This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 286 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 286 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A natural resource that is naturally formed much more slowly than we use it is called A) Nonrenewable resources. B) Renewable resources. C) Sustainable. D) Ecological. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nonrenewable resources. 2. A doctor works in a A) School. B) Hospital. C) Office. D) Farm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hospital. 3. Resource available in continuous supply for the conceivable future A) Nutrient cycling. B) Inexhaustible resources. C) Renewable resource. D) Nonrenewable resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inexhaustible resources. 4. What is the difference between biomes and ecosystems? A) A biome is an ecosystem containing different plants, animals, and minerals indigenous to a specific geographic area. B) An Ecosystem is where you go for clean water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A biome is an ecosystem containing different plants, animals, and minerals indigenous to a specific geographic area. 5. Which of the following plants is likely to be a pioneer species? A) Lichen. B) Shrub. C) Oak tree. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lichen. 6. Where is the majority of Earth's freshwater found? A) Groundwater. B) Rivers. C) Lakes. D) Glaciers and polar ice caps. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Glaciers and polar ice caps. 7. Specific statement about what we would expect to observe if the hypothesis are true A) Prediction. B) Theory. C) Hypothesis. D) Predation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prediction. 8. Decaying organic matter. A) Runner. B) Vertical Feeding Pattern. C) Humus. D) Tufts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Humus. 9. Process by which individuals that are better adapted are able to survive and reproduce more successfully than individuals who are not well adapted is known as ..... A) Natural Selection. B) Artificial Selection. C) Evolution. D) Resistance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural Selection. 10. ..... could increase the amount of oxygen in the air. A) Building more houses. B) Burning more oil. C) Paving more streets. D) Planting more trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Planting more trees. 11. Carlos uses trees to make paper. He wants his children to also have trees to make paper. How can he make using paper SUSTAINABLE? A) By only using white paper. B) By planting new trees as he cuts down old trees. C) By buying paper from other countries. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By planting new trees as he cuts down old trees. 12. What is the best way to eliminate pests that have entered the operation? A) Raise the heat in the operation after-hours. B) Lower the heat in the operation after-hours. C) Work with a licensed pest control operator (PCO). D) Apply over-the-counter pesticides around the operation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Work with a licensed pest control operator (PCO). 13. What are some factors that might decrease a population in an area? A) Disease. B) Emigration. C) Natural Disasters. D) Death Rate. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of the above. 14. Where are the majority of the world's ice sheets currently located? A) Northern Canada. B) The Himalayan and Andes Mountains. C) Northern Russia. D) Antarctica and Greenland. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Antarctica and Greenland. 15. A variable the scientist munipulates A) Dependent variable. B) Independent variable. C) Hypothesis variable. D) Controlled variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent variable. 16. The three main categories of waste include municipal solid waste, hazardous waste, and: A) Industrial waste. B) Radioactive waste. C) Wastewater. D) Green waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Industrial waste. 17. The birth rate and death rate determine a country's A) Population density. B) Population distribution. C) Population growth. D) Demography. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Population growth. 18. ..... carries water and food to all the parts of the plant. A) Root. B) Leaf. C) Stem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stem. 19. Why do thunderstorms most often occur in the summer months? A) The air pressure is higher in the summer months. B) Increases in sunlight cause air molecules to contract. C) The jet stream forces air upward during the summer months. D) Higher temperatures increase the rate of evaporation and convection. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Higher temperatures increase the rate of evaporation and convection. 20. Which of these statements BEST describes (explains) temperature as elevation in the atmosphere increases? A) Temperature remains constant with elevation in the thermosphere. B) Temperature remains constant with elevation in the mesosphere. C) Temperature generally decreases with elevation in the stratosphere. D) Temperature generally decreases with elevation in the troposphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Temperature generally decreases with elevation in the troposphere. ← 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