This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 395 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 395 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Communication can be shown by: A) Speaking clearly and directly. B) Identify the strengths of team members. C) Develop creative and innovative solutions. D) Reflect on your own performance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Speaking clearly and directly. 2. Hydrocarbons contain only carbon and (a) A) A hydrogen. B) Water. C) Oxygen. D) Nitrogen. E) Hydroxides. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A hydrogen. 3. Which of the following best explains the energy transformations that occur in a coal burning power plant (in the correct order)? A) Chemical-heat-mechanical-electrical. B) Mechanical-electrical. C) Heat-chemical-electrical. D) Chemical-mechanical-heat-electrical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chemical-heat-mechanical-electrical. 4. Developed nations make up about ..... percent of the world's population and consume about ..... percent of its resources. A) 20, 75. B) 75, 20. C) 50, 75. D) 75, 50. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 20, 75. 5. What are the species called that appear first during primary succession? A) Pioneer Species. B) New Species. C) Alpha Species. D) Mature Species. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pioneer Species. 6. What is the relationship between predators and prey? A) Predators feed on other animals, and prey are plants. B) Predators feed on other animals, and prey are the animals they capture. C) Predators and prey have a mutually beneficial relationship. D) Predators and prey are terms used only in marine ecosystems. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Predators feed on other animals, and prey are the animals they capture. 7. Urban land use does not typically include ..... A) Farming. B) Residential. C) Industrial. D) Commercial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Farming. 8. What gas does the passage refer to? A) CH4. B) Ill. C) Storm. D) Ill. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ill. 9. A pile of compost would be an example of this. A) Producers. B) Consumers. C) Herbivores. D) Decomposers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Decomposers. 10. Another term for an herbivore: A) Autotroph. B) Primary consumer. C) Secondary consumer. D) Detrivorous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Primary consumer. 11. Because of specific heat, what warms up faster? A) Land. B) Water. C) Air. D) None of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Land. 12. What is a renewable resources? A) Resources that are from fossils. B) Resources that will not replenish over time. C) A resource that runs out quickly. D) Resource that replenishes itself naturally over a span of time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Resource that replenishes itself naturally over a span of time. 13. Which definition is natural selection? A) Individuals who are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce. B) Individuals are bred to produce desired traits. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Individuals who are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce. 14. In the ..... trees emit oxygen and animals consume oxygen. A) Biosphere. B) Geosphere. C) Atmosphere. D) Hydrosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biosphere. 15. What is Critical Thinking? A) Refer to abilities to be open-minded, mindful, and analytical, and to evaluate, question, reason, hypothesize, interpret, explain, and draw conclusions. B) Refer to abilities to be close-minded, mindful, and analytical, and to evaluate, question, reason, hypothesize, interpret, explain, and draw conclusions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Refer to abilities to be open-minded, mindful, and analytical, and to evaluate, question, reason, hypothesize, interpret, explain, and draw conclusions. 16. What states that if the supply of a product declines and the demand remains the same, the price would increase? A) Tragedy of the Commons. B) Law of Supply and Demand. C) Cost-benefit analysis. D) Critical thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Law of Supply and Demand. 17. The distance north or south from the equator; expressed in degrees. A) Climate. B) Latitude. C) Biome. D) Altitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Latitude. 18. Which of the following is one of earth's internal layers based on composition? A) Atmosphere. B) Mantle. C) Granitic rock. D) Sandstone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mantle. 19. Match the level of ecological organization described by each of the statements below. The birds, insects, plants, fungi, and other organisms that reside in a nearby wetland. A) Molecules. B) Organism. C) Population. D) Biological community. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biological community. 20. The value of the output of all goods and services produced within a country in a year. A) Total output. B) Gross Domestic Product. C) National income. D) Net domestic product. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gross Domestic Product. ← 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