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Environmental Sciences Quiz 156 (60 MCQs)

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1. Earth warms, which increases evaporation of water from oceans, which adds additional water vapor to atmosphere. In this case, water vapor is a greenhouse gas.
2. The largest level of ecological organization which includes all biotic and abiotic features
3. Natural processes such as nutrient cycling and the creation of soils are all examples of what type of ecosystem service?
4. Which of the following is most likely to give an individual a larger range of tolerance than other members of its population?
5. A clean watershed is essential for clean rivers, lakes, and oceans. You could ..... your used of lawn fertilizer to help keep your watershed clean.
6. What is one action people can take to help the environment?
7. Which sphere of Earth is made of all the rock above and below Earth's surface?
8. This layer of the Earth is solid and supports life on Earth
9. Why were many marine animals killed during the Exxon oil spill?
10. The part of the population being studied is called the
11. The continuous movement of water into the air, land and then back to water.
12. What is one key differences between scientific theories and hypothesis?
13. Where is most of Earth's water located?
14. The amount of matter in the environment
15. An individual who promotes environmental issues most likely works in which field?
16. Biotic community contain different species of
17. Which energy source uses photovoltaic cells to capture light and produce electricity?
18. The environmental impact of an individual or population in terms of the total amount of land and water required (1) to provide the raw materials the individual or population consumes and (2) to dispose of or recycle the waste the individual or population produces.
19. What is a major threat of river ecosystems?
20. Which population has the greatest potential for rapid growth?
21. Is a volcano a natural event or human activity?
22. Climate change can cause increases in asthma, allergies and heart disease.
23. A mixture of gases and particles that surround a planet, held by gravity is called the-
24. Most of the salt in the ocean is .....
25. What are the four layers of the atmosphere?
26. Which axis would you graph the dependent variable?
27. An example of a dirty energy is
28. This layer is above the mesosphere. In this layer of the atmosphere, there are few molecules in the air, so the air pressure is very low. As the height of the layer increases the temperature increases. This is the layer where the aurora borealis or Northern Lights occur.
29. Judges actions in terms of their effects on whole ecological systems
30. What are some ways we can help in maintaining biodiversity?
31. Sealing cracks where air can leak into the building would NOT part of correcting .....
32. What percentage of energy is transferred between trophic levels?
33. A social movement dedicated to protecting the natural worid
34. Trees, shrubs, vines, grasses, plants, mosses, fungi, insects
35. The study of the Earth's nonliving systems and the planet as a whole
36. The Philippines has 142 critical watersheds
37. All of the following are rain forest trees except
38. A testable idea/explanation for how something in the natural world works is called a
39. This gas is released in the highest quantity by the burning of fossil fuels
40. Which of the following soil types would contain the most nutrients?
41. According to the U.S. Supreme Court, which agreement or legislation gives the EPA the authority to regulate CO2 emissions?
42. Which size of particulate matter causes the greatest health concerns?
43. What is the term for the practice of cutting down all the trees in an area?
44. Supplies nutrients, directly and indirectly
45. How does environmental Science contribute to future careers?
46. Which of the following eras is known for the emergence of dinosaurs?
47. The shallow water area near the shores of lakes and ponds where sunlight reaches the bottom.
48. Deep currents flow along the
49. The photosynthetic algae shown in Figure 2.4 are classified as
50. Which of the following threatens the environment?
51. The following statement is a hypothesis formed about marsh grass:If the amount of nitrogen marsh grass receives is increased, then the height of the grass will increase, because nitrogen is an essential nutrient needed for marsh grass to grow. What is the independent variable of the statement above?
52. The continuous movement of water into the air, land, then back to sea is the
53. In the rain forest, habitats are classified
54. Water that flows over land and has not been absorbed into the ground
55. By which of the given processes is coal formed?
56. Choose the correct answer and fill in the missing content in the concept below? "Climate change (Climate change):is the change of..... present and in the future due to natural and artificial causes over a certain period of time measured in decades or millions of years"
57. Which of the following is NOT an ingredient that is needed to produce the ozone hole?
58. Swamps are commonly found on
59. Which of the following acts encouraged settlers to move west and provided free acreage to those who made the journey?
60. Information expressed using numbers
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