Environmental Sciences Quiz 12 (25 MCQs)

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1. Field mice eat corn. Which would most likely happen if the field mouse population grew?

2. Which kind of organism obtains energy directly from the sun?

3. About how many people die every day because of contaminated water?

4. _____ preserves natural resources for future generations

5. All frozen water on Earth is _____

6. Much of the solar radiation that reaches the surface of the Earth is absorbed in the.

7. Meeting human needs without depleting resources would be

8. What is the most common reason that people move from the country to the city?

9. Why is the world s loss of biodiversity a source of concern?

10. Considers the rights of all living things even though some organisms may be given a higher moral consideration than others

11. The name of our galaxy is

12. A treeless biome that has permafrost

13. _____ is the study of how the natural world works, how our environment affects us, and how we affect our environment.

14. One reason for the increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is _____

15. Cutting down trees could lead to what?

16. What is not a description of a good hypothesis?

17. Widespread pollution problems are known as _____

18. An individual who promotes environmental issues most likely works in which field?

19. Comparing the size of wolves from two different packs is an example of using _____

20. Organism that breaks down dead plants & animals and releases nitrogen back into atmosphere

21. Some resources, such as fossil fuels, are _____ and cannot be replaced

22. Ozone is a derivative of .

23. An example of a(n) _____ model is a flow chart showing how water moves between the atmosphere and Earth's surface.

24. Electrostatic precipitators

25. An area in which the air temperature is generally higher than the temperature of surrounding rural areas