This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 674 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 674 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The variable that changes the response to the conditions set in an experiment A) Controlled Variable. B) Independent Variable. C) Dependent Variable. D) Experimental Variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Controlled Variable. 2. Which is an abiotic factor that would affect the growth of a population within an ecosystem? A) The availability of water. B) The availability of producers. C) The type of herbivores present. D) The number of carnivores present. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The availability of water. 3. A 500-gram block of solid cheese is melted in a pot. Which is most likely the mass of the cheese after it is melted? A) 500 grams, because the cheese does not gain or lose mass just because it was melted. B) 499 grams, because some of the cheese evaporates as it melts. C) 502 grams, because the cheese absorbs heat as it melts. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 500 grams, because the cheese does not gain or lose mass just because it was melted. 4. True or FalseAn estuary is a place with very salty water A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally? A) Divergent. B) Convergent. C) Transform. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transform. 6. The designation of wilderness areas A) Allows only limited development. B) Provides for protected habitats. C) Historically forbade mining. D) Guarantees unrestricted public access. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Provides for protected habitats. 7. Primary productivity A) The synthesis of organic compounds. B) The rate at which energy is stored. C) The amount of carbon fixed durning photosynthesis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The synthesis of organic compounds. 8. Which end of the water molecule has a slightly positive charge? A) The oxygen end. B) The hydrogen end. C) Both ends are slightly positive. D) Neither end is positive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The hydrogen end. 9. A hypothesis is an idea that can be ..... A) Tested. B) Supported. C) Rejected. D) All of the options. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the options. 10. What do producers need, other than sun, for photosynthesis? A) Water and CO2. B) Glucose and O2. C) Love and happiness. D) Carbohydrates and water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water and CO2. 11. How many gallons of fresh water does the world drink every day? A) 4 billion. B) 50 million. C) 12, 000. D) 250 million. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4 billion. 12. Most aquifers are rapidly recharged through precipitation that percolates downward through soil and rock. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. Atmospheric layer closest to Earth's surface ~ where weather occurs A) Mesosphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Thermosphere. D) Troposphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Troposphere. 14. Paint is an example of which type of waste? A) Municipal solid waste. B) Industrial waste. C) Hazardous waste. D) Wastewater. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hazardous waste. 15. What was the function of the Tigris River in Mesopotamian irrigation? A) It was the determining factor in the water table level. B) It was the source of the irrigation water. C) It supplied silt to the nearby farmland. D) It was the drain for irrigation water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It was the drain for irrigation water. 16. Which of the following is when water vapour rises and the air becomes cooler, causing water droplets to form. A) Condensation. B) Evaporation. C) Precipitation. D) Percolation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Condensation. 17. The closer a biome is to the equator, the more we would expect it to be A) Warmer & weather. B) Warmer and drier. C) Cooler & wetter. D) Cooler and drier. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Warmer & weather. 18. Urban areas rely on ..... areas to supply resources such as food, water, building materials, and fuels. A) Rural. B) Suburban. C) Forest. D) Heat island. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rural. 19. What do trees release into the environment? A) Oxygen. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Carbon monoxide. D) Helium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oxygen. 20. The following are disadvantages of which type of energy? Unpopular, generates protests Plants are $ $ $ to build because of legal challenges Potential for catastrophic meltdowns and accidents Possible terrorist targets A) Petroleum. B) Coal. C) Natural Gas. D) Nuclear Energy. 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