Environmental Sciences Quiz 531 (20 MCQs)

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1. The variety of all living things on Earth is called .....

Correct Answer: C) Biodiversity.

2. What is the weathering process in which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces (sediments) and do not change the rock composition?

Correct Answer: D) Mechanical weathering.

3. What is most likely to occur when the sun, moon, and Earth are aligned in a relatively straight line?

Correct Answer: D) A larger-than-normal height difference between low tide and high tide.

4. The Joro spider is an invasive insect species that came from Japan. These insects can upset natural ecosystems because they .....

Correct Answer: D) Increase competition for food with native spiders.

5. This characteristic of a mineral means the substance is not made by an organism.

Correct Answer: C) Inorganic.

6. Which time period was characterized by a shift from human/animal power to fossil fuels?

Correct Answer: D) Industrial Revolution.

7. Mutations are generally harmful, unless they:

Correct Answer: C) Gives the individual a better chance to survive.

8. What gas is most prevalent in our atmosphere?

Correct Answer: B) Nitrogen.

9. Fossil fuels make homes and buildings .....

Correct Answer: B) Warm.

10. The abilities to see, hear, smell, touch or taste are called

Correct Answer: D) Senses.

11. Measure of the amount of matter

Correct Answer: A) Mass.

12. All bears are mammals, all mammals have kidneys; therefore all bears have kidneys.

Correct Answer: A) Deductive.

13. ..... 38-Tiny, shrimp-like animals, ....., are examples of food that many marine animals depend upon.

Correct Answer: C) Zooplankton.

14. Which of the following is a list on nonrenewable resources?

Correct Answer: B) Iron, aluminum, copper.

15. Drinking water is in the form of .....

Correct Answer: C) Liquid.

16. What ocean is on the east coast of the United States?

Correct Answer: A) Atlantic.

17. Convection is defined as the

Correct Answer: D) Transfer of heat by currents.

18. Which of the following is a non-point source of pollution?

Correct Answer: C) Runoff from streets.

19. What is the healthiest combination listed?

Correct Answer: B) Low temperature, neutral pH and low nitrates.

20. What is not a role of wetlands?

Correct Answer: D) Create power.