This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 420 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 420 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Anthropocentrism describes a worldview in which all components of an ecosystem have value. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 2. A hurricane could cause a bottleneck effect because A) It can cause a drastic reduction in the size of a population. B) It happens only once in a while. C) The rain causes flooding. D) The wind carries a small portion of the population to a new place. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It can cause a drastic reduction in the size of a population. 3. As water vapor rises, it enters into a colder atmosphere, causing the water to condense into liquid water and clouds are formed A) Condensation. B) Evaporation. C) Transpiration. D) Interception. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Condensation. 4. Acid rain is associated with which geochemical cycle? A) P. B) C. C) K. D) S. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) C. 5. Environmental designers design structures to match the environment. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. Which of the following must be done for the results of an experiment to be considered valid? A) The experiment must be repeated numerous times and the same results are obtained. B) The results must be published in a national journal. C) The results must be shown in a graph. D) The results must be only quantitative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The experiment must be repeated numerous times and the same results are obtained. 7. As populations grow, the tragedy of the commons will become more of a problem? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. Minerals that contain valuable substances A) Aggregates. B) Ore minerals. C) Reclamation. D) Smelting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ore minerals. 9. "A ball falling from the sky" is an example of a observation A) Quantitative. B) Qualitative. C) Neither quantitative nor qualitative. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Qualitative. 10. It is a group of organisms having a unique set of characteristics that set it apart from other groups. A) Organism. B) Species. C) Ecology. D) Population. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Species. 11. Water covers approximately ..... % of Earth's surface. A) 51. B) 61. C) 71. D) 81. E) 91. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 71. 12. In order for water vapor to form, what must occur? A) Precipitation. B) Condensation. C) Evaporation. D) Transpiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Condensation. 13. Something that takes up space and has mass. A) Volume. B) Matter. C) Mass. D) Density tagsStates of Matter / Phase ChangesProperties of Matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Matter. 14. What should a scientist do if they believe another scientists' results are incorrect? A) Replicate the other scientists experiment to see if he gets the same results. B) Change variables in the other scientists experiment to tru to change the results. C) Research what should likely happen in the experiment from an online resource. D) Do a different experiment and show that the results are different. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Replicate the other scientists experiment to see if he gets the same results. 15. How does carbon monoxide affect human health? A) It interferes with the body's ability to deliver oxygen to cells. B) It irritates the throat and air passages. C) It helps the respiratory system function more efficiently. D) It depletes ozone, causing greater exposure to the sun's rays. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It interferes with the body's ability to deliver oxygen to cells. 16. Proteins are essential to the cell membrane because A) They attach the cell membrane to the cell wall. B) Prevent th cell membrane from breaking apart in water. C) Allow certain things to pass throught the membrane. D) Prevent gases, such as oxygen, from leaving the cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allow certain things to pass throught the membrane. 17. What is the difference between primary and secondary succcession? A) Primary succession already has soil. B) Lichen and moss come in for secondary succession. C) Secondary succession already has soil. D) Climax community is achieved quickly in primary succession. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Secondary succession already has soil. 18. Disease agents can be A) Physical. B) Chemical. C) Biological. D) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the Above. 19. The thin layer of life around the Earth A) Biosphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Atmosphere. D) Ozone layer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biosphere. 20. A vitamin that supports health and growth A) Vitamin B. B) Vitamin A. C) Vitamin C. D) Vitamin D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vitamin C. ← 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