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Environmental Sciences Quiz 190 (60 MCQs)

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1. Is the density of water ice lower, higher, or the same as liquid water?
2. A wheel that changes the force of a moving gas or a liquid into energy
3. Environmental science is the study of the interactions between humans and the environment.
4. Which is not a correct sphere of the Earth?
5. Where on Earth can you experience entire days of darkness?
6. Urban sprawl often causes habitat fragmentation. As habitats get smaller, what happens to the number of species in the habitat according to the Species Area Rule?
7. Tectonic plates are made up of continental crust and ..... crust.
8. True or False The outer core is solid and is made of nickel and iron.
9. Ore deposits formed in cracks in rocks
10. The independent variable is something that can be changed
11. What part of an organism is most likely to become a fossil?
12. Environmental science is closely related to ecology, but they are not the same field.
13. The total number of species in an ecosystem is what kind of measurement?
14. The amount of land and water needed to supply natural resources and recycle wastes or pollution.
15. Which of the following international treaties bans the hunting, capture, and sale of threatened or endangered species in 181 countries?
16. Benjamin Franklin and Theodore Roosevelt are considered early Environmentalist.
17. What was the benefit of the green revolution?
18. In the process of photosynthesis, plants typically captures ..... that falls on their ..... and use it in combination with ..... and water to form ..... and ..... (5 points
19. Which is true about the stratosphere?
20. A possible solution to a problem that is testable is a(n) often called an educated guess.
21. What do we call massive pieces of slow moving ice?
22. Around 65 million years ago, 95% of the planet's species were wiped out and the age of the dinosaurs ended. This is called a
23. Which has NOT been a major cause of the population explosion?
24. Who wrote a book that brought attention to the overuse of pesticides?
25. ..... is a testable idea that attempts to explain a phenomenon or answer a scientific question.
26. Name one source of non-renewable energy.
27. Which of the following is not one of the ways in which coral reefs are threatened by human activities?
28. When ..... are consumed by humans, the surrounding ecosystems can be impacted.
29. Pumpkin is an example of .....
30. In an undeveloped country, the rural areas will often be off the grid, with no access to consistent electricity. For a household living in this situation, ..... would most likely be used to heat the home in the winter.
31. Cars have a bigger ecological footprint than public transportation
32. ..... is the source of underground water.
33. If several countries have a famine at the same time, food becomes hard to get and can even effect the price of food worldwide.
34. This part of the Earth System includes the soil, rocks, and mountains.
35. Where are most oil deposits found today?
36. An organism that captures energy from the sun or from chemicals and stores it in the bonds of sugars making energy available to the rest of the community.
37. The atmosphere does not insulate Earth's surface.
38. Which of the following result obtain due to cutting down of trees?
39. The atmosphere includes all of the gasses above the earth including the oxygen that we breathe. True or False
40. ..... is the fastest means of land transport.
41. The one part of an experiment that is changed by the scientist is called a ..... variable.
42. Which sector uses the most water?
43. United States imports from China are represented by which of the following percentages?
44. UNCED was the former name for the Earth Summit
45. What essential characteristic does a good experiment have?
46. A gradual process of change and replacement of the types of species in a community.
47. The living and nonliving things in an environment and all the interactions
48. What is the sphere that includes all of the water on or near the Earth's surface called?
49. ..... use water, mineral resources and sunlight to manufacture energy.
50. Freshwater or marine? worms, algae, ducks, tadpoles, alligators, largemouth bass, cattails
51. Abiotic factors or component comprise plants, animals and microorganisms.
52. The tiny percentage of water used for everyday human needs comes from what two sources?
53. Excess nitrogen and phosphorous in waterways can cause
54. Wind, moving water, sunlight, and heat from Earth's interior are sources of ..... energy
55. Where is incinerated trash turned into energy?
56. What is the common name for Horizon A?
57. How much Energy moves on to the next level in the pyramid after some energy go to Waste, Use, & Heat
58. What mountain range is Mexico City located in?
59. Most organisms in this zone rely on food materials that drift down from the zone above.
60. The usage of electricity in the United States has increased dramatically over the past 10 years. Most of this electricity is currently produced by burning fossil fuels. Which would NOT be a reason for this increased usage of electricity?
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