This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 574 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 574 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Are formed when two or more atoms are chemically bind to one another. A) Element. B) Compound. C) Mixture. D) Colloids. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 2. Identify a factor that can impact the input, output, storage or redistribution of energy on Earth A) Atmospheric circulation. B) Ocean circulation. C) Volcanic activity. D) All of these are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these are correct. 3. Plates slide past one another at ..... boundaries. A) Divergent. B) Convergent. C) Transform. D) Overwhelm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transform. 4. A(n) ..... is made up of several large cities that have sprawled to the point that they run together. A) Rural area. B) Heat island. C) Sprawl. D) Megalopolis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Megalopolis. 5. If plants are able to produce their own food and they are one of the most important factor in the food web, what organisms are second in important only to producers A) Primary consumers. B) Autotrophs. C) Decomposers. D) Scavengers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decomposers. 6. Which layer is the outermost layer? A) Troposphere. B) Thermosphere. C) Exosphere. D) Mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exosphere. 7. The movement of carbon from the nonliving environment into living things and back. A) Cellular Respiration. B) Carbon Cycle. C) Consumer. D) Climax Community. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbon Cycle. 8. The water in the seas and oceans is ..... A) Bitter. B) Salty. C) Sweet. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Salty. 9. An animal that eats only animals A) Carnivore. B) Omnivore. C) Herbivore. D) Consumer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carnivore. 10. Which compound below is Organic? A) Satha 12 watts. B) H2O. C) Na. D) BaBr2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Satha 12 watts. 11. The narrow layer of Earth where life-supporting conditions exist is called the A) Crust. B) Surface zone. C) Troposphere. D) Biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biosphere. 12. The first step in the decision-making model is A) Consider Values. B) Make a decision. C) Explore consequences. D) Gather information. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gather information. 13. What does composting do for the environment? A) It helps plants grow faster. B) It reduces the amount of trash in landfills. C) It attracts more birds to the area. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It reduces the amount of trash in landfills. 14. Water is a polar covalent molecule. What does "polar" mean? A) A molecule has areas of positive and negative charge. B) A molecule has ionic bonds. C) A molecule has covalent bonds. D) A molecule is cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A molecule has areas of positive and negative charge. 15. Which of the following is a density-dependent factor? A) Pollution. B) Tornado. C) Flood. D) Disease caused by parasite. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Disease caused by parasite. 16. How do water and wind affect Earth's landscape? A) They cause the inner core to become a liquid. B) Wind and water do not have an affect on Earth's landscape. C) They cause convection in the mantle. D) They alter its shape by erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They alter its shape by erosion. 17. The percentage of a rocks total volume that is taken up by pore space is the: A) Permeability. B) Recharge. C) Aquifer. D) Porosity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Porosity. 18. What is caused by excessive nutrient runoff into aquatic ecosystems? A) Greenhouse effect. B) Biological magnification. C) Acid precipitation. D) Eutrophication. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eutrophication. 19. ..... occurs on a surface where no ecosystem currently exists, and there is no soil present. A) Old-field succession. B) Adaptive succession. C) Secondary succession. D) Primary succession. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Primary succession. 20. What happens during the treatment step in refining crude oil for energy use? A) Crude oil is cleaned with a water mixture. B) Heavy fractions are chemically "cracked" into lighter ones. C) Different fractions are combined to make a variety of final products. D) Chemicals are added to the oil so that it burns more cleanly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Different fractions are combined to make a variety of final products. ← 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