This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 669 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 669 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which biome is known for having the highest level of biodiversity? A) Tropical Rainforests. B) Deserts. C) Grasslands. D) Deciduous Forests tagsEN.LS2.2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tropical Rainforests. 2. Which statement about sustainable cities is true? A) They can help improve the standard of living for residents. B) No major cities have made significant progress toward sustainability yet. C) They are only successful in the developed world. D) They often help encourage sprawl. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They can help improve the standard of living for residents. 3. Which of the following in NOT involved in testing ideas? A) Making predictions. B) Making observations. C) Making policy decisions. D) Conducting experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Making policy decisions. 4. Your neighbor believes that the height of a person determines how much food they eat. He measured how many ounces of food people ate who were 4 feet tall, 5 feet tall, and six feet tall? What is the independent variable? A) Ounces of food. B) Height. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Height. 5. The probability of an unwanted outcome A) Value. B) Risk. C) Data. D) Experiment. E) Statistics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Risk. 6. Which is a reason why renewable energy is NOT a primary energy source around the world? A) Every country has resources and money. B) Pollution is not a concern. C) It is inconsistent in providing energy. D) Every country has ways to transport fossil fuels easily. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is inconsistent in providing energy. 7. This type of agriculture relies on human and animal labor. A) Industrial agriculture. B) Traditional agriculture. C) Organic agriculture. D) Community agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Traditional agriculture. 8. The laws to protect resources in natural areas called for a National Park Service to " ..... " the scenery and other resources ..... A) Repair. B) Quarantine. C) Conserve. D) Exploit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conserve. 9. Organisms that eat cows obtain less energy from the cows than the cow obtains from the plants they eat because the cows ..... A) Pass on most of the energy to their offspring. B) Convert solar energy to food. C) Store all their energy in milk. D) Use energy for their own metabolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Use energy for their own metabolism. 10. Naturally formed much more slowly than we use them A) Renewable resources. B) Wind energy. C) Fresh water. D) Nonrenewable resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nonrenewable resources. 11. Goods taken directly from ecosystems or made from their natural resources A) Provisioning services. B) Regulating services. C) Cultural services. D) Supporting services. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Provisioning services. 12. The scientific method always involves asking a question A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. If an ecosystem changes, animals must A) Migrate. B) Adapt. C) Die. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 14. Rocks being eroded in a river. Which two spheres are these? A) Geosphere & hydrosphere. B) Hydrosphere & biosphere. C) Hydrosphere & atmosphere. D) Atmosphere & geosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geosphere & hydrosphere. 15. Most of Earth's weather occurs in the A) Troposphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Mesophere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Troposphere. 16. What determines the types of animals that are able to live in a terrestrial biome? A) Climate and vegetation. B) Weather and vegetation. C) Climate and altitude. D) Weather and altitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climate and vegetation. 17. Ecosystem boundaries are usually defined by easily identifiable changes in plant and animal life A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 18. Which country uses the least amount of energy per person? A) Argentina. B) United States. C) Japan. D) Canada. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Argentina. 19. Using scientific information from chemistry and biology to devise a plan to clean up a lake and make it ..... A) Healthy again describes ecology. B) Environmental science. C) Earth science. D) Social science. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmental science. 20. People can reduce waste by using products that are A) Nonrenewable. B) Fossil fuels. C) Biodegradable. D) Exotic. 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