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Environmental Sciences Quiz 111 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which type of organism dwarfs all others in terms of species diversity?
2. A person holding a sign during a protest against cutting down trees in a forest would be considered a(n) .....
3. The operation of a commercial nuclear reactor requires an isotope that will undergo
4. Which side represents the process of photosynthesis?
5. A cow eats grass found in its habitat. A cow is a
6. Non point-source pollution
7. Which of the following is NOT a SOLID form of carbon in the carbon cycle?
8. Based on this topographic map, what can be said about Point B?
9. Made of the crust and the top layer (the cooler part) of the mantle. The lithosphere is broken into large pieces that are called tectonic plates. The lithosphere is moved around by the movements of the asthenosphere layer below it.
10. What is the main function of environmental policy?
11. The type of bond where valence electrons are SHARED is called:
12. Factories and hotels near the coast dump dirty water and waste into the oceans. It's called: .....
13. The process by which individuals have favorable variations and are better adapted to their environment and are able to survive and reproduce is called ..... ? .....
14. This biome has small, low to the ground plants that can tolerate heat
15. The layer of gases surrounding the Earth are called
16. Which of the following is NOT part of the Earth's system?
17. The total amount of land and water needed to provide for and dispose of all that and individual consumes is known as
18. Which of the following is true regarding ecosystems?
19. What does the ozone layer protect us from?
20. The most abundant fossil fuel is
21. Which of the following accurately describes the use of fossil fuels for energy?
22. How can we conserve direct water use?
23. A varve is collected and the thickness of each layer is measured and graphed. It can be seen that over time the thickness of the varve layers increase. What does this indicate?
24. Which of the following is(are) a developing country?
25. Why do we tend to use non-renewable resources instead of renewable resources?
26. Why is chlorine sometimes added to water in water treatment?
27. When runoff crosses the land, it picks up fertilizers that have been used on crops and lawns. These contaminants will eventually enter a lake, river or stream, which may lead to-
28. Why is most of Earth's water not available to drink?
29. How did hunters gain food?
30. The study of Regional Climate Areas in the Biosphere
31. A measure of how fast the particles of an object are moving is called
32. I believe the number of lemons produced by a lemon tree increases when the tree receives more water. This statement is
33. On a hot day, people turn on their air conditions. The air conditions are run with electricity which is generated in a power plant by burning natural gas. The exhaust from the power plant is CO2. With more CO2, the atmosphere heats up more and people turn their air conditions up.
34. How many people are anticipated to be living on Earth in 2050?
35. Defined by a low concentration of salts
36. Which of these statements accurately describes the climate period the Earth is currently in?
37. An unwanted outcome
38. Which of the following is not one or the major human contributions to extinction?
39. What is the most common tree species in Poland?
40. ..... has a backbone, and grows hair at some point during its life.
41. If you're wanting to put together a team of professionals, and your goal is to study how organisms interact with their environment, which person do you need to make sure is on your team?
42. Spreading environmental awareness can be the role of-
43. New species can become "invasive" within an ecosystem
44. What is a cost of using incinerators?
45. What is an organism that makes their own food?
46. A case of listeria has broken out within a community and source tracing has begun. Which professional is responsible for documenting that food and beverage service industries are abiding by all safety and sanitation regulations set by local, state and federal government?
47. Needles for food production
48. The production of ..... involves heat and pressure to convert plant material to Peat and finally Anthracite.
49. What two compounds is photochemical smog formed from?
50. The Moon revolves around Earth once every 29.5 days. It takes the Moon the same amount of time for it to complete one rotation. Because of this phenomenon, the same side of the Moon always faces Earth. Which BEST explains what makes the timing of the revolution and rotation of the Moon equal?
51. ..... is the total amount of water taken form any given natural source
52. Nucleic acids include the elements
53. Binomial Nomenclature takes which two taxons to name a species?
54. Mammals have feathers and wings for flying.
55. Eutrophication that occurs because of the introduction of inorganic plant nutrients into a body of water through sewage and fertilizer runoff
56. Which of the following is a principle of smart growth?
57. How much time must pass to determine the climate of an area?
58. In which layer of the atmosphere does the ozone occur?
59. Stratosphere contains the Ozone layer
60. Removing trees from an area for agriculture or human expansion
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