This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 528 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 528 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Trees are a A) Renewable resource. B) Nonrenewable resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable resource. 2. Which of the following is NOT an renewable energy resource? A) Hydropower. B) Solar Energy. C) Fossil Fuels. D) Biomass. E) Geothermal Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fossil Fuels. 3. The layer of atmosphere closest to the Earth is called the A) Mesosphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Troposphere. D) Proctosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Troposphere. 4. Winds in our atmosphere are created as a result of which of the following processes? A) Energy that is absorbed in the atmosphere. B) Gravitational attraction from the Moon. C) Density of the air particles in the atmosphere. D) Uneven heating of the air in the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Uneven heating of the air in the atmosphere. 5. The mathematical discipline frequently used by scientists to analyze data is called A) Statistics. B) Algebra. C) Trigonometry. D) Geometry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Statistics. 6. Which of the following can be caused by El Nino~? A) Flash floods. B) Mudslides. C) Droughts. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 7. What line is known to represent 23.5 degrees north latitude? A) The equator. B) The tropic of cancer. C) The tropic of capricorn. D) The prime meridian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The tropic of cancer. 8. Why do we want to test only one independent variable at a time? A) Because it is hard to setup a data table with more than one variable. B) To better identify what is causing the changes. C) It is what has always been done. D) It's easier to perform the experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To better identify what is causing the changes. 9. Esutary is considered the most productive aquatic habitat A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. The estimated number of years an individual is expected to live is known as the A) Carrying capacity. B) Surviviorship code. C) Life expectancy. D) Birth rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Life expectancy. 11. In the last several hundred years, both human population and resource consumption have A) Decreased dramatically. B) Decreased slightly. C) Increased dramatically. D) Stayed the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increased dramatically. 12. What type of power plant uses scraps from farming and waste products to generate electricity? A) Hydroelectric Power Plant. B) Geothermal Power Plant. C) Biomass Power Plant. D) Nuclear Power Plant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biomass Power Plant. 13. How does latitude affect the Earth's climate? A) The sun's rays are most direct at the equator and the least direct at the poles. B) Latitude does not affect the climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sun's rays are most direct at the equator and the least direct at the poles. 14. Ecosystem found in shallow, tropical seas A) Coral reef. B) Barnacle. C) Open ocean. D) Pond. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coral reef. 15. Decomposers have what role in the ecosystem? A) Provide food. B) Recycle nutrients. C) Serve as primary producers. D) Give off oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Recycle nutrients. 16. An organism is resistant to a chemical if it A) Has a gene that enables it to break down the chemical. B) Has been exposed to a small amount of the chemical over time. C) Was not in the area where the chemical was applied. D) Did not eat anything with the chemical on it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has a gene that enables it to break down the chemical. 17. The approach to development LEAST likely to result in sprawl is A) Leapfrog development. B) Commercial (strip) development. C) High-density multi-use development. D) Low-density single-use development. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) High-density multi-use development. 18. It's important to ..... plastic. A) Recycle. B) Cycle. C) Throw. D) Wait. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recycle. 19. If you wanted to convince your elected leaders that steps should be taken to reduce soil erosion along the bank of the creek that runs through your neighborhood, you would probably be most effective working with your A) Local government. B) State representative. C) United States Senator. D) Congressional Representative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Local government. 20. What is the top layer of the Earth's surface called? A) Mantle. B) Innercore. C) Outercore. D) Crust. 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