This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 494 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 494 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which item listed below is not a property of a mineral? A) Streak. B) Shape. C) Luster. D) Hardness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shape. 2. Dunes form in any place where there is a lot of sand and prevailing winds, such as in a desert. However, Florida does not have any deserts. Which statement best describes most of Florida's dunes? A) Dunes form from the sediment of Mountains. B) Dunes formed from the sediment carried by rivers. C) Coastal dunes behind rocky cliffs. D) Coastal behind sandy beaches. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coastal behind sandy beaches. 3. In the phosphorus cycle, where does the phosphorus NOT cycle through? A) Atmosphere. B) Soil. C) Plants. D) Oceans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Atmosphere. 4. ..... are vines with roots in the ground that grow up trees to reach available sunlight. A) Butrees. B) Prop stilt. C) Drip tips. D) Liana. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Liana. 5. True or False:Mass extinctions are common. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. The soil in the deciduous forest is A) Poor and rocky. B) Rich in nutrients. C) Permafrost (frozen solid). D) Poor thin soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rich in nutrients. 7. In making environmental policies, government interacts with A) Organizations. B) Businesses. C) Citizens. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 8. How long does it take Earth to revolve one time? A) 24 Hours. B) 365 Days. C) 29. Days. D) 1 Hour. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 365 Days. 9. Scientists who study the weather and try to predict it are called A) Astronomers. B) Climatologists. C) Meteorologists. D) Weatherologists. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meteorologists. 10. If a species can no longer produce offspring, the species will ..... A) Adapt to its new environment. B) Become extinct. C) Evolve into a new species. D) Move to a new location. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Become extinct. 11. What are the two largest reservoirs of carbon on Earth?A. OceanB. MountainC. Rivers and lakesD. AtmosphereE. Lithosphere A) A and B. B) A and E. C) B and C. D) B and D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A and E. 12. What is a proxy? A) Direct data that is used to build a climate model of the past. B) Direct data that tells us what the temperature was at the time. C) Indirect data that measures the amount of living organisms present on the planet during an ice age. D) Indirect data that is used to build a climate model of the past, temperature, carbon and methane. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indirect data that is used to build a climate model of the past, temperature, carbon and methane. 13. What is migration coming to an area? A) Emmigration. B) Immigration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Immigration. 14. Where is the largest 'hole' in the ozone layer located? A) Over the United States. B) Over Europe. C) Over Antarctica. D) Around the equator. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Over Antarctica. 15. Organization of life terms from smallest to largest A) Biome, ecosystem, community, population, organism. B) Population, Species, Community, Ecosystem, Biosphere. C) Species, population, community, ecosystem, biome. D) Organism, population, community, ecosystem, biome. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Organism, population, community, ecosystem, biome. 16. A study in which all variables are controlled except for the ONE variable being investigated A) Manipulated variable. B) Dependent variable. C) Controlled variable. D) Controlled study. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Controlled study. 17. Companies might offer these to encourage consumers to adopt environmentally firendly behaviors. A) Consumber treats. B) Green Taxes. C) Local Incentives. D) Sanctions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Local Incentives. 18. Using resources in a manner which guarantees there will be more of that resource to use in the future is ..... A) Compostable. B) Nonrenewable. C) Tragedy of the Commons. D) Sustainability. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sustainability. 19. All of the water-salt water and fresh water, in the form of liquid, ice, or vapor-above and below Earth's surface and in the atmosphere A) Hydrosphere. B) Lithosphere. C) Geosphere. D) Biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hydrosphere. 20. Which of the following is an example of nonrenewable energy? A) Milk. B) Coal. C) Water. D) None of above. 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