This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 633 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 633 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Global populations contribute to which of the following? A) Pollution and sickness. B) Farming. C) Environmental Science. D) Animal population levels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pollution and sickness. 2. The pieces that compose the lithosphere A) Ozone. B) Mantle. C) Radiation. D) Tectonic plates. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tectonic plates. 3. The manipulated variable in an experiment A) Constant variable. B) Control variable. C) Independent variable. D) Dependent variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Independent variable. 4. What is the Earth's densest layer? A) Mantle. B) Core. C) Crust. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Core. 5. Fertilizers have the potential to interfere with the balance of an ecosystem because A) They cause rapid plant growth which can overtake cities. B) Too much can cause plants to be poisoned. C) Many fertilizers become gasses that pollute the air. D) Any unused fertilizer can end up in our drinking water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Any unused fertilizer can end up in our drinking water. 6. The study of the interactions between organisms and their environment is ..... A) Ecology. B) Microbiology. C) Biology. D) Evolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ecology. 7. Examples of conventional type of renewable resources may be A) Plants. B) Wild life. C) Aquaculture. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 8. Scientists often use ..... to generate predictions when they cannot observe a phenomenon directly. A) Models. B) Hypotheses. C) Controlled variables. D) Independent variables. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Models. 9. Air Temperature is measured with a ..... A) Thermometer. B) Precipitation. C) Wind vane. D) Barometer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thermometer. 10. The largest watershed in the United States is A) Mississippi River. B) Delaware River. C) Colorado River. D) Cooper River. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mississippi River. 11. Susan said, "If I fertilize my geranium plants, then they will blossom." Which step of the scientific method is this? A) Stating the problem. B) Forming a hypothesis. C) Conducting an experiment. D) Drawing a conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Forming a hypothesis. 12. The process of obtaining information by using the senses; the information obtained by using the senses A) Observation. B) Experiment. C) Data. D) Wisdom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Observation. 13. Smelting is a process used during A) Ore extraction. B) Metal processing. C) Froth flotation. D) Grinding ore. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metal processing. 14. Which are the three DRY climate biomes? A) Desert, Savanna, and Temperate Grassland. B) Artic Tundra, Alpine Tundra, & Coniferous Forest. C) Tropical Rainforest, Temperate Deciduous Forest, & Ocean. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desert, Savanna, and Temperate Grassland. 15. Do plant cells have both, chloroplasts and mitochondria? A) Yes, they have both. B) Yes, but only in different cells. C) No, they only have chloroplasts. D) No, they only have mitochondria. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, they have both. 16. Ozone is a type of toxic chemical A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. What is an infrared radiation? A) Wavelengths that are longer than red light. B) Energy from the sun. C) An invisible form of energy with wavelengths that are shorter than violet light. D) Energy observed by the Earth's atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wavelengths that are longer than red light. 18. In some years, the month of February has 29 days instead of 28 days. Why is it necessary to sometimes add a day to the calendar? A) The speed at which Earth orbits the Sun varies. B) It takes the Moon about 27 days to revolve around Earth. C) It takes Earth about 365.24 days to revolve around the Sun. D) The Moon can complete more than one full cycle in some months. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It takes Earth about 365.24 days to revolve around the Sun. 19. Why do people in suburban areas have worse health than those in urban areas? A) There is more pollution in groundwater. B) There is more air pollution. C) They are less active. D) They do not see as many people. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are less active. 20. Species likely to become endangered if protective measures are not taken immediately A) Threatened species. B) Endangered species. C) Extinction. D) Protected species. 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