Environmental Sciences Quiz 19 (60 MCQs)

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1. The landscape of the tundra is characterized by having no trees. Why do you think there are no trees or other large plants in the tundra?
2. It is the study of the Earth's atmosphere and climate
3. What explains the change in the Biston betularia moth's population color during the Industrial Revolution?
4. An example of an abiotic factor in a marine ecosystem is
5. An organism's ..... describes not only the environment where it lives, but how it interacts with biotic and abiotic factors in the environment.
6. What does acid rain do to the human body?
7. You have to understand the goals of media to be able to judge their
8. Water that contains waste from industries or homes
9. Which is NOT used used in determining whether a country is considered developed or developing?
10. Examples of renewable resources include:
11. Environmental effects of an individual or population in terms of total amount of land and water required to provide raw materials, as well as dispose of wastes, for all populations.
12. Look up pictures of the Aurora Borealis on google. The Aurora Borealis occurs in the
13. Sunlight is an inexhaustible resources:
14. The cost of the action against the benefits one expects from it.
15. What is the largest reservoir of carbon?
16. Which of the following could NOT be measured scientifically?
17. Fossil Fuels are an example of which type of resource?
18. Currently, ..... people are moving to urban areas.
19. Describe the scarcity of water in some places when almost three-fourths of the Earth is covered by water.
20. This layer of the Earth is made up of the Continental and Oceanic .....
21. Which of the following can be defined as:a change in conditions that causes the Pacific Ocean to be warmer, leading to worldwide changes in weather
22. In which layer of the atmosphere are polar stratospheric clouds found?
23. Which of the following could cause secondary succession?
24. Which of the following is an appropriate unit of primary productivity
25. What is considered to be in the middle of the pH scale
26. Without the ..... there would be no life on the earth.
27. A tree adds a new layer of wood every year called a tree ring. Scientists examine these rings to learn about .....
28. Infectious diseases are diseases caused by an organism such as a virus or a bacterium, which is called a
29. When the immigration is less than the emigration rate the population is
30. Most of Earth's freshwater is located in .....
31. In nature you will find that if one factor is changed or removed .....
32. Heat that is added or subtracted during a change of state is .....
33. Which of the following is the solid layer of the biosphere?
34. Which of the following describes soil and temperature in an ecosystem?
35. Which of the following situations best describes the use of a renewable resource?
36. Which type of plant adds nitrogen from the air into soil?
37. The most "outer" section of a tree cookie is called the?
38. These types of statements can be tested, replicated, and verified by other scientists.
39. The boiling point of water is ..... degrees C
40. The negatively charged particle of an atom.
41. A problem caused by the overuse of fertilizers that results in algal blooms like this is known as
42. Which statement best represents a hypothesis?
43. Is the Earth closer to the Sun in the Summer?
44. What is one action that can be used to reduce Acid Rain?
45. Who was the author of the Tragedy of the Commons (1986)?
46. Which of these is not an example of a commons?
47. Let's dive into a chilly challenge! ❄️ A4.1Imagine you're a scientist on a mission to make ice less icy. Which magical ingredient would you choose to lower the freezing temperature of water, making your winter wonderland a bit less frosty?
48. WHAT LAYER OF THE ATMOSPHERE HAS A HOLE IN IT?
49. A food chain is shown.Which statement describes what will happen if allthe frogs die?
50. Using a resource in way so that it is available in the future
51. Choose the abiotic factor.
52. Historically high birth rates in the US from 1946-1964.
53. Which model correctly shows energy flow in a food chain?
54. Which mining method contributes to excessive erosion, increased sediment, water pollution, and air pollution?
55. Complete the following statement by selecting the correct answer:Renewable energy comes from natural resources that are naturally replenished, such as ....., wind and waves
56. Which of the following pollutants is the leading cause of lung cancer in the United States?
57. What type of relationship is a clown fish and a sea anemone? (The clownfish cleans the sea anemone, the sea anemone provides the clownfish a home).
58. Which step in the environmental decision-making model should include reading newspapers and listening to well-informed people on all dies of an issue?
59. Act to protect and promote the welfare of all animals in the Philippines
60. Select true or false:We use electricity to power lots of things, such as lights, televisions and computers.