This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 565 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 565 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When is a substance called a limiting nutrient? A) When the nutrient is scarce or cycles very slowly. B) When the nutrient can only be used by limited organisms. C) When the nutrient limits the speeds of surrounding molecules. D) There is no such thing as a limiting nutrient. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When the nutrient is scarce or cycles very slowly. 2. The water in an estuary is A) Freshwater only. B) Saltwater only. C) Where freshwater meets and mixes with saltwater. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Where freshwater meets and mixes with saltwater. 3. Which energy source uses organic matter such as wood, corn, and soybeans to generate power? A) Solar. B) Hydroelectric. C) Biomass. D) Geothermal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biomass. 4. The major downside to hydraulic fracturing (fracking) is that A) The empty spaces left behind can result in earthquakes or buildings collapsing. B) The equipment that is used is very cheap and often falls apart after a single use. C) The fracking chemicals could get into aquifers and groundwater. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The fracking chemicals could get into aquifers and groundwater. 5. Any area where surface water soaks into the ground and reaches the aquifer below A) Permeable. B) Impermeable. C) Well. D) Water table. E) Recharge zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Recharge zone. 6. The energy needs for the United States in the 1990s A) Risen dramatically. B) Risen slightly. C) Fallen dramatically. D) Fallen slightly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Risen slightly. 7. THE VECHICLES THAT DOES NOT USE FUEL? A) TRAIN. B) TRUCK. C) BICYCLE. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) BICYCLE. 8. On the pH scale higher numbers indicate A) Acids. B) Bases. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bases. 9. All living things need ..... and ..... factors to survive. A) Food and plants. B) Biotic and abiotic. C) Sunlight and good weather. D) Cans of tuna and water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biotic and abiotic. 10. What is the 2nd layer of the atmosphere? A) Mesosphere. B) Exosphere. C) Troposphere. D) Stratosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stratosphere. 11. You are collecting information on the number of moose in a particular location, so you put out a motion-activated game camera to capture pictures of the moose that pass. When you are finished, you tally the number of moose photographed per day. What type of information is this? A) Qualitative information. B) Quantitative information. C) Hypothetical information. D) Theoretical information. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quantitative information. 12. When the media puts certain stories on the front page of the newspaper, or show certain news stories first, it is bias by A) Omission. B) Emphasis. C) Numbers and statistics. D) Connotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emphasis. 13. What year was the EPA created? A) 1970. B) 1980. C) 1975. D) 1960. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1970. 14. We use the Ph scale to measure how acidic or basic something is. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Once theory has been tested thoroughly and is accepted, it becomes a scientific law A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. Reasons for preserving biodiversity include all of the following except A) Isolating unique genetic material so it can be incorporated into existing crops. B) Increasing the chances of discovering organisms with medicinal value. C) Preventing natural evolution. D) Finding new plants that can supplement the world's food supply. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Preventing natural evolution. 17. Besides the risk of vehicular collisions, how else do roads harm wildlife? A) By limiting ability to find mates. B) By limiting ability to find food. C) By dividing wildlife populations. D) All of these answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these answers are correct. 18. Coal A) Non-renewable. B) Renewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non-renewable. 19. What is the name of the treaty nations signed to try to reverse the effect of CFC's on the ozone layer? A) Montreal Protocol. B) Notre Dame treaty. C) Paris Accord. D) Ozone treaty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Montreal Protocol. 20. What is a characteristic of a stable environment? A) It usually contains only one type of producer. B) It usually contains a great diversity of species. C) It contains simple food chains that have more consumers than producers. D) It contains complex food webs that have more heterotrophs than autotrophs. 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