This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 632 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 632 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why are autotrophs the base of all food chains and energy pyramids? A) They are the most efficient consumers so most of their energy can be passed on. B) They recycle energy in the soil and make it available for primary consumers. C) They make energy that consumers can use from light, water, and carbon dioxide. D) They are not always the base of food chains and energy pyramids. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They make energy that consumers can use from light, water, and carbon dioxide. 2. What element is often used as a power source of nuclear energy? A) Carbon. B) Hydrogen. C) Sulfur. D) Uranium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Uranium. 3. Which type of coal is formed from exposure to the lowest temperatures and pressures? A) Lignite. B) Bituminous. C) Peat. D) Anthracite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lignite. 4. Which of the following is NOT a characteristics of a hypothesis? A) Must be made with background knowledge. B) Must be testable. C) Must organizes the IV and DV. D) Must always be correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Must always be correct. 5. When you examine a scientific value in making an environmental decision, you A) Consider what is right or wrong. B) Consider what will maintain human health. C) Use your understanding of the natural world. D) Think about what will promote learning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Consider what is right or wrong. 6. Vegetation slowly returns after a woodland was destroyed by fire. This is an example of A) Primary succession. B) Secondary succession. C) Climax community. D) Carbon cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secondary succession. 7. A Living thing in the environment that belongs to a species. A) Organism. B) Species. C) Ecology. D) Population. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Organism. 8. Result in stabilization of a system A) Negative feedback loops. B) Positive feedback loops. . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Negative feedback loops. 9. Which of the below is an example of renewable energy? A) Oil. B) Coal. C) Solar. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solar. 10. Sea stars live in saltwater ecosystems. Some species live in shallow tidal pools, while others live in the deepest parts of the oceans. This is a description of the ..... of sea stars. A) Habitat. B) Community. C) Niche. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Habitat. 11. The law that describes the relationship between an item's availability and its value is ..... A) The cost/benefit analysis law. B) The risk assessment law. C) The law of supply and demand. D) The law of biodiversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The law of supply and demand. 12. Has frozen soil called permafrost A) Taiga. B) Tundra. C) Tropical Rainforest. D) Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tundra. 13. Name the part that help you breathe ..... A) Nose. B) Mouth. C) Ear. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nose. 14. UV rays stand for A) Ultra violet light. B) Ultra violent radiation. C) Ultra violet rides. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ultra violent radiation. 15. One of the most important characteristics of a hypothesis is that it is: A) Correct. B) Testable. C) Complex. D) Non-specific. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Testable. 16. Scientific theories do not change once they have been written down. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. The following are advantages of which type of energy? Emits no CO2 Offers independence from imported oil High energy density, ample supply A) Petroleum. B) Coal. C) Natural Gas. D) Nuclear Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nuclear Energy. 18. What is the majority of food made from? A) Sugars. B) Corn. C) Grain. D) Wheat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Corn. 19. Ecology is the study of both types of interactions. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. Where are denitrifying bacteria found? A) In the soil. B) Root nodules. C) In dead things. D) In the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the soil. ← 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