This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 684 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 684 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Are the same waves that travel through Earth's interior during an earthquake. A) Sound. B) Water. C) Seismic. D) Infrared. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seismic. 2. An organism that obtains energy by eating other organisms. A) Consumer. B) Producer. C) Decoposer. D) Detriov. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Consumer. 3. What is the primary cause of the greenhouse effect? A) Deforestation. B) Industrial pollution. C) Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion. D) Ozone layer depletion tagsEN.ESS3.1. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion. 4. Sunlight is a A) Renewable Resource. B) Nonrenewable Resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable Resource. 5. Thomas tests different types of liquids to see which will grow his plants the most. He has water, soda, milk, and no liquid at all. What is the control group? A) The one with water. B) The one with soda. C) The one with milk. D) The one with no liquid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The one with no liquid. 6. Which of the following fuels does NOT release carbon dioxide when it is used to produce electricity? A) Uranium-235. B) Natural gas. C) Oil. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Uranium-235. 7. The chance that something will happen A) Probability. B) Statistics. C) Mean. D) Distribution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Probability. 8. ..... is also known as the Local Government Code of 1991, is a law that provides for the decentralization of government power and resources from the national level to the local level. A) Republic act 1776. B) Republic act 7159. C) Republic act 7160. D) Republic act 2023. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Republic act 7160. 9. Which of the following is a scientist who studies Earth's past climates? A) Biologist. B) Entomologist. C) Paleoclimatologist. D) Chemist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paleoclimatologist. 10. A ..... resource CANNOT be replaced in our lifetime. A) Renewable. B) Non-renewable. C) Solar. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-renewable. 11. What are the thin narrow leaves of a conifer called? A) Broad leaves. B) Conicals. C) Needles. D) Lobed leaves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Needles. 12. The Water Quality Index (WQI) is a tool for reporting water quality information. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. Most of the data in regards to global climate change before the 1800s is the result of proxies. Which of these is an example of another proxy measurement? A) Measuring the current outside temperature with a thermometer. B) Collecting rainwater over the course of 10 years to determine average precipitation. C) Estimating the growth rate of a tree by examining its rings. D) These are all examples of proxies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Estimating the growth rate of a tree by examining its rings. 14. Permanently frozen soil a few inches below the active soil in tundra biomes. A) Tundra. B) Permafrost. C) Drought-resistance. D) Littoral-zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Permafrost. 15. The build up of salts in the surface layers of soil A) Salinization. B) Desalination. C) Reservoir. D) Xeriscaping. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Salinization. 16. What is the name of our local watershed? A) Mississippi Delta. B) The Potomac River. C) The Chesapeake Bay. D) The Rio Grande. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Chesapeake Bay. 17. What do protists, plants, fungi, and animals ALWAYS have in common? They are all ..... A) Multicellular. B) Eukaryotic. C) Prokaryotic. D) Consumers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eukaryotic. 18. Which marine organism is the tertiary consumer in this food chain? phytoplankton$\rightarrow$ zooplankton $\rightarrow$fish$\rightarrow$ Shark A) Fish. B) Krill. C) Shark. D) Phytoplankton. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shark. 19. When glucose levels in the blood rise, your brain sends a signal to your pancreas. The pancreas releases insulin, which opens channels in cell membranes to allow glucose to enter the cell, lowering blood sugar levels. A) Positive Feedback Response. B) Negative Feedback Loop. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative Feedback Loop. 20. What gas needed to be established in Earth's atmosphere before the atmosphere was able to absorb and maintain heat? A) Carbon Dioxide. B) Nitrogen. C) Oxygen. D) Hydrogen. 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