This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 644 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 644 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Hardin's "Tragedy of the Commons" essay addressed the conflicts associatedwith which environmental challenge? A) Preventing pollution. B) Preserving biodiversity. C) Curbing overpopulation. D) Protecting shared resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Protecting shared resources. 2. The increase in earth's temperature can cause heat-related illnesses. A) Heat-related illnesses result from the increase in earth's temperature. B) Heat-related illnesses result in the increase in earth's temperature. C) Heat-related illnesses lead to the increase in earth's temperature. D) Heat-related illnesses trigger the increase in earth's temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heat-related illnesses result from the increase in earth's temperature. 3. Diffusion can be affected by? A) Stirring. B) Hammering. C) Camping. D) Looking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stirring. 4. Which formula is used to determine the change in population size? A) (births + immigration)-(deaths + emigration). B) (births-immigration) + (deaths-emigration). C) (births-deaths) + (population-emigration). D) (births + deaths)-(population + immigration). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (births + immigration)-(deaths + emigration). 5. Which organelle is the powerhouse of the cell? A) Nucleus. B) Cytoplasm. C) Mitochondria. D) Ribosomes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mitochondria. 6. The two main factors that determine the climate of a region are ..... and ..... A) Altitude and pressure. B) Pressure and temperature. C) Temperature and precipitation. D) Altitude and pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Temperature and precipitation. 7. Which type of forest shows the most biodiversity? A) Even aged. B) Uneven aged. C) Monoculture. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Uneven aged. 8. Which event cannot be explained by the movement of the lithospheric plates? A) Tornadoes. B) Mountain formation. C) Earthquakes. D) Volcanoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tornadoes. 9. Which of the following does not both remove and add gases to the atmosphere? A) Plants. B) Animals. C) Automobiles. D) Volcanic eruptions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Volcanic eruptions. 10. This region of the ocean is very cold and dark, and is found below 700 m down to the bottom of the ocean A) Twilight zone. B) Deep zone. C) Limnetic zone. D) Photic zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deep zone. 11. What process do most producers, including plants and green algae, use to create their own food? A) Nitrogen fixation. B) Cellular respiration. C) Photosynthesis. D) Eutrophication. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Photosynthesis. 12. The ..... is the layer of the Earth's atmosphere closest to the surface. A) Plates. B) Crust. C) Mesopshere. D) Troposphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Troposphere. 13. Vegetables that are roots grow above ground A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. What is the correct order of how energy is produced in a powerplant? A) Make steam, steam spins a turbine, generator changes mechanical energy to electric energy. B) Make steam, power a generator, spin a turbine. C) Heat up water, hot water spins a turbine, turbine powers a generator. D) Turn on a generator, spin a turbine, make steam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Make steam, steam spins a turbine, generator changes mechanical energy to electric energy. 15. Another name for prairie. A) Temperate Grassland. B) Forest. C) Zoo. D) Buffalo grass. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Temperate Grassland. 16. The people or animals living in a particular area. A) Population. B) Species. C) Community. D) Consumer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Population. 17. What are the three types of fossil fuels? A) Coal, crude oil and natural gas. B) Nuclear energy, methane and coal. C) Petroleum, crude oil, propane. D) Natural gas, coal, biogas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coal, crude oil and natural gas. 18. What is a wetland? A) All of the land area surrounding a river system. B) The area at a river's mouth where fresh water meets salt water. C) A low-lying area that is saturated with water. D) An area on the side of a river that floods periodically. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A low-lying area that is saturated with water. 19. Can you disprove a hypothesis in a single experiment? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 20. Which of the following swims freely? A) Plankton. B) Nekton. C) Benthos. D) Coral. 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