This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 325 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 325 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A scientist hypothesizes that the temperature at which an alligator's egg is incubated will determine whether the alligator will be male or female. The independent variable is A) The male alligators. B) The incubator. C) The gender of the alligator. D) The temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The temperature. 2. Precipitation in deciduous forests is best described as A) Rare. B) Occurring mainly in the spring. C) Occurs throughout the year. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Occurs throughout the year. 3. All of the following are examples of saltwater ecosystems except A) Mangrove swamps. B) Coral reefs. C) Salt marshes. D) The Florida Everglades. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Florida Everglades. 4. The San Andréa fault in California is one example of a ..... A) Divergent boundary. B) Convergent boundary. C) Transform boundary. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transform boundary. 5. Is Solar Energy a Renewable or Non-Renewable? A) Renewable Resource. B) Non-Renewable Resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable Resource. 6. The five key climate groups are based on the annual and monthly averages of ..... and ..... A) Heat, wind. B) Tempature, wind. C) Temperature, precipitation. D) Wind, precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Temperature, precipitation. 7. ..... costs-Private or public expenditures to correct pollution damage once pollution has occurred. A) Population. B) Useage. C) Commons. D) Pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pollution. 8. Which is classified as an alternative energy resource? A) Mined coal. B) Crude oil. C) Geothermal heat. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geothermal heat. 9. Which aquatic biome has the highest concentration of salt? A) Estuary. B) Freshwater. C) Wetland. D) Coral Reefs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coral Reefs. 10. A student wants to test how different amounts of UV light affect the growth of the bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus. She wants to grow the bacteria in petri dishes for her experiment. Which of the following variables should NOT be held constant in this experiment? A) Amount of UV light bacteria is exposed to. B) Amount of time to grow bacteria. C) Location of petri dishes while growing bacteria. D) Type of bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amount of UV light bacteria is exposed to. 11. Surface currents are a result of A) Global Wind Patterns. B) Earth's Rotation. C) Density. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Global Wind Patterns. 12. What is the term used for a chemical combination of a carbon based fuel with oxygen that produces heat or light and releases CO2? A) Photosynthesis. B) Burial and subduction. C) Respiration. D) Combustion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Combustion. 13. All of life on Earth exists in A) A single ecosystem. B) A single biome. C) The biosphere. D) The hydrosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The biosphere. 14. Poor air quality can increase A) Population. B) Asthma. C) Allergies. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asthma. 15. Rain and snow are two different forms of precipitation that fall on Earth's surface. Which factor is responsible for them being different forms of precipitation? A) Evaporation. B) Run-off. C) Temperature. D) Transpiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Temperature. 16. What type of rain is responsible for deterioration of forests and lakes, also damages plant tissues and interferes with plant growth? A) Chemical rain. B) Sulfur rain. C) Acid rain. D) Toxic rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Acid rain. 17. Plants and animal cells both have a nucleus. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. Water, hail, and snowfall from the clouds. This is called: ..... A) Pressure. B) Pollution. C) Precipitation. D) Temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Precipitation. 19. The color of a minerals powder when it is rubbed against a textile plate is its ..... A) Luster. B) Streak. C) Color. D) Shale. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Streak. 20. Evidence of biodiversity is seen in A) Genetic variation among human populations. B) Number of species in a region. C) Number of ecosystems and habitats in a region. D) Genetic variation among plants and animals in a region. E) All of these answers are correct. 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