This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 268 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 268 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Study of behavior (good and bad, right and wrong), moral principles, and values A) Philosophy. B) Socialism. C) Ethics. D) Environmentalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethics. 2. Organisms, such as the sea otter, play such a vital role in their ecosystem that when removed the ecosystem crashes. These organisms are known as A) Endangered species. B) Tertiary consumers. C) Homologous structures. D) Keystone species. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Keystone species. 3. Which of the following is needed for hurricanes to form? A) A huge area of hot water and the reversal of currents and wind patterns. B) A huge area of cold nutrient-dense water and cold dense air. C) A huge area of hot water and Coriolis Effect to organize the storm. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A huge area of hot water and Coriolis Effect to organize the storm. 4. How does surface water become ground water? A) Infiltration. B) Wells. C) Springs. D) Aquifers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infiltration. 5. RESOURCES WHICH ARE OBTAINED FROM THE BIOSPHERE ARE CALLED ..... A) NATURAL RESOURCES. B) BIOTICRESOURCES. C) ABIOTIC RESOURCES. D) LANDRESOURCES. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) BIOTICRESOURCES. 6. The energy in fossil fuels is often converted into A) Electricity. B) Uranium. C) Magnetic fields. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electricity. 7. A recent survey of 800 seventh graders from across the state shows 4 out of 10 like to play paper football. How many students said they like to play paper football? A) 40 students. B) 200 students. C) 320 students. D) 8, 000 students. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 320 students. 8. An ..... is living and nonliving things in a specific place A) Community. B) Ecosystem. C) Biosphere. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ecosystem. 9. Which of the following is a provision of the Clean Air Act? A) It sets aside funds for research into pollution control. B) It limits the use of motor vehicles. C) It lets industries sue people who break the rules. D) It prevents states and Native American tribes from developing pollution regulations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It sets aside funds for research into pollution control. 10. Which of the following is a body of running water and flows under gravity? A) Lake. B) Pond. C) Stream. D) River. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stream. 11. In the cycling of matter, which cycle includes nitrogen-fixing bacteria? A) Carbon cycle. B) Nitrogen cycle. C) Phosphorus cycle. D) Ecologicalcycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nitrogen cycle. 12. What is the biggest bone in your body? A) Fibula. B) Humerus. C) Pelvis. D) Femur. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Femur. 13. The type of plant that hosts the bacteria in it's root nodules is a A) Corn. B) Grass. C) Cactus. D) Legume. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Legume. 14. Match The Definition:Pollution that comes from many different sources. A) Watershed. B) Pollution prevention. C) Hybrid vehicle. D) Nonpoint source. E) Ozone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nonpoint source. 15. What kind of observation is this:30 mL of water A) Quantitative. B) Qualitative. C) Neither quantitative nor qualitative. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quantitative. 16. Risk is the probability of A) A chance. B) A positive outcome. C) An unwanted outcome. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An unwanted outcome. 17. A wave with a large wavelength will have a ..... frequency and ..... energy A) High, low. B) High, high. C) Low, high. D) Low, low. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Low, low. 18. Statements about what we expect to observe if the hypothesis is correct. A) IV. B) Predictions. C) DV. D) Hypothesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Predictions. 19. Rhinoceros has very thin skin. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. How does deforestation affect forest animals? A) It provides more food sources for them. B) It has no impact on forest animals. C) It disrupts their habitats and makes them more vulnerable. D) It helps them adapt to changing conditions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It disrupts their habitats and makes them more vulnerable. ← 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