This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 377 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 377 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Assigns less value to individual organisms than to whole populations, species, communities, and ecosystems. A) Anthropocentrism. B) Biocentrism. C) Ecocentrism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ecocentrism. 2. Air becomes dirty because of harmful gases and dust. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. The independent variable goes on A) The x-axis. B) The y-axis. C) The Graph Title. D) The back of the graph. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The x-axis. 4. Subduction and mountain building are examples of A) Divergent plate boundaries. B) Convergent plate boundaries. C) Transform plate boundaries. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convergent plate boundaries. 5. What is a heat island? A) A power plant. B) A city. C) A volcano. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A city. 6. The biome with the most diverse communities of organisms is the A) Deciduous forest. B) Rain forest. C) Coniferous forest. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rain forest. 7. Are you allowed to have your cellphone out in this class? A) NO. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO. 8. # of different species in a given area A) Ecosystem Diversity. B) Species Diversity. C) Genetic Diversity. D) Population Diversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Species Diversity. 9. Wyatt should follow all of the safety procedures when heating a test tube EXCEPT- A) Point the opening directly at their lab partner. B) Heat it along its length in order to distribute the heat evenly. C) Point the opening away from themselves and others. D) Use a test tube holder so they do not burn their fingers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Point the opening directly at their lab partner. 10. Why do winds change during the day and night near a beach? A) The warm air over land sinks and stays there. B) The warm air over water sinks and stays there. C) The temperature over air and the land change. D) Cool air sinks over the land and stays there. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The temperature over air and the land change. 11. In the troposphere, which of the following decreases as altitude increases? A) Temperature and pressure. B) Pressure and radiation. C) Radiation and temperature. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Radiation and temperature. 12. What is the lightest gas? A) Helium. B) Hydrogen. C) Oxygen. D) Lithium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hydrogen. 13. Which of the following is the most common ozone destroying pollutants? A) Chlorofluorocarbons. B) Particular matter. C) Nitrogen dioxide. D) Carbon monoxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chlorofluorocarbons. 14. Which group list ONLY decomposers? A) Tadpoles, frogs, and algae. B) Bacteria, mushrooms, and earthworms. C) Shrimp, crawfish, and turtles. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bacteria, mushrooms, and earthworms. 15. The movement of water through different parts of the biosphere, geosphere, and atmosphere. A) Water cycle. B) Carbon cycle. C) Nitrogen cycle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water cycle. 16. ..... is the study of how we and other species interact with one another and with the nonliving environment (matter and energy). It is a science of relationships. A) Environmentalism. B) Environmental Science. C) Ecology. D) Earth Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ecology. 17. What do you call all of the living (biotic biotic factors) and nonliving (abiotic factors) things that interact in an area? A) Community. B) Ecosystem. C) Habitat. D) Population. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ecosystem. 18. Which of the following will require developed countries to decrease emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases? A) Montreal Protocol. B) Kyoto Protocol. C) Emissions Reduction Act. D) Reforestation Project. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kyoto Protocol. 19. More carbon dioxide (CO2) is released in the atmosphere today than in the past because of A) The level of nitrogen in the air. B) The burning of fossil fuels. C) The breakdown of ammonia into nitrites. D) Chemical erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The burning of fossil fuels. 20. A logical statement about what will happen next A) Observation. B) Hypothesis. C) Prediction. D) Experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prediction. ← 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