This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 219 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 219 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Observations are ..... data collected by using the five senses. A) Estimated. B) Averaged. C) Informational. D) Accurate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Accurate. 2. Which biogeochemical cycle is most affected by the burning of fossil fuels? A) Nitrogen. B) Phosphorus. C) Water. D) Carbon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carbon. 3. Which of the following laws provided penalties for wildlife trading? A) Delaney Clause of Food, Drugs, & Cosmetics Act. B) Kyoto Protocol & Paris Agreement. C) Clean Water Act. D) CITES. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) CITES. 4. Ponds are smaller bodies of water than lakes. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. The study of the spread of disease A) Dose. B) Dose-response curve. C) Epidemiology. D) Particulates. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epidemiology. 6. Matter cannot be created or destroyed is the? A) Law of conservation of matter. B) Law of gravity. C) The law of atraction. D) Law of conservation of mass. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Law of conservation of matter. 7. A ..... is a testable idea with some research or known information behind it. A) Hypothesis. B) Law. C) Conclusion. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hypothesis. 8. Environmental science only addresses issues related to pollution and conservation. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. When red blood cells are placed into salt water, they will A) Explode. B) Shrink. C) Stay the same. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shrink. 10. What is the process called by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce than other members of the same species? A) Natural selection (Survival of the fittest). B) Opposite selection (Survival of the least fit). C) Random selection (Survival of chance). D) Unnatural selection (Selective Breeding). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural selection (Survival of the fittest). 11. Htght A) 2. B) 3. C) 4. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4. 12. When excess nutrients make their way into the waterways in runoff from lawns: A) Fish populations increase. B) Algal blooms increase. C) Frog population increases. D) People get more vitamins in their water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Algal blooms increase. 13. Water, sunlight, or nutrients for plants are A) Dispersion. B) Limiting resources. C) Territory. D) Density. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Limiting resources. 14. I rise in the east and set in the west. I am ..... A) Sun. B) Moon. C) Earth. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sun. 15. Which covers 70% of the Earth's surface? A) Lithosphere. B) Atmosphere. C) Biosphere. D) Hydrosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hydrosphere. 16. What is an old-growth forest? A) Planted stands of a particular tree species. B) A stand of trees resulting from natural secondary succession. C) Uncut or regenerated forest that has not been seriously disturbed for severalhundred years. D) I don't know. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Uncut or regenerated forest that has not been seriously disturbed for severalhundred years. 17. What do scientists use to learn about the Earth's interior? A) Radio waves. B) Seismic waves. C) Radar waves. D) Microwaves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seismic waves. 18. Which of the following can contribute indoor air pollution? A) Burning of wood & biomass for cooking & heating. B) Off-gassing of furniture & building materials. C) Cleaning supplies & personal care items. D) All of the above!. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above!. 19. Which organelle acts as the "brain" of the cell? A) Nucleus. B) Ribosomes. C) Golgi apparatus. D) Endoplasmic reticulum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nucleus. 20. You set up an experiment to see if the color of a bird feeder effects how many birds visit it to eat. Identify the independent variable. A) Color of the bird feeder. B) Type of bird. C) How many birds visit it. D) Type of bird food. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Color of the bird feeder. ← PreviousNext →Related 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 9Environmental Sciences Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books