This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 536 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 536 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which term refers to resources that can be replaced or replenished in a short period? A) Renewable. B) Depleted. C) Non-renewable. D) Abundant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable. 2. Wetland that contains nonwoody plants and cattails A) Swamp. B) Marsh. C) Estuary. D) Coral Reefs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marsh. 3. Taiga is A) A cold, treeless, desert-like biome found near the Poles. B) A forest biome dominated by trees with cones like pine trees. C) Found mostly in Africa. D) A dry, rocky biome found in the north part of South America. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A forest biome dominated by trees with cones like pine trees. 4. What percent of Earth's freshwater is available for humans to use? A) 35. B) Less than 1. C) 97. D) 50. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Less than 1. 5. Paramecium, Amoeba, and Euglena (the 3 amigos) are organisms found in kingdom ..... A) Bacteria. B) Protista. C) Plantae. D) The animal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protista. 6. All the living and nonliving things that interact in a particular area makeup a(n) ..... A) Population. B) Ecosystem. C) Community. D) Biome. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ecosystem. 7. Which of the following is the diverse study of life and organisms and their personal attributes? A) Chemistry. B) Ornthology. C) Biology. D) Earth Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biology. 8. There are two "revolutions" that changed the human population, and the way resources were used. What was the "revolution" where machines using fossil fuels increased agricultural yields, improved medicine, and provided better sanitation? A) Agricultural Revolution. B) Spanish-American Revolution. C) Industrial Revolution. D) Civil Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Industrial Revolution. 9. What is an adaptation for a tropical rain forest? A) Fur. B) Nocturnal. C) Large leaves. D) Losing leaves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Large leaves. 10. The Preservation ethic says that people should put natural resources to use, but that we have a responsibility to manage them wisely A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. Replenish means ..... A) Make beautiful again. B) Make more again. C) Make rich again. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Make more again. 12. It is the study of matter and energy A) Physics. B) Chemistry. C) Anatomy. D) Ecosystems. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Physics. 13. Rock that stores groundwater A) Swamps. B) Aquifer. C) Wetland. D) Benthic zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aquifer. 14. Prevailing winds move A) Warm air toward the equator. B) Warm air away from the equator. C) Cool air toward the poles. D) Warm air away from the poles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Warm air away from the equator. 15. In order for an explanation to be considered scientific, it must be based on ..... A) An inference. B) A conclusion. C) Past experience. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Evidence. 16. In order to grow a nice, green lawn, LFHS uses a lot of fertilizers. What type of pollution would this cause? A) Toxic. B) Nutrient. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nutrient. 17. In what areas of the world do hurricanes form? A) Warm ocean waters. B) Polar ocean waters. C) On lakes and rivers. D) Over the central plains of the U.S. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Warm ocean waters. 18. Which of the following is a Clean Air Act criteria pollutant? A) Carbon monoxide (CO) and lead (Pb). B) Coarse & fine particulate matter. C) Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) & sulfur dioxide (SO2). D) Ear (aa). E) ALL OF THE ABOVE!. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) ALL OF THE ABOVE!. 19. Tundra biome and the Desert biomes are both very dry, but ..... A) The desert is always hot. B) The desert has a wider temperature range. C) The tundra has a wider temperature range. D) They are also similar in temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The desert has a wider temperature range. 20. Less-Developed Countries are ..... A) Industrialized with low average income. B) Less economically developed and have a less average income. C) US and Canada. D) Most European countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Less economically developed and have a less average income. ← 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