This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 565 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 565 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Western coral snakes have a striped color pattern and are poisonous. Arizona mountain king snakes look like western coral snakes but are not poisonous.The color pattern of the Arizona mountain king snake is an example of ..... A) Camouflage. B) Mimicry. C) Parasitism. D) Competition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mimicry. 2. Which statement describes the motion of the Earth around the sun? A) The speed of Earth is constant regardless of its distance from the sun. B) The speed of the Earth is constant because the distance remains the same between Earth and the sun. C) Speed increases the farther Earth is from the sun and decreases the closer it is to the sun. D) Speed increases the closer Earth is to the sun and decreases the farther it is from the sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Speed increases the closer Earth is to the sun and decreases the farther it is from the sun. 3. When it comes to energy use, data centers ..... A) Conserve energy by rarely running servers at maximum capacity. B) Are energy efficient, wasting just 10% of the energy they consume. C) Conserve energy by shutting down servers overnight. D) Use huge amounts of energy to prevent servers from overheating. E) Are turning to cogeneration to improve their energy efficiency. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Use huge amounts of energy to prevent servers from overheating. 4. When should a hypothesis be formed for an experiment? A) During an experiment. B) Before an experiment. C) After recording data. D) 2 weeks into an experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Before an experiment. 5. Is the following statement true or false? "Ecosystem diversity is the diversity of animal and plant species found in a certain area in a certain region." A) Correct. B) Sai. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sai. 6. Ecosystems are made up of living things (biotic factors) and non-living things (abiotic factors). A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. What human activity leads to the destruction of habitats for marine and coastal organisms? A) Land reclamation and dredging. B) Planting mangrove trees. C) Sustainable fishing practices. D) Coral reef restoration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Land reclamation and dredging. 8. Which is the hottest part of the Earth? A) The core. B) The mantle. C) The crust. D) The Asthenosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The core. 9. The energy needs of the United States in the 1990s have A) Risen dramatically. B) Risen slightly. C) Fallen dramatically. D) Fallen slightly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Risen slightly. 10. Naturally occurring differences in a species. A) Diversity. B) Variation. C) Adaptation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Variation. 11. How can you use to measure distance? A) Ruler. B) Triple Beam Balance. C) Graduated Cylinder. D) Thermometer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ruler. 12. Wind turbines and windmills are used to capture the energy from ..... A) High and low pressure systems. B) The sun. C) Tornadoes. D) The wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The wind. 13. Which list contains only biotic factors of an ecosystem? A) Deer, microorganisms, and roses. B) Rocks, water, and sand. C) Rainbow trout, water, and microorganisms. D) Oak trees, dirt, and grass. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deer, microorganisms, and roses. 14. Heat being transferred by electromagnetic waves is called A) Convection. B) Conduction. C) Radiation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Radiation. 15. Uncut or regenerated forest that has not been seriously disturbed by human activities or natural disasters for 200 years or more A) Old-growth Forest. B) Buffer zone. C) Fishery. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Old-growth Forest. 16. The most abundant element in the earth's atmosphere is A) Oxygen. B) Argon. C) Hydrogen. D) Nitrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nitrogen. 17. What is a wilderness area? A) A place where humans aren't allowed. B) A place where predators aren't allowed. C) A place where human activity that alters the area is not allowed. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A place where human activity that alters the area is not allowed. 18. What school do you attend? A) Carrollton High School. B) Central High School. C) Villa Rica High. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carrollton High School. 19. A rabbit is a herbivore that eats plants. Rabbits are considered A) Primary producers. B) Primary consumers. C) Secondary consumers. D) Tertiary consumers. E) Apex predators. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Primary consumers. 20. Values the well-being of entire species, communities, or ecosystems over the welfare of a given individual A) Anthropocentrism. B) Biocentrism. C) Ecocentrism. D) Enthropocentrism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ecocentrism. ← 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