This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 95 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 95 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What term describes scientists gathering information from observing a plant grow over a certain amount of time? A) Inferences. B) Hypothesis. C) Variables. D) Data. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Data. 2. What addresses the conflicts associated with protecting our shared resources? A) Tragedy of the Commons. B) Law of Supply and Demand. C) Cost-benefit analysis. D) Ecological footprint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tragedy of the Commons. 3. How many sense organs do you have? A) Five. B) Three. C) Four. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Five. 4. High levels of biodiversity tend to A) Have little or no effect on ecosystems. B) Decrease an ecosystem's resistance. C) Make an ecosystem less resilient. D) Increase the stability of an ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Increase the stability of an ecosystem. 5. What is plate tectonics? A) Plate tectonics is the study of the Earth's atmosphere. B) Plate tectonics is the process of erosion and weathering of rocks. C) Plate tectonics is the theory that explains the formation of mountains and valleys. D) Plate tectonics is the scientific theory that describes the large-scale motion of Earth's lithosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plate tectonics is the scientific theory that describes the large-scale motion of Earth's lithosphere. 6. ....., ecologists have shown that all forms of life on earth are interconnected, so it follows that all human activity has an effect on the natural environment. A) However. B) Although. C) Moreover. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moreover. 7. Which of the following is not true about temperate deciduous forests? A) Trees grow lush green leaves in the spring, but lose their leaves in late summer. B) The soil is rich, and plants cover much of the forest floor. C) Animals such as squirrels, bears, and deer find food in the form of nuts, berries, and leaves. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trees grow lush green leaves in the spring, but lose their leaves in late summer. 8. What are the first FOUR steps of the Scientific Method? A) Research, Question, Experiment, Hypothesis. B) Hypothesis, Research, Question, Experiment. C) Question, Research, Hypothesis, Experiment. D) Research, Question, Hypothesis, Experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Question, Research, Hypothesis, Experiment. 9. Contains the gases that organisms need, such as oxygen; keeps Earth warm enough to support life. A) Geosphere. B) Biosphere. C) Atmosphere. D) Lithosphere. . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Atmosphere. 10. Plants make food with the help of water. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. As the human population grows, what happens to the demand for natural resources? A) Increases. B) Decreases. C) Remains the same. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increases. 12. The tendency of water to defy gravity and move up a small tube is called ..... A) Universal solvent. B) High specific heat. C) Surface tension. D) Capillary action. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Capillary action. 13. Which of the following is a recycled material that can be used to make paper? A) Glass. B) Plastic. C) Old newspapers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Old newspapers. 14. In a scientific investigation, the size of the sample population should be large enough to A) Reflect the probability of an unwanted outcome. B) Give an accurate estimate of the whole population. C) Closely resemble the system they represent. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Closely resemble the system they represent. 15. Development in which businesses are arranged in a long row along a roadway, with no main community, is called A) Low-density, single use residential development. B) Uncentered commercial strip development. C) Scattered, or leapfrog, development. D) Sparse street development. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Uncentered commercial strip development. 16. An ecological footprint is a measure of the demand made by one person or group on global natural resources and includes ..... A) All the above. B) Materials collected. C) Resources consumed. D) Disposal & waste generated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All the above. 17. Substances that form as the result of a chemical reaction A) Products. B) Reactants. C) Coefficients. D) Subscripts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Products. 18. Which of the following in an ecosystem is ABIOTIC? A) Sunlight. B) Frog. C) Scorpion. D) Snake. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sunlight. 19. Along with population growth, which of the following is a major root of the environmental problems caused by humans? A) Our sustainable development practices. B) Or reforestation projects. C) Over exploitation and consumption of resources. D) Our renewable energy initiatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Over exploitation and consumption of resources. 20. Most of the acid precipitation that falls in southeastern Canada results from pollution produced in the midwestern and eastern states. Which of the following is NOT one of those states? A) Illinois. B) Missouri. C) West Virginia. D) Minnesota. 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