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Environmental Sciences Quiz 187 (60 MCQs)

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1. The first species to appear during primary succession are called
2. The Deciduous Forest has a longer growing season than other biomes?
3. What % of water on Earth is fresh water?
4. Artificial selection has been a big factor in the evolution of:
5. The last step of the scientific method is
6. Why are fossil fuels considered non-renewable resources if they are still forming beneath the surface today?
7. What caused the lionfish to end up in the Atlantic Ocean?
8. In a test of pH levels, a baking soda has a pH of 9 and bleach has a pH of 12. What is true about there relationship?
9. Biodiversity is the variety of ..... in a community.
10. What part of Earth encompasses all areas where organisms can live?
11. Which of the following bodies of freshwater does not flow?
12. What causes most coastal pollution in the United States?
13. Melted rock that reaches the surface of Earth
14. Stream-like movements of cold, dense water near the ocean floor are called
15. Which of the following is a factor that influences where an organism lives in an aquatic ecosystem?
16. What is the name of a single type of atom?
17. International agreement to limit CFC production
18. Producers should strive to ..... an animal's ability to grow, reproduce, and maintain adequate health.
19. Which cannot be recycled?
20. Salvage logging can
21. An organism that can manufacture organic substances from inorganic substances using energy is a
22. The fish produce waste called ..... which is converted by bacteria into ..... which is then converted into ..... that can be used by the plants.
23. Which is best described as a colloid of smoke, fog, and various chemicals?
24. What do you call broad explanations of phenomenon supported by much evidence and may include more than one hypothesis?
25. Which is a primary energy source used by power plants to generate electricity?
26. Nitrogen and sulfur oxides cause.....
27. Carbon Dioxide is returned to the atmosphere mostly by
28. The Endangered Species Act is legislation designed to protect only animals
29. Preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience is called
30. Control rods in nuclear reactors are commonly made of boron and cadmium because these two elements have the ability to
31. Which species naturally originates in a given ecosystem?
32. Energy is created in the core when two ..... atoms join together to form a ..... atom.
33. What city has the worst ammonia levels in the air?
34. Law describing the relationship between an item's availability and its value
35. The process of breathing in oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide into the air (or water) is .....
36. Which of these sentences does not describe part of the process of evolution bynatural selection?
37. An animal that eats only plants or producers is a (an)
38. Which of the following questions cannot be answered by scientists?
39. Most of our energy in The United States comes from .....
40. In what year are fossil fuel reserves expected to peak?
41. A company wants to build a development to support more people, even though it displaces several species of animals. What type of world view is depicted?
42. Group of similar things that is being studied.
43. Pollutants that do not break down easily, they can build up to dangerous levels in the environment.
44. Toxins often appear at higher concentrations in higher trophic levels due to .....
45. Which of the following is a best management practice for preventing soil erosion?
46. Examples of natural resources:
47. Which subatomic particle has the greatest mass?
48. The study of environmental science differs from study of other natural sciences because it
49. Layer of atmosphere immediately above the troposphere
50. What do we learn from our family?
51. A category 4 hurricane has impacted areas of the Alabama coast. The city council and state leaders are working together to assess the damage. Which professional might be helpful when quantifying the dollar amount associated with this natural disaster?
52. Which belongs in the hydrosphere?
53. Everything must go somewhere is an example of Interdependence
54. Humans impact the phosphorus cycle by
55. ..... causes surface currents.
56. Which federal organization was created to enforce environmental laws?
57. The goal of an environmental scientist is the project nature.
58. Using the five senses to gather information.
59. How does aquaponics help the environment?
60. Tiny liquid droplets found in the atmosphere:
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