This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 51 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 51 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Using economic considerations of resource use, the law of supply and demand describes A) The availability of abundant resources. B) The relationship between the availability and the worth of resources. C) The worth of nonrenewable resources. D) Reduced demand resulting from a lack of available resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The relationship between the availability and the worth of resources. 2. What nutrient is most often limiting in aquatic ecosystems? A) Nitrogen. B) Phosphorus. C) Carbon. D) Hydrogen. E) Sulfur. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phosphorus. 3. An open pit copper mine like the one shown in Figure 12 is a resource considered A) Renewable. B) Nonrenewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonrenewable. 4. What does climate look at? A) Humidity and Environment. B) Soil and Plants. C) Weather and Temperature. D) Landscape. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Weather and Temperature. 5. It has been well documented that world population growth negatively impacts ecosystem services. The current world population is estimated to be closest to: A) 3 billion. B) 5 billion. C) 7 billion. D) 10 billion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 7 billion. 6. A student investigated a theory of bringing color back to a wilted flower. He thought the color would come back if he puts the flower in water under a heat lamp. What step in the scientific method is the student modeling? A) Making observations about the flower. B) Formation of a hypothesis. C) Collecting data for analysis. D) Deduction reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Formation of a hypothesis. 7. The weather conditions outside are wet, stormy, and windy. Which front or system would most likely describe the atmospheric conditions present? A) A low-pressure system. B) A high-pressure system. C) A warm front. D) A cold front. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A low-pressure system. 8. The number and variety of species that live in an area A) Biodiversity. B) Ecology. C) Agriculture. D) Pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biodiversity. 9. Which is the best example of using a renewable resource? A) Mining coal. B) Burning natural gas in a power plant. C) Filling a car with gasoline. D) Burning wood to heat a home. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Burning wood to heat a home. 10. ..... is when the top of a mountain is removed to get at the coal vein. A) Vein exposure. B) Mountain exposure. C) Mountaintop removal. D) Coal removal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mountaintop removal. 11. Why do we care about the interior of the Earth and plate tectonics from an environmental science perspective? A) Tectonic plates are made of rock. B) TECTONIC PLATES HAVE SHAPED AND CHANGED THE EARTH'S ENVIRONMENTS OVER BILLIONS OF YEARS. C) Tectonic plates hold water that keeps up alive. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TECTONIC PLATES HAVE SHAPED AND CHANGED THE EARTH'S ENVIRONMENTS OVER BILLIONS OF YEARS. 12. When natural selection occurs, what is the key factor that will determine which individuals will survive and pass on the beneficial traits? A) The traits that are more useful to humans will be passed on. B) Size; the larger the animal or plant, the more likely it will survive. C) How large the initial population is. D) The environment will determine which traits are most beneficial. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The environment will determine which traits are most beneficial. 13. Which human activity contributes the MOST carbon dioxide to the atmosphere? A) Fishing. B) Breathing. C) Burning Fossil Fuels. D) Farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Burning Fossil Fuels. 14. What is done water for dental care? A) Activated sludge is added to the water. B) The water aerated. C) Fluoride containing compounds are added to the water. D) Chlorine containing compounds are added to the water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fluoride containing compounds are added to the water. 15. What is the monomer and polymer of all carbohydrates? A) Monomer:polysaccharide, polymer:monosaccharide. B) Monomer:fatty acid, polymer:glucose. C) Monomer:monosaccharide, polymer:polysaccharide. D) Monomer:CH2O, polymer:carbohydrate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Monomer:monosaccharide, polymer:polysaccharide. 16. Which of the following statements helps to explain why fresh water is a limited resource? A) Most of the Earths water is salt water. B) About 71 percent of Earths surface is covered by water. C) Most Earths fresh water is not liquid water usable by humans. D) Most of the Earths water is salt water and is not liquid usable by humans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Most of the Earths water is salt water and is not liquid usable by humans. 17. Estuaries A) Are always saltwater ecosystem. B) Are always freshwater ecosystems. C) Are ecosystems where both fresh and salt water are present. D) Prevent the development of salt marshes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are ecosystems where both fresh and salt water are present. 18. If the results of a scientist's experiment do not support the hypothesis, the scientist should ..... A) Publish the results of the experiment anyway. B) Consider the results abnormal and continue working. C) Find a way to rationalize the data. D) Try another method. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Try another method. 19. What is the largest reservoir for nitrogen? A) The ocean. B) Rocks and minerals. C) The atmosphere. D) Bacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The atmosphere. 20. What are the reasons for the seasons? A) Earth's tilt and rotation. B) Earth's rotation and revolution. C) Earth's tilt and revolution. D) Earth's tilt and resolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Earth's tilt and revolution. ← 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