This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 546 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 546 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The relationship between a zebra and a tick bird A) Commensalism. B) Parasitism. C) Mutualism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mutualism. 2. Which type of succession happens in an area where no prior community or topsoil exists? A) Primary Succession. B) Secondary Succession. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary Succession. 3. A poorly planned development that spreads a city's population over a wider and wider geographic area is A) Industrialization. B) Urban sprawl. C) Urbanization. D) Metropolitan area. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Urban sprawl. 4. The ring of fire is a ring of volcanoes and earthquakes that occur along A) Mid ocean ridge. B) Plate boundaries. C) Subduction zones. D) Only transform boundaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plate boundaries. 5. Most energy moving through an ecosystem comes from A) The sun. B) Food. C) Chemicals. D) Abiotic factors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sun. 6. Field mice eat corn. Which would most likely happen if the field mouse population grew? A) There would be more corn to feed the field mice. B) There would be less corn due to the mice eating it. C) The habitat would get overpopulated because the mice woudl eat too much. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There would be less corn due to the mice eating it. 7. Urban sprawl A) Is when cities spread out using up surrounding land. B) Puts a strain on existing infrastructures. C) Creates an increase in pollution. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 8. ..... causes air to be denser near Earth's surface. A) Gravity. B) Temperature. C) Condensation. D) Evaporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gravity. 9. Which of the following is an example of a fact? A) It is cold outside. B) North Carolina is a warm state. C) Roads begin to ice at 34$^\circ$. D) If it snows, there is no school. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Roads begin to ice at 34$^\circ$. 10. It is a great idea to change multiple independent variables at one time? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. Which of the following is not a (PRO) positive for ecotourism? A) Money for the community. B) Conservation of habitats and biodiversity. C) Education about culture of natives. D) Destruction of habitat to build roads and hotels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Destruction of habitat to build roads and hotels. 12. The study of the interactions of the biological, cultural, geographical, and historical aspects of humankind. A) Geography. B) Anthropology. C) Sociology. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anthropology. 13. How do photovoltaic (PV) solar systems generate an electric current? A) Sunlight disturbs electrons on the surface of a PV panel. B) Sunlight powers thousands of microscopic generators on each panel. C) PV systems reflect sunlight back into space to create electricity. D) When a PV panel absorbs sunlight, it triggers a chemical reaction that produces gases and electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sunlight disturbs electrons on the surface of a PV panel. 14. Which of the following is another name for rain, snow, sleet and hail? A) Condensation. B) Evaporation. C) Precipitation. D) Percolation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Precipitation. 15. Species with a small population; might move into the endangered or vulnerable category if right measures aren't taken A) Rare species. B) Endemic species. C) Extinct species. D) Endangered species. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rare species. 16. The most common state of matter in the universe is ..... A) Gas. B) Plasma. C) Liquid. D) Solid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plasma. 17. Strong hydrochloric acid can dissolve many substances. Which type of hazardous waste would this acid be? A) Explosive waste. B) Flammable waste. C) Corrosive waste. D) Radioactive waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Corrosive waste. 18. Define condense A) To breathe oxygen in and out. B) To place on top of the earth/terra. C) More concentrated liquid. D) To move in a closed system in a circle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) More concentrated liquid. 19. The ozone layer occurs in the A) Troposphere. B) Thermosphere. C) Stratosphere. D) Exosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stratosphere. 20. Name Two examples of Nonrenewable resources? A) Coal and Oil. B) Biomass and Wind Turbines. C) Tidal and Geothermal. D) None of above. 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