This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 96 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 96 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The tendency of water to defy gravity and move up a small tube is called ..... A) Universal solvent. B) High specific heat. C) Surface tension. D) Capillary action. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Capillary action. 2. Which of the following is a recycled material that can be used to make paper? A) Glass. B) Plastic. C) Old newspapers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Old newspapers. 3. In a scientific investigation, the size of the sample population should be large enough to A) Reflect the probability of an unwanted outcome. B) Give an accurate estimate of the whole population. C) Closely resemble the system they represent. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Closely resemble the system they represent. 4. Development in which businesses are arranged in a long row along a roadway, with no main community, is called A) Low-density, single use residential development. B) Uncentered commercial strip development. C) Scattered, or leapfrog, development. D) Sparse street development. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Uncentered commercial strip development. 5. An ecological footprint is a measure of the demand made by one person or group on global natural resources and includes ..... A) All the above. B) Materials collected. C) Resources consumed. D) Disposal & waste generated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All the above. 6. Substances that form as the result of a chemical reaction A) Products. B) Reactants. C) Coefficients. D) Subscripts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Products. 7. Which of the following in an ecosystem is ABIOTIC? A) Sunlight. B) Frog. C) Scorpion. D) Snake. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sunlight. 8. Along with population growth, which of the following is a major root of the environmental problems caused by humans? A) Our sustainable development practices. B) Or reforestation projects. C) Over exploitation and consumption of resources. D) Our renewable energy initiatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Over exploitation and consumption of resources. 9. Most of the acid precipitation that falls in southeastern Canada results from pollution produced in the midwestern and eastern states. Which of the following is NOT one of those states? A) Illinois. B) Missouri. C) West Virginia. D) Minnesota. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Minnesota. 10. Who converts solar energy to chemical energy? A) Animals. B) Plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plants. 11. Grasses dominate..... A) Marshes. B) Swamps. C) Estuaries. D) Barrier islands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Marshes. 12. Which is not an element of biodiversity? A) Ecosystem diversity. B) Species diversity. C) Genetic diversity. D) Habitat diversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Habitat diversity. 13. Type of worldview that says all species are valued. A) Human-centered. B) Life-centered. C) Animal-centered. D) Earth-centered. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Life-centered. 14. The Clean Air Act and The Clean Water Act are laws created by the: A) Local government. B) Federal government. C) State government. D) Industies in the private sector. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federal government. 15. Which zone of an aquatic ecosystem tends to have more life-both producers and consumers? A) Aphotic zone. B) Photic zone. C) Benthic zone. D) All have roughly the same amounts of life. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Photic zone. 16. Example for physical property A) Odor. B) Burns in air. C) Reacts with water to create hydrogen gas. D) Rust. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Odor. 17. Who does research on habitat and wildlife and advises government agencies in establishing fish/game laws and habitat improvement programs? Requires minimum of bachelor's degree (4 yr) A) Urban Forester. B) Wildlife Biologist. C) Wildlife Manager. D) Game Warden. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wildlife Biologist. 18. Which of the following uses mechanical energy? A) Wind power. B) Solar power. C) Hydro power. D) Wind and hydro power. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wind and hydro power. 19. What treatment can you use if you have a minor sprain? A) Rest. B) Ice. C) Compression. D) Elevation. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of the above. 20. Known as the "Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act" A) Executive Order 318. B) PD 705. C) RA 9147. D) RA 7586. 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