This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 319 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 319 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... includes all the waters on the earth's surface, such as lakes and seas, and sometimes including water over the earth's surface, such as clouds. A) Atmosphere. B) Lithosphere or Geosphere. C) Hydrosphere. D) Cryosphere. E) Biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hydrosphere. 2. What is the role of consumers in a food chain? A) Consumers convert sunlight into energy. B) Consumers break down dead organisms and waste materials. C) Consumers control the population of other organisms. D) Consumers eat other organisms to obtain energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Consumers eat other organisms to obtain energy. 3. Which of the following statements best describes the weather? A) The condition of the atmosphere at a specific place and time. B) The average atmospheric conditions in an area, including temperature and precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The condition of the atmosphere at a specific place and time. 4. What is the average, year-to-year conditions of weather in an area? A) Biome. B) Air Mass. C) Climate. D) Precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climate. 5. In which distribution pattern are individuals in a population evenly spaced out? A) Random. B) Uniform. C) Clumped. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Uniform. 6. Which of the following lists includes ALL renewable resources? A) Hydroelectric, solar, biomass, wind, and geothermal. B) Nuclear, natural gas, oil, coal. C) Geothermal, wind, nuclear, solar. D) Solar, nuclear, wind, natural gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hydroelectric, solar, biomass, wind, and geothermal. 7. Let's dive into a science adventure! 🌍🔥When humans burn those ancient, buried treasures we call fossil fuels, what magical transformation does the carbon undergo? A) It embarks on a journey into the hydrosphere, transforming into carbonate. B) It soars into the atmosphere, reemerging as carbon dioxide. C) It sneaks into the soil, disguising itself as carbonate. D) It gets consumed by the flames, turning into molecular carbon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It soars into the atmosphere, reemerging as carbon dioxide. 8. Hecto A) .01. B) .1. C) 100. D) 1, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 100. 9. Which one is a non-renewable resource? A) Coal. B) Sunlight. C) Fresh Water. D) Wind Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coal. 10. What is NOT a direct benefit of conservation efforts? A) Helping prevent shortages of natural resources. B) Reducing pollution levels. C) Slowing the growth of landfills. D) Creating new ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Creating new ecosystem. 11. Units for volume A) ML. B) Grams. C) G/mL. D) G/cm3. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ML. 12. I am a letter sent through internet. I am an ..... A) Email. B) Post card. C) Inland letter. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Email. 13. What is the main thing that carries out Nitrogen Fixation? A) Lightning. B) Bacteria. C) Plants. D) Humans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bacteria. 14. True or False:Your hypothesis can be wrong. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Desertification occurs due to A) Drought. B) Erosion. C) Overgrazing. D) All options are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All options are correct. 16. A personal preference or point of view is A) Bias. B) A theory. C) A hypothesis. D) An inference. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bias. 17. True or false:During lab, students with long hair should totally keep their hair free flowing and not tied up. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. When we burn fossil fuels, a lot of ..... is released into the atmosphere. A) Oxygen. B) Fresh air. C) Water. D) Carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carbon dioxide. 19. The continual process by which water circulates between the atmosphere and the Earth. A) Water cycle. B) Precipitation. C) Food web. D) Net primary productivity/NPP. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water cycle. 20. Bioaccumulation refers to the ..... A) Increase in species diversity in areas that have been protected. B) Ability of an animal to adapt to pollutants in its environment. C) Build-up of pesticides in soil and water supplies. D) Ability of a chemical to build up in an organisms's tissues. E) Data collection about DNA in captive populations of endangered species. 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