This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Environment > General > Environmental Science – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Science Quiz 14 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A common source of VOC's is ..... A) Vehicles. B) Burning leaves in the fall. C) Having a bonfire in the winter. D) Swamp gases. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vehicles. 2. Why doesn't photosynthesis occur in deep ocean water? A) The water temperature is too cold. B) There are not enough nutrients. C) There is no sunlight. D) The salinity level of the water is too high. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There is no sunlight. 3. Which of the following is the correct order of the steps of the scientific method? A) Conclusion, analyze data, experiment, hypothesis, observation. B) Hypothesis, observation, experiment, analyze data, conclusion. C) Observation, hypothesis, experiment, analyze data, conclusion. D) Experiment, analyze data, observation, experiment, conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Observation, hypothesis, experiment, analyze data, conclusion. 4. The removal of soil by water, wind, ice, or gravity is A) Hazard. B) Feedlot. C) Erosion. D) Gene. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Erosion. 5. Human population growth is based on birth and death rates. Which of the following can help the death rates in the population drop while increasing birth rates? A) Prenatal care. B) Limited water supply. C) Limited food supply. D) Birth Control. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prenatal care. 6. ..... countries use more resources, have lower population growth, and longer life expectancy. A) Renewable Resources. B) Biodegradable. C) Developed Countries. D) Developing Countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Developed Countries. 7. What is the difference between a commmunity and a population? A) Community is all the abiotic and biotic whereas the population is just one species. B) Community is one organism while a population is all organisms. C) Community is all the populations in a given area whereas a population is the members on one species in a given area. D) Community is a rainforest whereas a population is all the organisms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Community is all the populations in a given area whereas a population is the members on one species in a given area. 8. Number of organisms per certain area A) Population density. B) Total population. C) Limiting factor. D) Carrying capacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Population density. 9. Sustainability is A) The process of maintaining resources so they are not depleted or permanently damaged. B) The ability to use resources faster than they are renewed. C) They ability to save resources for years and years. D) The process of using resources for one's own benefit without regard for others. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The process of maintaining resources so they are not depleted or permanently damaged. 10. The process by which water exits the leaves of plants is called..... A) Respiration. B) Transpiration. C) Precipitation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Transpiration. 11. How are the majority of power plants in our state powered? A) Solar panels. B) Natural gas. C) Nuclear energy. D) Hydroelectric dams. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natural gas. 12. The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid is called A) Radiation. B) Conduction. C) Thermal transfer. D) Convection. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Convection. 13. A change in state in which water returns to Earth's surface and changes from a vapor to a liquid is called A) Recharge. B) Evaporation. C) Condensation. D) Transpiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Condensation. 14. Which of the following is an example of a renewable natural resource? A) Wave Energy. B) Copper. C) Crude Oil. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wave Energy. 15. A resource that that forms at a much slower rate than the rate it is consumed. A) Non Renewable Resource. B) Renewable Resource. C) Biodegradable. D) Non Biodegradable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non Renewable Resource. 16. Which best explains why runoff is important? A) It increases the chance of flooding. B) It increases condensation. C) It returns water to other locations on Earth. D) It makes evaporation occur faster. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It returns water to other locations on Earth. 17. Biotic and abiotic factors refer to what level of organization: A) Population. B) Community. C) Ecosystem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ecosystem. 18. The Population Bomb was written by A) Veer Savarkar. B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak. C) Aarif Khan. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of these. 19. What is the importance of the Ozone layer? A) The ozone layer protects the earth from too much carbon dioxide. B) The ozone layer protects the earth from the greenhouse effect. C) The ozone layer protects the earth from harmful ultraviolet and solar radiation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The ozone layer protects the earth from harmful ultraviolet and solar radiation. 20. The decision-making model A) Provides a systematic process. B) Is a conceptual model. C) Helps you make decisions. D) All options are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All options are correct. 21. Chlorofluorocarbons is represented by the abbreviation ..... A) ChFC. B) Hydrocarbons. C) Chl. D) CFC. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) CFC. 22. Materials and energy in nature that are essential or useful to humans. A) Natural resources. B) Natural services. C) Natural capital. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural resources. 23. Which of the following are abiotic factors that shape ecosystems? A) Worms, plants and temperature. B) Wind, precipitation, and soil type. C) Niches, trees, and bacteria. D) Sunlight, mushrooms, and wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wind, precipitation, and soil type. 24. Which of the following types of organisms perform photosynthesis? A) A primary producer. B) A detritivore. C) An herbivore. D) A carnivore. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A primary producer. 25. The atmospheric layer that humans live in is known as the ..... A) Exosphere. B) Thermosphere. C) Stratosphere. D) Troposphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Troposphere. 26. The group that does NOT receive the experimental variable is called the A) Independent variable. B) Control group. C) Experimental group. D) Dependent variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Control group. 27. Metamorphic rock forms as a result of A) Heat and pressure. B) Volcanoes. C) Compaction and cementation. D) Cooling magma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heat and pressure. 28. Acid Rain has multiple negative effects on the environment, but what does it do that effects our clean air? A) Kills plants. B) Creates erosion. C) Melts Statues. D) Harm animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kills plants. 29. A relationship between two species where one benefits while the other is harmed. A) Mutualism. B) Commensalism. C) Parasitism. D) Naturalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parasitism. 30. Compounds that produce (OH-) hydroxide ions in a solution that range from 7.5-14 on the pH scale A) Neutral. B) Base. C) Acid. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Base. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesEnvironment QuizzesAgriculture QuizzesEnvironmental Science Quiz 1Environmental Science Quiz 2Environmental Science Quiz 3Environmental Science Quiz 4Environmental Science Quiz 5Environmental Science Quiz 6Environmental Science Quiz 7Environmental Science Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books