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Environmental Sciences Quiz 122 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which of the following is not needed for photosynthesis to occur?
2. An open system is one in which .....
3. Most population growth is expected to happen in more or less developed countries? (Nigeria, Pakistan, Bangladesh)
4. Which statement accurately describes effective scientists?
5. What is the term used for clean energy generated through natural sources?
6. Which of the following foods takes the least energy to produce?
7. Describes conflicts associated with sharing resources
8. Photosynthesizing plants affect the carbon cycle by .....
9. To use a resource wisely to prevent waste is called
10. Group of individuals or events selected to represent the population
11. A divergent boundary occurs when plates .....
12. Chemicals that cause cancer are called
13. In these, trees drop their broad, flat leaves each fall.
14. PD 1181 provides the abatement control and prevention of vehicular accidents and establish the solutions in reducing danger
15. Which term refers to the wobble of the earth's axis?
16. Cyanobacteria were responsible for changing the climate of the planet by
17. Which environmental lesson can you derive from the ecocide hypothesis for what happened to Easter Island?
18. What is ecosystem B?
19. Alien species often pose a threat to native species because:
20. Crust, mantle, asthenosphere and core are called
21. Which biome is characterized by moderate temperatures, moderate rainfall, and deciduous trees?
22. What source of energy impacts the environment the LEAST?
23. Many areas of the world that do not have adequate fresh water have become habitable because
24. Plants and autotrophic algae are?
25. Nitrogen is ..... % of the atmosphere.
26. Which of these is an aquatic indicator species?
27. How does algae overgrowth cause dead zones?
28. Argued that the main difficulty in solving environmental problems is the conflict between the short-term interests of individuals and the long term welfare of society.
29. When energy is passed in an ecosystem from one trophic level to the next, only ..... percent of the energy will be passed on.
30. Environmental science is defined as a field of physical sciences
31. Natural material that can be replaced relativelyquickly through natural processes
32. It is the largest percentage of elements in the atmosphere.
33. An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant is in the same type of pot and has the same amount of soil and sunlight. What is the dependent variable?
34. I am going to find Nemo and Dory. Which biome am I visiting?
35. THIS HORIZON IS MADE OF DECAYING LEAVES, TWIGS AND ANIMAL REMAINS/WASTES.....
36. Lava that is still deep inside the earth is called .....
37. A can left outside rusts
38. The energy from moving water is called.
39. According to Thomas Malthus, the main factor in sustainability is:
40. A downside to relying on biomass as a primary fuel source for a nation is that
41. Why can we not do a proper scientific experiment on the impact humans have had on Earth?
42. The biome/ecosystem that has the most biodiversity.
43. Which of the following represents nonpoint-source pollution?
44. If water can easily move between cracks of a rock, we can say that .....
45. What is one specific effect caused by ozone depletion?
46. Which is a fast-flowing, narrow air current that impacts the weather?
47. This biome is warm and wet, with little seasonal variation in temperature and frequent precipitation.
48. Water moves through the rocks and soil and is stored underground in an aquifer (an area of rock that holds water).
49. Ozone holes appear in polar regions during springtime when ozone-destroying
50. ..... is an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0$^\circ$.
51. Energy conservation in the United States .....
52. How are greenhouse gasses harming our environment?
53. Characterized by low population growth rate, high life expectancy, and diverse industrial economics.
54. Scientists can always predict an earthquake.
55. Where is the largest reservoir for the phosphorus cycle?
56. A(n) ..... is the environment where various types and species of organisms live.
57. Minamata disease was caused due to
58. All the biotic factors in an area, together with the abiotic factors, is called a(n)
59. All of the following are methods of solid waste disposal EXCEPT:
60. A scientific estimation of the likelihood of negative effects that may result from exposure to a specific hazard.
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