This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 444 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 444 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The theory of island biogeography suggests that species richness is affected by which of the following factors? I. island distance from mainlandII. how the island is formedIII. island size A) II only. B) III only. C) I and III. D) II and III. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I and III. 2. What has happened to resource consumption in the last several hundred years? A) It has remained at the same level. B) It has decreased only slightly. C) It has increased dramatically. D) It has decreased dramatically. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It has increased dramatically. 3. If the Earth did NOT have a liquid outer core, how would earthquake waves travel differently. A) P and S waves would both be absorbed. B) Only S waves would travel through the Earth's core. C) Shadow zones would not exist. D) S waves would travel faster than P waves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shadow zones would not exist. 4. Who assists landowners in implementing best land use practices? A) Soil Conservationist. B) Soil Scientist. C) Forester. D) Forestry Consultant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Soil Conservationist. 5. The facilities, services, and installations needed for the functioning of a community make up its: A) Heat island. B) Infrastructure. C) Suburbs. D) Ecosystem services. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infrastructure. 6. The main reason that diagrams, tables and graphs of data are used by scientists is to- A) Organize data. B) Verify the conclusion. C) Test a hypothesis. D) Create an experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Organize data. 7. What is one of the main threats to tigers? A) Human impact. B) Deers are becoming extinct. C) Global warming. D) The grass is dying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Human impact. 8. Which hypothesis of the collapse of Easter Island society would imply that humans were the sole source of the decline? A) Rat outbreak hypothesis. B) Climate change hypothesis. C) Ecocide hypothesis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ecocide hypothesis. 9. Jan Ingenhousz discovered one of the components of photosynthesis when he observed bubbles of oxygen being released from aquatic plants. What environmental condition did the plants need to do this? A) Darkness. B) Sunlight. C) Warm temperatures. D) Cold temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sunlight. 10. This layer of the earth is the thinnest part A) Crust. B) Outer core. C) Mantle. D) Inner core. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crust. 11. ..... energies don't make pollution. A) Non-renewable. B) Renewable. C) Fossil Fuels. D) Carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Renewable. 12. Summer Solstice is A) June 21. B) July 21. C) Aug 21. D) May 21. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) June 21. 13. What do you call the relationship that exists when two organisms belong in the same niche and are trying to acquire the same resources (i.e. space, food, water, etc.)? A) Commensalism. B) Competition. C) Mutualism. D) Parasitism. E) Predation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Competition. 14. Passed in 1976 to regulate solid and hazardous waste disposal A) Superfund act. B) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). C) Clean bill act. D) Air pollution act. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). 15. Earth's lithospheric plates A) Are constantly in motion. B) Do not move. C) Move only once. D) Move only up and down. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are constantly in motion. 16. How many bones we have? A) 206. B) 209. C) 300. D) 600. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 206. 17. Nonmetallic minerals prized for their beauty, rarity, or durability A) Compound. B) Aggregates. C) Gemstones. D) Ore minerals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gemstones. 18. Large bodies of water help to keep nearby climates from being too hot or too cold because they ..... A) Absorb heat in the spring and slowly release that heat in the fall. B) Absorb heat in the fall and slowly release that heat in the spring. C) Absorb heat in the summer and slowly release that heat in the winter. D) Absorb heat in the winter and slowly release that heat in the summer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Absorb heat in the summer and slowly release that heat in the winter. 19. Produces proteins in all cells A) Cell Membrane. B) Nucleus. C) Lysosomes. D) Ribosomes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ribosomes. 20. Which of the following is the variable that is measured? A) Controlled variable. B) Independent variable. C) Dependent variable. D) None of above. 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