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Environmental Sciences Quiz 163 (60 MCQs)

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1. The continuous movement of water into the air, land, and then back to water sources is known as the .....
2. What is the size of Vietnam's population in 2019?
3. Overall weather in an area over a long period of time. Determined by yearly precipitation and temperature.
4. Which of the following is not one of the physical layers of Earth?
5. Organisms that must eat other organisms for energy are called
6. Prior to 10, 000 BC, how did humans get their food?
7. The ..... are distinct pieces of DNA that determines the characteristics of an organism.
8. The urban areas are ..... populated.
9. Nitrogen (N) is one of the building blocks of life:it is essential for all plants and animals to survive. Nitrogen (N2) makes up almost 80% of our atmosphere, but it is an unreactive form that is not accessible to us.
10. Intrusive rock derives from .....
11. Which of the following is NOT a benefit of growing cities?
12. The ozone layer is an actual hole. True or false?
13. Ducks, hens, goose gives us
14. What are the limitations of climate modeling?
15. One of the best ways to manage the kitchen and other organic waste is
16. A ..... feedback loop moves a system to an extreme.
17. ..... are aquatic ecosystems that are shallow, partially enclosed area with a mixture of fresh water and salt water.
18. Pollution discharged from a single source, such as from a factory or wastewater treatment plant
19. Complete the following statement by selecting the correct answer:We use ..... to power lots of things, such as lights, televisions and computers.
20. Scientists estimate that the windiest spots on Earth could generate more than ..... the energy used worldwide but the energy would have to be transported to where it is needed.
21. Citizens of the US have a ..... times higher ecological footprint as compared to the rest of the world.
22. What is the following description an example of? The ants which live in one ant hill on Ralph Field.
23. Using more resources than the environment can support is known as .....
24. There are total ..... World Heritage Sites in India
25. A secure food supply depends on all of the following EXCEPT
26. This type of energy is created from swamp plants that died a long time ago and their remains took a long time to decompose before turning into rock
27. What waste product released during the carbon dioxide oxygen cycle is necessary for the survival of animals?
28. What is the term for a type of pollution that affects the living organisms in an ecosystem and can reduce biodiversity and cause diseases?
29. Environmental costs associated with the use of coal include all of the following except
30. Passing of energy, in the form of food, from one organism to another
31. An area where rivers deposit their load of mineral-rich mud
32. ..... can be objects, information, reliable eyewitness testimony, video and images that can demonstrate something as fact, solve a problem.
33. Temperate deciduous forest are located between which two areas:
34. Plants and animals are examples of ..... factors in an ecosystem.
35. What kind of igneous rock usually contains large crystals due to slow cooling?
36. Which of the following factors does not help predict future oil production?
37. The natural process by which atmospheric and environmental agents, such as wind, rain, and temperature change disintegrate, and decompose rocks.
38. Why is a Food Web an important part of an ecosystem?
39. Declining number and variety of the species in anarea
40. A Consumer .....
41. The chance that an earthquake will occur in St. Elizabeth this year is an example of a
42. Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion works because water boils at low temperatures when
43. The world's smallest biome, it is usually found near coasts.
44. This biome has primarily grazing animals like elephants, buffalo, giraffes, etc.
45. Demography is the study of:
46. Which organisms do photosynthesis?
47. The following animals are common to which land biome? (white-tailed deer, black bear, turkey, chipmunk, skunk, raccoon, groundhog, and squirrel)
48. A mixture of decomposing organic matter, such as manure and rotting plants, that is used as fertilizer and soil conditioner
49. Are atoms with different masses. For example, a hydrogen atom that normally has a proton in the center and an electron that orbits the nucleus now has a neutron in the nucleus with the proton.
50. A(n) ..... species is an animal or plant that's considered at risk of extinction.
51. There are four separate layers that make up a temperate mixed forest. Which is composed of saplings?
52. What is the main strategy for managing and controlling atmospheric pollution and acid deposition?
53. Water build up in the clouds falls to the ground.
54. Scientists predict that banning the use of chlorofluorocarbons will
55. During this step of the scientific method, a scientist would gather background information before a hypothesis is developed.
56. Which sphere are humans apart of?
57. ..... happens when solid material separates out of a liquid, usually when the liquid evaporates.
58. Anayoto or Dicaeum quadricolor is one of the most CRITICALLY Endangered bird species in the world can only be found on the island of?
59. What type of plate boundary is most likely to cause earthquakes?
60. True or False:Planting different types of trees are NOT important because they all interact with the environment the same way.
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