This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 680 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 680 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. As permeability increases A) Infiltration decreases and runoff decreases. B) Infiltration increases and runoff decreases. C) Infiltration decreases and runoff increases. D) Infiltration increases and runoff increases. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infiltration increases and runoff decreases. 2. Which one would be considered an abiotic factor of an ecosystem? A) A wave in the ocean. B) A fish jumping out of the water. C) A horse running across the field. D) An elm tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A wave in the ocean. 3. The harvesting or coral damages coral reef ecosystems because A) Coral regrows too fast. B) Coral grows too slowly. C) Coral moves to deep water. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coral grows too slowly. 4. According to the World Health Organization, almost ..... of all diseases are caused by environmental exposure A) One-quarter. B) One-third. C) Half. D) 75%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One-quarter. 5. What keeps the plant from breaking or falling? A) The seeds. B) The leaves. C) The roots. D) The flower. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The roots. 6. Windmills that generate electricity are being builtin coastal areas. The main benefit of thesewindmills is that they ..... A) Produce finite resources. B) Reduce dependency on fuels that cause air pollution. C) Absorb the noise of passing boats. D) Maintain the salt concentration in the ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reduce dependency on fuels that cause air pollution. 7. Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from clouds A) Evaporation. B) Precipitation. C) Conduction. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Precipitation. 8. Waxes, oils and fats are examples of which type of macromolecule? A) Carbohydrates. B) Lipids. C) Proteins. D) Nucleic Acids. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lipids. 9. You notice that the strawberries in your garden all have tiny bitemarks in them. You hypothesize that rabbits are the culprits, so you put a wire fence around half of the strawberry patch. What is the independent variable in this experiment? A) The strawberries. B) The bitemarks. C) The rabbits. D) The wire fence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The wire fence. 10. Many natural resources are ..... but when we use them unsustainably they can become ..... A) Renewable, nonrenewable. B) Nonrenewable, renewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable, nonrenewable. 11. Cattle egrets and livestock are an example of what kind of relationship? A) Commensalism. B) Parasitism. C) Predation. D) Intraspecies competition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commensalism. 12. Rock and melting snow that sinks into the ground forms A) Runoff. B) Groundwater. C) Watershed. D) Precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Groundwater. 13. Weather is the current state of the atmosphere while climate is the A) Seven day forecast of the weather for an area. B) Current state of the stratosphere. C) Long term variation in weather for a specific area. D) Daily air temperature for a specific area. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Long term variation in weather for a specific area. 14. What will happen to ocean life if the water gets warmer? A) They will be fine. B) Decrease in variation. C) Increase in variation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decrease in variation. 15. Are the same waves that travel through Earth's interior during an earthquake. A) Sound. B) Water. C) Seismic. D) Infrared. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seismic. 16. An organism that obtains energy by eating other organisms. A) Consumer. B) Producer. C) Decoposer. D) Detriov. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Consumer. 17. What is the primary cause of the greenhouse effect? A) Deforestation. B) Industrial pollution. C) Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion. D) Ozone layer depletion tagsEN.ESS3.1. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion. 18. Sunlight is a A) Renewable Resource. B) Nonrenewable Resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable Resource. 19. Thomas tests different types of liquids to see which will grow his plants the most. He has water, soda, milk, and no liquid at all. What is the control group? A) The one with water. B) The one with soda. C) The one with milk. D) The one with no liquid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The one with no liquid. 20. Which of the following fuels does NOT release carbon dioxide when it is used to produce electricity? A) Uranium-235. B) Natural gas. C) Oil. D) Coal. 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