This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 599 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 599 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Is the density of water ice lower, higher, or the same as liquid water? A) Lower. B) Higher. C) The same. D) Um what is density again. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lower. 2. A wheel that changes the force of a moving gas or a liquid into energy A) Fossil Fuels. B) Turbine. C) Petroleum. D) Oil Reserves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Turbine. 3. Environmental science is the study of the interactions between humans and the environment. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. Many of the animals in the desert are ..... to avoid the extreme heat during the day. A) Cacti. B) Chia. C) Water. D) Nocturnal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nocturnal. 5. Which is not a correct sphere of the Earth? A) Atmosphere. B) Biosphere. C) Trophosphere. D) Geosphere. E) Hydrosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trophosphere. 6. Where on Earth can you experience entire days of darkness? A) The equator. B) The poles. C) The Tropic of Cancer. D) The Tropic of Capricorn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The poles. 7. Urban sprawl often causes habitat fragmentation. As habitats get smaller, what happens to the number of species in the habitat according to the Species Area Rule? A) Increases. B) Decreases. C) Stays the Same. D) Not impacted by habitat size. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decreases. 8. Tectonic plates are made up of continental crust and ..... crust. A) Continental. B) Oceanic. C) Plates. D) Mantle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oceanic. 9. True or False The outer core is solid and is made of nickel and iron. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. Ore deposits formed in cracks in rocks A) Bond. B) Compound. C) Alloy. D) Veins. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Veins. 11. The independent variable is something that can be changed A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. What part of an organism is most likely to become a fossil? A) Heart. B) Bones. C) Skin. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bones. 13. Environmental science is closely related to ecology, but they are not the same field. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. The total number of species in an ecosystem is what kind of measurement? A) Species Evenness. B) Species Richness. C) Simpson's Diversity Index. D) None of the answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Species Richness. 15. The amount of land and water needed to supply natural resources and recycle wastes or pollution. A) Pollution cleanup. B) Pollution prevention. C) Ecological footprint. D) Carbon footprint. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ecological footprint. 16. Which of the following international treaties bans the hunting, capture, and sale of threatened or endangered species in 181 countries? A) Endangered Species Act (ESA). B) The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITIES). C) National Enviornmental Policy Act (NEPA). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITIES). 17. Benjamin Franklin and Theodore Roosevelt are considered early Environmentalist. A) True. Both realized the importance of conserving our natural resources. B) False. Benjamin Franklin wrote books against the Conservation Movement. C) False. Theodore Roosevelt was an avid hunter and did not want to put government regulations on hunters. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. Both realized the importance of conserving our natural resources. 18. What was the benefit of the green revolution? A) Increased food production. B) Increased fertilizer production. C) New pesticides were introduced. D) New animal species were drawn to the crops and discovered. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increased food production. 19. In the process of photosynthesis, plants typically captures ..... that falls on their ..... and use it in combination with ..... and water to form ..... and ..... (5 points A) Solar energy-leaves-carbon dioxide-glucose-oxygen. B) Solar energy-roots-Oxygen-glucose-carbon dioxide. C) Solar energy-leaves-glucose-carbon dioxide-oxygen. D) Solar energy-roots-glucose-carbon dioxide-oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solar energy-leaves-carbon dioxide-glucose-oxygen. 20. Which is true about the stratosphere? A) It is where planes fly. B) It is where the ozone layer is located. C) The ozone layer in the stratosphere is natural "sunscreen". D) All of these. 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