This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 266 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 266 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which model is particularly useful in scientific cases with many variables? A) Physical. B) Graphical. C) Conceptual. D) Mathematical. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mathematical. 2. Able to be safely eaten A) Iron. B) Edible. C) Calorie. D) Calcium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Edible. 3. According to your book, the plates move about ..... inches per year. A) 1-6. B) 5-10. C) 4-8. D) 3-7. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1-6. 4. What is heat island effect? A) Wanting to have a tropical island life. B) Urbanized areas that experience higher temperatures than outlying areas. C) Ruralized areas that experience higher temperatures than outlying areas. D) Increased anger due to heat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Urbanized areas that experience higher temperatures than outlying areas. 5. Examples of natural income: A) Crops, fish, energy, land. B) Candy, pop, chips. C) Processed food. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crops, fish, energy, land. 6. The place where two plates come together is known as a ..... A) Divergent. B) Convergent. C) Transform. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convergent. 7. World Environment Day is celebrated every year on which of the following dates? A) June 7. B) June 1. C) June 5. D) June 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) June 5. 8. Earth warms and glaciers and ice caps melt and dark terrestrial land is exposed. The dark land absorbs sunlight. A) Positive Feedback Loop. B) Negative Feedback Loop. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive Feedback Loop. 9. With respect to matter, Earth is mostly A) An open system. B) A closed system. C) An ecosystem. D) A biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A closed system. 10. The study of good and bad, right and wrong A) Ethics. B) Universalist. C) Utility. D) Values. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethics. 11. Do plants grow better in natural light or under fluorescent light? What is the independent variable? A) Type of light. B) Rate of growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Type of light. 12. Organisms which harness the sun's energy directly are referred to as ..... A) Decomposers. B) Carnivores. C) Producers. D) Consumers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Producers. 13. What is one way to reduce the carbon emissions from passenger cars? A) Use more expensive gas. B) Carpooling. C) Driving alone at all times. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carpooling. 14. "A testable idea that attempts to explain a phenomenon or answer a scientific question" is the definition of a (n) A) Prediction. B) Hypothesis. C) Theory. D) Experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hypothesis. 15. Movement out of an area A) Birth. B) Death. C) Immigration. D) Emigration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Emigration. 16. All the members of one type of species in a specific area. A) Habitat. B) Community. C) Population. D) Ecosystme. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Population. 17. When multiple organisms seek the same limited resource, this is referred to as? A) Tolerence. B) Competetion. C) Predation. D) Parasitism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Competetion. 18. This type of threat to biodiversity involves cutting down forests, draining wetlands, or generally changing a habitat so much that is is no longer usable by organisms that live there A) Overexploitation. B) Invasive species. C) Habitat destruction. D) Climate change. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Habitat destruction. 19. A scientist is conducting research on mealworms. Which of the following pieces of equipment should be used by the scientist to determine the mass of each mealworm? A) Electronic balance. B) Ruler. C) Graduated cylinder. D) Beaker. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electronic balance. 20. The variety of genetic variation, variety ofspecies in a community, or a variety ofcommunities in an ecosystem A) Biodiversity. B) Tragedy of the commons. C) Sustainability. D) Agricultural revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biodiversity. ← 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