This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 403 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 403 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Characteristic that allows a species to live successfully in its environment A) Natural selection. B) Adaptation. C) Niche. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adaptation. 2. Which of the following best describes the movement of nitrogen between reservoirs in the process of assimilation? A) From the soil into plants. B) From the air into plants. C) From the air into soil. D) From soil into animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) From the soil into plants. 3. Which macromolecule is composed of Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus A) Carbohydrates. B) Lipids. C) Proteins. D) Nucleic Acids. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nucleic Acids. 4. There are only cirrus clouds in the sky today. A) Climate. B) Weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weather. 5. What is a characteristic of renewable resources? A) Finite supply. B) Often result in pollution. C) Can be replenished naturally. D) Highly valuable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can be replenished naturally. 6. Which of the following statements is TRUE of nonmetallic minerals? A) They are not mined for their metal content. B) They do not contain metals. C) The have no value. D) They are used as energy sources. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are not mined for their metal content. 7. Evaporites most commonly form in A) Arid regions where rates of evaporation are high. B) Rain forests where rates of evaporation are low. C) Cold regions that receive large seasonal snowfall. D) Areas with frequent volcanic activity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arid regions where rates of evaporation are high. 8. What is the name of this animal that is NOT native to Georgia? A) Alligator Gar. B) George. C) Alligator Snapping Turtle. D) Sea Turtle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alligator Snapping Turtle. 9. What is the amount of water vapor in the air called? A) Condensation. B) Precipitation. C) Evaporation. D) Humidity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Humidity. 10. Which accurately describes the process stars use to convert matter into energy? A) ) Atoms split, decreasing the average size of atomic nuclei. B) ) Atoms fuse, increasing the average size of atomic nuclei. C) ) Atoms release electrons to form positive ions. D) ) Atoms acquire electrons to form negative ions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ) Atoms fuse, increasing the average size of atomic nuclei. 11. What do smart grid systems optimize? A) Capture sunlight and convert it into electricity. B) Generate wind energy. C) Improve energy efficiency and reliability. D) Purify water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Improve energy efficiency and reliability. 12. Immigrants to neighboring countries due to war, famine, or natural disasters A) Are an economic burden to host counties. B) Cause political problems in the host countries. C) Are a humanitarian problem. D) All the the statements are true. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the the statements are true. 13. Scientists have discovered the fossils of tropical organisms in Antarctica. How could these organisms have survived on Antarctica in the past? A) Evolution. B) Natural Selection. C) Extinction. D) Continental Drift. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Continental Drift. 14. Another term for producer A) Heterotroph. B) Autotroph. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autotroph. 15. Which of the following statements best describes the process of science? A) It is mysterious. B) It is predictable. C) It proceeds in a linear fashion. D) It produces knowledge over time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It produces knowledge over time. 16. Which of these is in both the carbon cycle AND the phosphorous cycle? A) Erosion. B) Respiration. C) Photosynthesis. D) Combustion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Erosion. 17. How many surveys did they release A) 100. B) 5, 000. C) 1, 000, 000. D) More then 1, 200. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) More then 1, 200. 18. Which of the following is NOT true about fossil fuels? A) They include coal, oil and natural gas. B) They are nonrenewable. C) They are being used faster then they are being replenished. D) They are renewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They are renewable. 19. Formula to determine an Ecological Deficit or Reserve A) Biocapacity-Ecological Footprint. B) Ecological Footprint-Biocapacity. C) Biocapacity + Ecological Footprint. D) Ecological Footprint x Biocapacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biocapacity-Ecological Footprint. 20. The main difference between the water cycle and all the other biogeochemical cycles is that water ..... A) Creates completely new substances. B) Is made from matter that has been here since the world was formed. C) Never changes its structural form. D) Is much slower than the other cycles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Never changes its structural form. ← 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