This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 658 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 658 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following would most likely occur if a population exceeded the carry capacity of the environment? A) The birth rate would likely increase. B) Birth rate would be equal to the death rate. C) The death rate would increase. D) Immigration would increase. tagsSEV5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The death rate would increase. 2. Which of these situations is a potential result of climate change? A) Fewer storms will cause more erosion. B) Daylight hours will decrease, causing bears to hibernate longer. C) Glaciers will become smaller, causing sea levels to rise. D) Increased radioactivity will cause damage to cells of living organisms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Glaciers will become smaller, causing sea levels to rise. 3. The variable a scientist manipulates in an experiment is called the A) Controlled variable. B) Observation variable. C) Independent variable. D) Dependent variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Independent variable. 4. Select an example of a non-renewable resource A) Fossil fuels. B) Soil. C) Trees. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fossil fuels. 5. Sulfuric Acid's chemical formula is H2SO4. That is two hydrogen atoms, one sulfur atom, and four oxygen atoms. What is sulfuric acid? A) Molecule. B) Compound. C) Both a molecule and a compound. D) Neither a molecule nor a compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both a molecule and a compound. 6. The amount of land and water needed to support an individual. A) Time. B) Ecological footprint. C) Nomadic. D) Nonrenewable resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ecological footprint. 7. Hunter gatherers is: A) Group of people. B) Revolution. C) Environmental problem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Group of people. 8. In what decade is oil rare A) 90's. B) 20's. C) 60's. D) 40's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 60's. 9. Why don't we use vegetable oils or other biofuels for our transportation needs A) Would require too much land to produce enough to meet demand. B) The viscosity isn't appropriate for current engines. C) They build up in engines long term and cause problems. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 10. A substance that has a pH below 7.0 is considered to be: A) Conbustible. B) Neutral. C) Acidic. D) Alkaline. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Acidic. 11. Which of the following does not address how oceans affect climatic conditions on land? A) Water cools Earth because it reflects the most sunlight. B) Oceans are the source of most water that falls as precipitation. C) Coastal areas have more moderate climates than inland areas. D) Ocean currents redistribute warm and cold masses of water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water cools Earth because it reflects the most sunlight. 12. Matter can recycle through the biosphere because A) Matter does not change into new compounds. B) Matter is assembled into chemical compounds. C) Biological systems do not use up matter, they transform it. D) Biological systems use only carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, and nitrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biological systems do not use up matter, they transform it. 13. What would be in the atmosphere? A) Clouds. B) Plants. C) Rivers. D) Lakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clouds. 14. The first organism to colonize a new area A) Primary Succession. B) Secondary Succession Species. C) Climax Community. D) Pioneer Species. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pioneer Species. 15. Which of the following resources are always renewable? A) The sun. B) Fresh water. C) Forests. D) Natural gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sun. 16. In general, Red soil has the least nutrients. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. A colorless, odorless gas A) Nitrogen oxides. B) Ground-level ozone. C) Carbon monoxide. D) Sulfur dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carbon monoxide. 18. What is a biogeochemical cycle? A) The movement of matter through all four of the spheres. B) The movement of matter through the biosphere and geosphere only. C) The movement of matter through the atmosphere and hydrosphere only. D) A cycle where carbon starts in plants and comes back to plants. (Only carbon). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The movement of matter through all four of the spheres. 19. What would happen to an ECOSYSTEM if a KEYSTONE SPECIES DISAPPEARED? A) It would COLLAPSE or not be able to survive. B) It would help SUSTAIN the ecosystem. C) The FOOD WEB would stay the same. D) MIGRATORY species would arrive and take over. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It would COLLAPSE or not be able to survive. 20. Acid Precipitation causes what kind of environmental damage? A) Degradation of granite and marble structures. B) Reduction in the ability of some plants to absorb nutrients. C) Lowering the survival rate of fish and fish eggs. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. ← 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