This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 54 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 54 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where fresh water meets saltwater A) Littoral Zone. B) Saltwater Intrusion. C) Estuary. D) Oligotrophic Lakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Estuary. 2. The removal and transport of surface material by wind and water is called A) Seismicity. B) Erosion. C) Tectonics. D) Vulcanism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Erosion. 3. What must scientists do if a large number of tests refute their hypothesis? A) Repeat each test. B) Publish a report. C) Reject the test results. D) Reject the hypothesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reject the hypothesis. 4. Which federal government creation led to the use of Environmental Impact Statements? A) Clean Water Act. B) National Environmental Policy Act. C) Environmental Protection Agency. D) Superfund. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) National Environmental Policy Act. 5. Hunter and Gatherer lifestyle A) Environmental Science. B) Nomadic. C) Closed system. D) Renewable resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nomadic. 6. Choose the correct answer and fill in the missing content in the concept below? ".....is the sudden rapid increase in population in a short period of time in a territory (country, regional, geographical area, global, .....)" A) Population growth. B) Overpopulation. C) Overpopulation. D) Overpopulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Overpopulation. 7. Moving air do not helps clothes to dry faster. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. Is the transfer of thermal energy through direct contact. A) Conduction. B) Convection. C) Radiation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conduction. 9. Which of the following is not a major greenhouse gas? A) Water vapor. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Sulfur. D) Methane. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sulfur. 10. Choose the 3 types of grasslands A) Rain, snow, sleet. B) Tropical, temperate, and cold. C) Summer, winter, fall. D) Cold, warm, hot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tropical, temperate, and cold. 11. What is a scientific argument? A) An evidence based claim about the natural world. B) An argument about science. C) A scientific explanation about the solar system. D) A discussion between scientists about science. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An evidence based claim about the natural world. 12. All of the different populations that live in a specific area are a ..... A) Ecosystem. B) Habitat. C) Ecology. D) Community. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Community. 13. What is removed from ATP to make ADP and release energy? A) Carbon. B) Oxygen. C) Phosphates. D) Nitrates. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phosphates. 14. Ecologists use similarities between ecosystems to classify them into broad categories called A) Biomes. B) Littoral zones. C) Estuaries. D) Benthic zones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biomes. 15. Geothermal energy comes from A) Chemical Reactions between compounds. B) Kinetic energy from the earth's rotation. C) Inside of the earth. D) Rain landing in oceans, causing sea levels to rise. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inside of the earth. 16. What is a species that is native to a particular place and is only found in that area? A) Invasive. B) Indicator. C) Endemic. D) Exotic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Endemic. 17. Native plants live in very specific habitats. Native plants can become extinct if ..... are planted and take over the space, soil, and nutrients needed by native plants. A) Extinct plants. B) Hybrid species. C) Invasive species. D) Exploited plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Invasive species. 18. Scientists ..... experiments to make sure the results are meaningful. A) Perform. B) Repeat. C) Concluded. D) Communicate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repeat. 19. What characteristic of cells is unique to animal cells? A) Having a nucleus. B) Having a cell wall. C) Absence of a nucleus. D) Absence of a cell wall. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Absence of a cell wall. 20. Which of the following would not have a significant effect on the climate of a region? A) Uneven heating of the earth. B) Atmospheric current. C) El Nino causing a wet year. D) Earth's rotation. E) Earth's orbit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) El Nino causing a wet year. ← 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