This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 543 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 543 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. As carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere rise, the temperature of the Earth rises. As the Earth warms the rate of photosynthesis in plants increases, more carbon dioxide is therefore removed from the atmosphere by plants, reducing the greenhouse effect and reducing global temperatures. A) Positive Feedback. B) Negative Feedback. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative Feedback. 2. Which of the following is a possible short-term consequence of creating a nature preserve? A) Decrease in habitat destruction. B) An increase in property values near the preserve. C) A restriction of recreational activities on private land within the preserve by state officials. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 3. Making sure we have enough resources to continue with our lifestyle A) Environmental Ethics. B) Tragedy of the Commons. C) Sustainability. D) Anthropocentrism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sustainability. 4. Which surface has the greatest albedo? A) Snow. B) Dark, exposed soil. C) Areas with dense plant cover. D) Ocean water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Snow. 5. Water move toward areas of ..... salinity. A) Higher. B) Lower. C) Diminished. D) Changing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Higher. 6. DDT is a major contributor to Pollution because A) It kills useful microorganisms. B) It destroys valuable species of worms. C) It is non biodegradable. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is non biodegradable. 7. The greenhouse effect keeps the Earth ..... ;Greenhouse gases in polluted air make the greenhouse effect ..... A) Cool; weaker. B) Cool; stronger. C) Warm; weaker. D) Warm; stronger. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Warm; stronger. 8. Which of the following is NOT associated with climate change? A) Carbon dioxide. B) Methane. C) Nitrous oxide. D) Argon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Argon. 9. What does "autotroph" mean? A) Self-feeder. B) Carnivore. C) Omnivore. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Self-feeder. 10. The relationship between a zebra and a tick bird A) Commensalism. B) Parasitism. C) Mutualism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mutualism. 11. Which type of succession happens in an area where no prior community or topsoil exists? A) Primary Succession. B) Secondary Succession. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary Succession. 12. A poorly planned development that spreads a city's population over a wider and wider geographic area is A) Industrialization. B) Urban sprawl. C) Urbanization. D) Metropolitan area. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Urban sprawl. 13. The ring of fire is a ring of volcanoes and earthquakes that occur along A) Mid ocean ridge. B) Plate boundaries. C) Subduction zones. D) Only transform boundaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plate boundaries. 14. Most energy moving through an ecosystem comes from A) The sun. B) Food. C) Chemicals. D) Abiotic factors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sun. 15. Field mice eat corn. Which would most likely happen if the field mouse population grew? A) There would be more corn to feed the field mice. B) There would be less corn due to the mice eating it. C) The habitat would get overpopulated because the mice woudl eat too much. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There would be less corn due to the mice eating it. 16. Urban sprawl A) Is when cities spread out using up surrounding land. B) Puts a strain on existing infrastructures. C) Creates an increase in pollution. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 17. ..... causes air to be denser near Earth's surface. A) Gravity. B) Temperature. C) Condensation. D) Evaporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gravity. 18. Which of the following is an example of a fact? A) It is cold outside. B) North Carolina is a warm state. C) Roads begin to ice at 34$^\circ$. D) If it snows, there is no school. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Roads begin to ice at 34$^\circ$. 19. It is a great idea to change multiple independent variables at one time? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. Which of the following is not a (PRO) positive for ecotourism? A) Money for the community. B) Conservation of habitats and biodiversity. C) Education about culture of natives. D) Destruction of habitat to build roads and hotels. 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