulfide. D) Ammonium sulfate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sulfur sulfide. 13. Main Sequence stars can only fuse up to this element on the periodic table A) Gold. B) Carbon. C) Helium. D) Iron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Helium. 14. Nearly all the nutrients present in tropical rainforests are contained in A) Soil. B) Epiphytes. C) Emergent layer. D) Trees, vines, and other plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trees, vines, and other plants. 15. A model that shows the correlation between the components of a system is a A) Physical model. B) Conceptual model. C) Graphical model. D) Mathematical model. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conceptual model. 16. Natural selection is A) Humans selecting organisms to reproduce based on favored characteristics. B) Ability of organisms to tolerate certain chemicals designed to harm them. C) Better adapted individuals surviving more often and reproducing more often so traits are found in future generations at a higher prevalence. D) Two or more species evolving based on interactions with each other. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Better adapted individuals surviving more often and reproducing more often so traits are found in future generations at a higher prevalence. 17. In scientific experiment, the variable(s) which is/are manipulated is/are A) The independent variable. B) The dependent variable. C) Both the independent and dependent variable. D) Both variables, one at a time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The independent variable. 18. What happens when you remove a species from the beginning of a food web? A) Every other population is affected. B) Only populations directly connected to the removed species are affected. C) Nothing-everything stays the same. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Every other population is affected. 19. Which biome is characterized by extreme temperatures, low rainfall, and sparse vegetation? A) Desert biome. B) Tundra biome. C) Rainforest biome. D) Grassland biome. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desert biome. 20. The variety of habitats, communities, and ecological processes in an ecosystem A) Ecosystem Diversity. B) Species Diversity. C) Genetic Diversity. D) Population Diversity. 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