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Environmental Sciences Quiz 160 (60 MCQs)

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1. Who came up with the idea of evolution?
2. An increase in Earth's average temperature from increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
3. There are two main types of pollutants:degradable and nondegradable.
4. When a government gives cash to an industry to support an activity of the industry, this is known as
5. Mrs. Barton wanted to see how different types of music affected students' pulse rates. She played different types of music:heavy metal, rap, R&B, alternative, pop, country, and classical music. What constant should be considered when doing this experiment?
6. Which part of the plant holds it in place?
7. What is the definition of a consumer?
8. Which of the following demonstrate(s) the use of passive solar energy?I. A south-facing room with stone walls and floorsII. Photovoltaic solar cells for the generation of electricityIII. A solar oven
9. A well or spring results from which water gushes without being pumped.
10. When excess nutrients make their way into the waterways,
11. The discovery of the theory of continental drift led to the subsequent discovery of which theory?
12. Environmental science is the study of the ..... between physical, chemical, and biological components of.
13. Which of the following is a definition of a biogeochemical cycle?
14. Many cities are now working to enhance the sustainability of their parks through ....., the practice of rebuilding native plant and animal communities.
15. As the aquarium gets "older" it gets ..... toxic.
16. Which statement about Entropy is true?
17. Electricity produced by moving water.
18. To outlaw the hunting of animals can help them: .....
19. The components of crude oil are separated through the process of .....
20. What keeps stars such as the Sun from collapsing from their own self-gravity?
21. The study of the interaction of living organisms with each other and with their physical environment is called
22. Describes rules for handling toxic & hazardous waste
23. Which is NOT a factor of supply?
24. Commons:overgrazing::
25. Most renewable energy originates from.
26. The process that cycles water around Earth and it's atmosphere is called
27. In the history of the world, how many mass extinctions have occurred?
28. Trees produce cones
29. A scientific theory .....
30. What is the definition of environmental ethics?
31. How much of Earth's water is unavailable for humans to consume due to its high salinity?
32. Who should apply pesticides?
33. When we did the penny experiment, what happened when we added soap to the surface of the penny?
34. The amount of usable energy left once the energy is made available.
35. Which one is NOT part of the 7 critical thinking skills?
36. Acid precipitation has a lower ph than normal? True or False?
37. What does WONC stand for?
38. The complete removal of decomposers from an ecosystem will have the greatest effect on which of the following?
39. All laboratory accidents should be reported immediately to the teacher.
40. The transfer of heat from one substance to another by direct contact of particles of matter.
41. The addition of ..... and other gases could sustain new forms of life
42. When glucose and oxygen are the reactants, the process is
43. The niche of a bat in an ecosystem would be
44. Organisms that can capture energy from inorganic, nonliving sources (for example:the sun)
45. When a species is so rare that it may become extinct it is considered .....
46. Who among the following is not a family member?
47. Is water considered abiotic or biotic?
48. Which is a way humans have impacted greenhouse effect?
49. A resource that can be replaced relatively quickly by natural resources
50. The stratosphere helps protect Earth from too much ultraviolet radiation because this layer of the atmosphere contains
51. Solar collectors are parts of .....
52. ..... currents circulate warm water great distances causing land areas they flow past to have more moderate climates.
53. What is the disadvantage of coal?
54. This term below refers to the extreme weather phenomenon that warms the central and eastern Pacific Ocean in winter months due to unusually weak tradewinds.
55. What do we call the permanently frozen soil that prevents plants from growing deep within the soil.
56. When there is a drought and there is limited water, the water would
57. Environmental Science:The study of how the natural world works and how humans and the environment ..... eachother
58. The "hole" in the ozone is found in
59. What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates separate?
60. At which type of boundary do plates move away from each other
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