This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 559 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 559 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. If left unmanaged or unregulated, the result of the Tragedy of the Commons is often A) Depletion of the resource and everyone suffers. B) Increase of the resource and everyone suffers. C) Depletion of the resource and everyone benefits. D) Sustainable use. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Depletion of the resource and everyone suffers. 2. When two different bird species temporarily occupy the same niche, they would most likely A) Interbreed to form a new species. B) Not affect one another. C) Compete with one another. D) Change their nesting behaviors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compete with one another. 3. When people use up, waste, or pollute natural resources faster than those resources can be renewed, replaced, or cleaned up it is referred to as ..... A) Convection crisis. B) Continents crisis. C) Consumer crisis. D) Consumption crisis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Consumption crisis. 4. In which areas does acid rain most likely form before precipitating in locations downwind? A) Large cities with a low volume of smog. B) Large cities with a high volume of smog. C) Coastal cities that are not developed. D) Small farming areas near lakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Large cities with a high volume of smog. 5. Global warming is thought to be increasing the temperature of the oceans and the lower atmosphere. How will this affect the amount of moisture in the air? A) It will increase moisture. B) It will have no effect on moisture. C) It will decrease moisture. D) Higher ocean temperatures do not affect the development of hurricanes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It will increase moisture. 6. Land used to grow plants for food and fiber A) Rangeland. B) Forest land. C) Farmland. D) Urban land. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Farmland. 7. Which is NOT a criteria pollutant? A) Sulfur dioxide. B) Lead. C) Carbon dioxide. D) Particulate matter. E) Tropospheric ozone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carbon dioxide. 8. There are two types of smog: ..... smog and ..... A) Traffic smog and warm. B) Warm smog and sunlight. C) Photochemical smog and industrial. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Photochemical smog and industrial. 9. How far do tectonic plates move each year? A) Meters per year. B) Centimeters per year. C) Kilometers per year. D) Feet per year. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Centimeters per year. 10. The ecosystem approach requires scientists to recognize and understand natural interactions and the human needs for natural resources A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 11. According to the law of supply and demand, what would occur if teh supply of oil declined and the demand remained the same? A) Oil prices would drop. B) Oil prices would increase. C) Oil usage would drop. D) Oil usage would increase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oil prices would increase. 12. The reduction of which criteria air pollutant was the goal of the 1990 amendment to the Clean Air Act? A) Sulfur dioxide. B) Particulate matter. C) Carbon monoxide. D) Nitrogen oxides. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sulfur dioxide. 13. The highest number of ..... occur at plate boundaries because plates do not move easily. A) Earthquakes. B) Hotspots. C) Plateaus. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Earthquakes. 14. Negative and positive feedback loops are similar becauseinputs of the cycle are also outputs of the cycle. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Magnetism is a factor that affects a fuel's suitability. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. Bacteria is an example of which of the following: A) Biotic. B) Abiotic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biotic. 17. Lines that run East to West, and are North and South of the Equator. A) Latitude. B) Longitude. C) Meridian. D) Parallel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Latitude. 18. According to the webquest we did in class, all of the following make biodiversity important except ....., A) Gives us food. B) Give us oxygen. C) Give us medicine. D) Give us disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Give us disease. 19. Descriptive data A) Quantitative. B) Qualitative. C) Demand. D) Supply. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Qualitative. 20. The windows in the classroom are open, the room must be hot ..... this is an example of an A) Inference. B) Observation. 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