This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 444 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 444 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is the study of the relationship between organisms and their physical surroundings? A) Biology. B) Ecology. C) Chemistry. D) Physics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ecology. 2. Evolved resistance to a pesticide is an example of A) A nonadaptive process. B) A bottleneck effect. C) Natural selection. D) Artificial selection. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Artificial selection. 3. What is the relationship between albedo and Earth's temperature? A) As albedo increases, temperatures decrease. B) As albedo decreases, temperatures decrease. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As albedo increases, temperatures decrease. 4. The definition of weathering is ..... A) The breakdown of rock over time into smaller pieces. B) The breakdown of rocks over an emotional breakup. C) The breakdown of a car on the side of the road. D) The breakdown of rock over the breakup of a favorite rock group. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The breakdown of rock over time into smaller pieces. 5. There are six criteria in evaluating web resources. One of these has the following questions. Which criterion is this talking about?1.Does the site look well organized?2.Do the links work?3.Does the site appear well maintained? A) Authority. B) Appearance. C) Currency. D) Accuracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appearance. 6. The Montreal Protocol was passed in A) 1985. B) 1986. C) 1987. D) 1982. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1987. 7. Which is true about the ITCZ? A) The ITCZ is always located at the equator, where winds converge. B) The ITCZ is located between the tropics, constantly shifting north or south as insolation changes. C) The ITCZ is always located above or below the tropics, where the most arid climates are. D) The ITCZ is an ocean current that is constantly circulating around the globe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The ITCZ is located between the tropics, constantly shifting north or south as insolation changes. 8. What is the third layer of the atmosphere? A) Thermosphere. B) Troposphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Stratosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thermosphere. 9. Many of the animals in the deserts are ..... to avoid the extreme heat during the day. A) Cacti. B) Reptiles. C) Nocturnal. D) Carnivores. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nocturnal. 10. To make observations you use your ..... A) Senses. B) Feet. C) Smile. D) Experience. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Senses. 11. A place in environment where an organism lives is ..... A) Home. B) Resort. C) Habitat. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Habitat. 12. The greatest number of individuals in a population that the environment can hold at that point in time A) Greatest number of individuals in a population that the environment can hold at that point in time. B) Biotic potential. C) Carrying capacity. D) Exponential growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carrying capacity. 13. Evaporation, condensation, and precipitation are all parts of which cycle? A) Carbon. B) Phosphorus. C) Water. D) Nitrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water. 14. Why do people live longer today than 200 years ago? A) Better health care. B) Better restaurants. C) Better hairstyles. D) Better clothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Better health care. 15. Why are albatross eating plastic? A) Plastic is delicious. B) Plastic is an excellent source of vitamins and minerals. C) Plastic is mistaken for food in the dark because albatross hunt at night. D) Albatross don't eat plastic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plastic is mistaken for food in the dark because albatross hunt at night. 16. 1) When was the ww-1 started? A) 1914. B) 1976. C) 1923. D) 1915. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1914. 17. Is water that contains waste from homes or industry. A) Dam. B) Reservoir. C) Pathogens. D) Wastewater. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wastewater. 18. What energy resource has the highest net energy ratio for transportation? A) Natural gas. B) Coal liquefaction. C) Gasoline. D) Oil shale. E) Ethanol from sugar cane residue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gasoline. 19. This is the term for what is happening in the atmosphere at a place in a moment. A) Weather. B) Temperature. C) Forecast. D) Climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weather. 20. This picture represents what project? A) Preparing for homecoming. B) UWG geosciencesrock lab. C) Carroll EMCpower plant. D) Georgia PowerCommunity center. 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