This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Environment > General > Environmental Science – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Science Quiz 11 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The period of the earth's orbit around the sun is ..... A) 1 day. B) 1 year. C) 24 hours. D) 364 hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1 year. 2. What makes an estuary wildlife unique A) They are pretty. B) They can handle different levels of salinity. C) They grow to huge sizes. D) They eat lots of freshwater organisms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They can handle different levels of salinity. 3. Which of the following are considered part of the environment? A) Forest. B) People. C) Building. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 4. Which of the following is a disadvantage of ocean thermal energy conversion? A) Not enough cold water. B) Inefficient plants. C) Not enough warm water. D) Can only be done in cold areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inefficient plants. 5. What is the original source of almost all the energy in most ecosystems? A) Carbon. B) Water. C) Air. D) Sunlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sunlight. 6. A good hypothesis is more than a guess because it A) Is based on intuition rather than observation. B) States what is likely to happen. C) Makes logical sense. D) Both (b) and (c). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Makes logical sense. 7. Which is classified as an alternative energy resource? A) Mined coal. B) Crude oil. C) Geothermal heat. D) Natural gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geothermal heat. 8. ? is the source of energy for almost all living things on the planet. A) Sun. B) Water. C) Soil. D) Fod. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sun. 9. Things you can do to help decrease global warming include: A) Eat more ice cream. B) Keep your freezer door open. C) Keep your air conditioner on high. D) Turn off your lights when you're not using them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Turn off your lights when you're not using them. 10. Which of the following statements about hydrogen as a fuel source is correct? A) The amount of hydrogen on Earth is too small to meet our fuel needs. B) Hydrogen can be burned as a fuel or used to produce electricity chemically. C) When hydrogen is burned, it releases pollutants. D) Generating hydrogen by burning fossil fuels is inexpensive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hydrogen can be burned as a fuel or used to produce electricity chemically. 11. Demography is A) Study of populations. B) Study of predators. C) Study of politics. D) Study of food production. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Study of populations. 12. What year was the outdoor code published in the scout handbook? A) 1955. B) 1856. C) 1942. D) 1938. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1955. 13. The Mississippi River Delta ecosystem is a wetland home to a large number of fish, birds, and other aquatic organisms. During the last century, this ecosystem has seen a decrease in wetland areas and species diversity due to land development, agriculture, and flooding. Conservation groups have been working to reconnect the Mississippi River with its floodplain and restore lost wetlands. Which of the following statements would result of restoring wetland areas in this ecosystem? A) An increase in the carrying capacity of the ecosystem for wetland organisms. B) An increase in a biotic factors that would cause organisms to develop new adaptations. C) The development of an ecosystem that will prevent invasive species from settling there. D) To prevent the organisms that live in this ecosystem from competing for food and shelter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An increase in the carrying capacity of the ecosystem for wetland organisms. 14. Listing both the merits and expenses involved in implementing a particular environmental solution is an example of a(n) A) Cost-benefit analysis. b.'risk assessment. c.'ecological footprint. d.'market equilibrium. B) 'risk assessment. C) Ecological footprint. D) Market equilibrium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cost-benefit analysis. b.'risk assessment. c.'ecological footprint. d.'market equilibrium. 15. These organisms make their own food by photosynthesis. A) Decomposers. B) Producers. C) Consumers. D) Omnivores. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Producers. 16. Long, thin ..... islands typically run parallel to a shore A) Barrier. B) Peninsula. C) Reef. D) Land. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Barrier. 17. VOCABULARY: A species that has a strong or wide-reaching impact on a community. A) Invasive Species. B) Keystone Species. C) Herbivory. D) Predation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Keystone Species. 18. Which of the following situations best describes the use of a renewable resource? A) A filling a car with gasoline. B) Building wooden furniture. C) Mining copper. D) Burning coal in a power plang. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Building wooden furniture. 19. Tributaries are A) Most of it is locked up in ice caps. B) Made up of a river. C) Network of streams that drains an area of land. D) Are smaller streams/rivers that flow into a larger one. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are smaller streams/rivers that flow into a larger one. 20. When the environment has reached its human carrying capacity, which of the following conclusions can be made? A) Growth and immigration rate is equal to death and emigration rate. B) Growth and immigration rate is less than death and emigration rate. C) Growth and immigration rate is greater than death and emigration rate. D) Growth and immigration rate is exponential to death and emigration rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Growth and immigration rate is equal to death and emigration rate. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesEnvironment 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 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books