This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 614 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 614 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Predator prey relationships are an example of a A) A system with no feedback. B) Negative feedback loop. C) Positive feedback loop. D) Destabilizing system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative feedback loop. 2. What happens to the amount of biomass as succession occurs? A) It increases sharply then decreases slowly over 100's or 1000's of years. B) It decreases. C) It stays the same. D) It increases. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It increases. 3. Which of the following is the main cause of earthquakes? A) Plate tectonics. B) Increasing water vapor in the crust. C) Volcanic eruption. D) Increasing temperature in the crust. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plate tectonics. 4. Heat transfer via waves A) Conduction. B) Convection. C) Radiation. D) Electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Radiation. 5. Which Biome has permafrost? A) Temperate Forest. B) Rainforest. C) Taiga. D) Tundra. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tundra. 6. Which of the following effects a population no matter how many individuals there are in a given area? A) Species Evenness Factors. B) Species Richness Factors. C) Density Dependent Factors. D) Density Independent Factors. E) None of the answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Density Independent Factors. 7. Humans have an impact on ALL the spheres. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. Does everyone have access to a clean water supply? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 9. Our perception of the world around us, how we understand life, our values, and our beliefs is known as our A) Ethical decisions. B) Cultural values. C) Worldview. D) Environmental ethics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Worldview. 10. If there is excess hydroxide ions, the solution will be ..... A) Acidic. B) Basic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Basic. 11. As salt water evaporates, ..... are left behind. This is also known as precipitation. A) Minerals. B) Rocks. C) Streams. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Minerals. 12. A species that is not native to a particular region is called ..... species. A) Natural. B) Endemic. C) Foreign. D) Invasive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Invasive. 13. Marine ecosystem A) Temperature. B) Coral reef. C) Pond. D) Nekton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coral reef. 14. An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, the dependent variable is ..... A) The type of plant. B) The plant growth. C) The type of music. D) The type of liquid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The plant growth. 15. Sand on a beach is part of which sphere? A) Geosphere. B) Hydrosphere. C) Biosphere. D) Atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geosphere. 16. What tools did they used to build the Moai? A) Hammers. B) Metal Picks. C) Tools made of stone. D) Wooden machines. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tools made of stone. 17. If a rabbit eats a plant and a snake eats the rabbit, about how much energy from the plant is stored in the rabbit for the snake to use? A) 1%. B) 90%. C) 5%. D) 10%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 10%. 18. The thin layer of Earth where life can exist. A) Mesosphere. B) Lithosphere. C) Biosphere. D) Ionosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biosphere. 19. Gas-powered cars rely on refined crude oil that can become gasoline in order to run. Which professional could help design and monitor the use of machinery associated with oil extraction, refinery and distribution? A) Botanist. B) Veterinarian. C) Lawyer. D) Petroleum Engineer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Petroleum Engineer. 20. Write 52, 300, 000 in scientific notation. A) 5.23 x 107. B) 5.23 x 10-7. C) 52.3 x 106. D) 52.3 x 10-6. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 5.23 x 107. ← 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