This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 413 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 413 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What are seamounts and how are they formed? A) Underwater mountains formed by volcanic activity. B) Underwater canyons formed by sediment deposition. C) Underwater valleys formed by erosion. D) Underwater plateaus formed by tectonic movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Underwater mountains formed by volcanic activity. 2. Why was the Lacey act significant? A) Al Gore proposed it. B) It was the first act that made a real difference in the environment. C) It failed so badly that China threatened war. D) It was considered the first environmental justice action in the United States. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It was considered the first environmental justice action in the United States. 3. Marine ecosystem considered not productive A) Barnacle. B) Coral reef. C) Open ocean. D) Plankton. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Open ocean. 4. ..... energy is constantly being formed. A) Nonrenewable. B) Alternative. C) Renewable. D) Nuclear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Renewable. 5. The ..... variable is the result of an experiment, and is measured by the scientist. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) Control. D) Constant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent. 6. Scrubber A) Primary pollutant. B) Secondary pollutant. C) Indoor air pollution. D) Pollution control. E) Acid precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pollution control. 7. ..... is when one organism benefits and the other is unaffected. A) Mutualism. B) Parasitism. C) Predation. D) Commensalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Commensalism. 8. Biome with grass but no trees due to fire A) Tundra. B) Rain forest. C) TDF. D) Grassland. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grassland. 9. Renewable resource:nonrenewable resource:: A) Iron:water. B) Trees:sunlight. C) Water:trees. D) Trees:oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trees:oil. 10. Whenever matter undergoes a physical or chemical change, no atoms are created or destroyed. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. Which point in time allowed humans to begin establishing communities? A) Hunter-Gatherer Period. B) Agricultural Revolution. C) Industrial Revolution. D) Technological Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Agricultural Revolution. 12. In general, it is more SUSTAINABLE to use ..... resources. A) Renewable. B) Nonrenewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable. 13. Which is NOT an animal adaptation of the tundra? A) Migration. B) Camoflauge. C) Go underground to stay cool. D) Thick coats. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Go underground to stay cool. 14. If you are having an issue with your chromebook not working who do you talk to about help? A) My classroom coach. B) My online teacher. C) The janitor. D) Fred from two blocks down. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My classroom coach. 15. Plant material, manure, and wood A) Energy conservation. B) Active solar heating. C) Biomass fuel. D) Hydroelectric energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biomass fuel. 16. When sediment gets carried away by wind, water, ice, gravity we call this ..... A) Weathering. B) Erosion. C) Cementation. D) Compaction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Erosion. 17. Anything that makes natural resources dirty or unsafe to use is called? A) Recycle. B) Reuse. C) Conservation. D) Pollution tagsEasy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pollution tagsEasy. 18. It´s considered acid rain when the pH of water drops below ..... A) 5. B) 3. C) 6. D) 7. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 5. 19. A population will most likely stop growing when it reaches its: A) Growth limit. B) Exponential limit. C) Carrying Capacity. D) Metapopulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carrying Capacity. 20. Why does the European union prohibit the import or growth of genetically modified organisms? A) They fear that the introduced genes may jump to other plant species. B) They fear that some people might have allergic reactions to the proteins produced by GMO's. C) They fear that GMOs may cause some harm to the environment. D) All of these are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these are correct. ← 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