This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Environment > Environmental Science – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Science Quiz 21 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The removal of soil by water, wind, ice, or gravity is A) Feedlot. B) Erosion. C) Gene. D) Hazard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Erosion. 2. 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) Limited food supply. B) Birth Control. C) Prenatal care. D) Limited water supply. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prenatal care. 3. ..... countries use more resources, have lower population growth, and longer life expectancy. A) Developing Countries. B) Renewable Resources. C) Biodegradable. D) Developed Countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Developed Countries. 4. 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. 5. Number of organisms per certain area A) Carrying capacity. B) Limiting factor. C) Total population. D) Population density. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Population density. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. How are the majority of power plants in our state powered? A) Natural gas. B) Nuclear energy. C) Hydroelectric dams. D) Solar panels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural gas. 9. The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid is called A) Convection. B) Thermal transfer. C) Conduction. D) Radiation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Convection. 10. A change in state in which water returns to Earth's surface and changes from a vapor to a liquid is called A) Condensation. B) Evaporation. C) Recharge. D) Transpiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Condensation. 11. Which of the following is an example of a renewable natural resource? A) Copper. B) Crude Oil. C) Coal. D) Wave Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wave Energy. 12. A resource that that forms at a much slower rate than the rate it is consumed. A) Renewable Resource. B) Non Renewable Resource. C) Biodegradable. D) Non Biodegradable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non Renewable Resource. 13. Which best explains why runoff is important? A) It returns water to other locations on Earth. B) It increases the chance of flooding. C) It makes evaporation occur faster. D) It increases condensation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It returns water to other locations on Earth. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. Chlorofluorocarbons is represented by the abbreviation ..... A) CFC. B) ChFC. C) Chl. D) Hydrocarbons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CFC. 19. 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. 20. 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. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesEnvironmental Science Quiz 1Environmental Science Quiz 2Environmental Science Quiz 3Environmental Science Quiz 4Environmental Science Quiz 5Environmental Science Quiz 6Environmental Science Quiz 7Environmental Science Quiz 8Environmental Science Quiz 9Environmental Science Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books