This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 337 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 337 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What type of land use makes up the majority of cities in the United States? A) Residential. B) Industrial. C) Commercial. D) Recreational. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Residential. 2. A testable prediction about a scientific investigation is a(n) A) Question. B) Observation. C) Hypothesis. D) Experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypothesis. 3. What is the part of the plant that absorbs the nutrients in the soil? A) Roots. B) Leaves. C) Stem. D) Flower. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Roots. 4. Are living and nonliving things found on Earth that people need. A) Fossil Fuels. B) Renewable Resources. C) Nonrenewable Resources. D) Natural Resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Natural Resources. 5. Smart growth refers to building ..... not ..... A) Out; up. B) Down; up. C) Up; out. D) Down; out. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Up; out. 6. Layers containing spaces or pores that water can pass through A) Permeable. B) Impermeable. C) Aquifers. D) Water table. E) Recharge zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Permeable. 7. Main GHG responsible for Global Warming is ..... A) Oxygen. B) Methane. C) Nitrogen. D) Carbon DIoxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carbon DIoxide. 8. Ways to maximize our energy resources include all of the following EXCEPT A) Increasing energy efficiency. B) Increasing energy conservation. C) Reducing funding for renewable resource development. D) Having lower MPG (miles per gallon) requirements. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reducing funding for renewable resource development. 9. Plants need food, air and water to stay healthy A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. Earth's dense center, made up of the solid inner core and the molten outer core. A) Core. B) Crust. C) Mantle. D) Asthenosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Core. 11. An important abiotic factor in a marine ecosystem is the A) Amount of plankton. B) Water depth. C) Types of macroinvertebrates. D) Size of fish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water depth. 12. Overpopulation, overconsumption, pollution, and loss of biodiversity are examples of ..... A) Environmental challenges. B) Pollution. C) Environmental factors. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Environmental challenges. 13. High Pressure is associated with this type of weather ..... A) Cloudy/Overcast Weather. B) Cold Weather. C) Warm Weather. D) Fair Weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fair Weather. 14. Which are examples of fungi? A) Mold. B) Yeast. C) Mushrooms. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 15. Which macromolecule(s) have the elements Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen? A) Proteins & Nucleic Acids. B) Carbohydrates & Lipids. C) Lipids & Proteins. D) Carbohydrates and Nucleic Acids. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbohydrates & Lipids. 16. What is the term for propane and butane gases that can be liquefied under high pressure during the production of natural gas? A) Methane. B) Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). C) Liquefied natural gas (LPG). D) Gaseous hydrocarbons. E) Unconventional gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). 17. Various species of warblers all utilize the same evergreen trees, but each species forages in a specific zone of the trees. This is an example of ..... A) Competitive exclsion. B) Resource partitioning. C) Interference competition. D) Character displacement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Resource partitioning. 18. True or false:trees are a type of pioneer species A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. Plants:sunlight:: A) Water:evaporation. B) Organisms:water. C) Air:nitrogen. D) Erosion:rock. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Organisms:water. 20. Carbon dioxide is..... A) A greenhouse gas. B) Released from rocks through weathering. C) Used as a fertilizer. D) What plants make. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A greenhouse gas. ← 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