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Environmental Sciences Quiz 178 (60 MCQs)

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1. The majority of air pollution comes from .....
2. A town is debating over which type of power plant to build. Summarize what the town council should do to make the best decision for the community.
3. Which variable is the one that causes what you measure?
4. Acid Rain has multiple negative effects on the environment, but how does it affect our health?
5. A plant or animal group whose members all have similar general features
6. Suppose that planktons are small autotrophs that absorb energy from the sun. Theshrimp eats the plankton. The tuna eats the shrimp. The shark eats the tuna. Which ofthese is the primary consumer?
7. When does Earth Hour take place in Vietnam?
8. What chemical reaction is shown to the left?
9. The differences observed between control groups and experimental groups can help identify ..... relationships
10. Chemical released by chlorofluorocarbons is:
11. Which of the following is the correct estimated percentage of fresh water on Earth?
12. Factors that affect a population depending on its size-these include food, predation, parasitism, and disease
13. Abbreviation for ground-level ozone?
14. Which three problems are most directly caused by humans?
15. Define preservation:
16. Global temperatures have been increasing drastically?
17. What does the Lincoln Index measure?
18. What big Effect did The Industrial Revolution have on the environment
19. Everyone has a carbon footprint.
20. What does it mean for a resource to be renewable?
21. If left unmanaged or unregulated, the result of the Tragedy of the Commons is often
22. When two different bird species temporarily occupy the same niche, they would most likely
23. When people use up, waste, or pollute natural resources faster than those resources can be renewed, replaced, or cleaned up it is referred to as .....
24. In which areas does acid rain most likely form before precipitating in locations downwind?
25. Global warming is thought to be increasing the temperature of the oceans and the lower atmosphere. How will this affect the amount of moisture in the air?
26. Land used to grow plants for food and fiber
27. Which is NOT a criteria pollutant?
28. There are two types of smog: ..... smog and .....
29. How far do tectonic plates move each year?
30. The ecosystem approach requires scientists to recognize and understand natural interactions and the human needs for natural resources
31. The reduction of which criteria air pollutant was the goal of the 1990 amendment to the Clean Air Act?
32. The highest number of ..... occur at plate boundaries because plates do not move easily.
33. Negative and positive feedback loops are similar becauseinputs of the cycle are also outputs of the cycle.
34. Magnetism is a factor that affects a fuel's suitability.
35. Bacteria is an example of which of the following:
36. Lines that run East to West, and are North and South of the Equator.
37. According to the webquest we did in class, all of the following make biodiversity important except .....,
38. Descriptive data
39. The windows in the classroom are open, the room must be hot ..... this is an example of an
40. What is the classification for species that have enough individuals to survive in the short term but not long term?
41. What type of distribution does this bell shaped curve depict?
42. Which layer of the Earth is responsible for Earth's magnetic field?
43. A major cause of extinction or loss of biodiversity is .....
44. Which of these correctly lists the layers of the forest, starting at the bottom?
45. Genetic Drift is when the frequency of an allele changes in a population due to
46. What do you call melted rock below Earth's surface?
47. Which of the following is NOT a residential use of water?
48. Major causes of environmental problems:
49. Describe the role of a primary consumer in a food chain.
50. Traditional agriculture may use all of the following EXCEPT
51. Which organisms are omnivorous?
52. The depleation of the world's marine fish stocks due to overfishing is an example of;
53. Why has the world population dramatically increased?
54. Which of the following plants is likely to be a pioneer species for primary succession?
55. Sudden explosions of algae and plant life in a body of water
56. In some developing countries poverty causes illness and contributes to poor standards of education. In the absence of knowledge of family planning methods and hygiene, this contributes to population growth and illness, adding further to the causes of poverty; "a vicious circle of poverty."
57. Which of the following is NOT an ionic compound?
58. Which on of the following is from the environmental problems?
59. The tundra could also be called a desert.
60. We can use tidal energy from the moving ..... to make electricity.
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