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Environmental Sciences Quiz 10 (60 MCQs)

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1. In general, water use worldwide is dominated by
2. The approximate population of the world today is .....
3. The goal of sustainable development is to achieve harmonious development in which of the following areas?
4. Extinction contributes to a decrease in biodiversity.
5. What is the stable, final stage of succession?
6. 97% of the water on earth is ....., making it undrinkable for humans.
7. Brian was flying to Orlando. When he took off in his hometown it was raining. Brian noticed the clouds were dark when the plane was taking off the ground. But, once the plane got above the cloud cover, he noticed the clouds were white. If Brian was to create an experiment about this observation, what would be his next step?
8. As energy moves from one trophic level to the next, a significant amount of energy will be lost in the form of
9. What is "upwelling" ?
10. Is the layer of rock between the Earth's crust and core.
11. Mandates the restoration and maintenance of the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation's waters
12. The part of the Earth that contains all the rock and minerals is the .....
13. The primary type of land cover in the United States today is
14. What is the estimated temperature of Earth's inner core?
15. A testable idea that attempts to explain a phenomenon or answer a specific question
16. Organisms that eat other organisms are called?
17. Process in which subatomic bonds that bind the components of the atomic nucleus are broken apart, releasing huge amounts of energy
18. Which is not a type of consumer?
19. Which among the following is / are the Economic services performed by wild species?Nitrogen-fixation Production of medicines Pollination of crops Greenwashing Select the correct option from the codes given below:
20. Mice eat seeds, small fruits and berries, beetles, caterpillars, grasshoppers, leafhoppers, and an underground fungus. What happens if all the grasshoppers die?
21. Minerals are an important resource that comes from the earth. Which is NOT an example of a mineral?
22. What is one way human actions can affect the atmosphere?
23. An increase in the amount of nutrients, such as nitrates, in a marine or aquatic ecosystem
24. What is the sun mostly made up of
25. Economy includes:
26. The community of a pond is made up of all the
27. Which of the following is an example of a question regarding ethics?
28. A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities.
29. Which process only occurs in autotrophs, never heterotrophs?
30. The Tragedy of the Commons is:
31. Loss of biodiversity can best be described as the loss of ..... in a given environment.
32. The ozone layer is found in which atmospheric layer?
33. In science, a ..... is something that always applies under the same conditions.
34. Which of the following is ALWAYS a nrenewable natural resource
35. To manage, protect, and reintroduce threatened and endangered species are the goals of
36. The maximum number of organisms an ecosystem can support is called the-
37. Hardin's "Tragedy of the Commons" essay addresses the conflicts associated with what environmental challenge?
38. This cycle would not happen without heat from the sun.
39. Grizzly bears are omnivores that can eat up to 15% of their body weight per day when eating salmon and up to 33% of their weight when eating fruits and other vegetation. How many pounds of salmon can a 200lb grizzly bear eat in one day?
40. Agricultural revolution
41. The three R's stand for:
42. Having differences and unique properties
43. Atmospheric condition trapping pollution
44. Which national park is famous for its stunning granite cliffs, waterfalls, and diverse ecosystems?
45. Which layer is the coldest?
46. Climate Change means
47. Very little rainfall, hot weather, and cracked grounddescribe which change to an environment?
48. ..... is the process in which the materials of the Earth's surface are loosened, dissolved, or worn away and transported from one place to another by wind, water, ice, or gravity.
49. A farmer abandons his farm. A a short time a forest begins to grow on his abandoned farm. What type of succession would this be considered?
50. How are trees beneficial to human health?
51. Liquid water turns into gaseous water vapor in a process called
52. The main molecules that are destroying the ozone layer are called
53. Cruz's vocab picture was about .....
54. The constant acquiring of food consumes time and energy of poor people, allowing LESS TIME for work and earning money.
55. Groups of organisms of the same species that live in the same place at the same time are
56. Theory or Law? ..... of Thermodynamics:Describes how heat always travels from areas of high temperature to areas of low temperature.
57. Colder water .....
58. What's the main macromolecule in cream cheese?
59. Why is wetland conservation important for waterfowl?
60. Rain forests have a wide temperature range.
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