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Environmental Sciences Quiz 193 (60 MCQs)

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1. Most Moai statues are carved from ..... which is compressed volcanic ash.
2. Which biogeochemical cycle is most affected by the over-use of fertilizers on farms?
3. This invasive species came over in boats from Europe in the 1980's. They harm native fish, clog pipes and ruin beaches.
4. A natural law stating that energy can neither be created nor destroyed.
5. There are two types of data. Which type of data involves descriptions/photographs/illustrations that cannot be counted or measured?
6. Government pays you for certain actions
7. What are the giant statues on Easter Island called?
8. Which of the following represents single-species approaches to protecting biodiversity?
9. Water moving along the surface of the Earth, flowing towards bodies of water like lakes, rivers, or oceans.
10. A type of society that focuses on mass production .....
11. The ocean releases and absorbs heat ..... than land
12. ..... are the site of photosynthesis
13. A ..... is observed and describes in the natural world what appears to always be true.
14. An organism that must eat to get its energy is a
15. What is crop rotation?
16. Plants need..... like organisms need water.
17. Which type of ecosystem is humid all year, has 200-1000 cm of rainfall annually, and houses Bengal tigers?
18. The patterns that weather forms in an area over seasons and years is known as that region's .....
19. Plants can take in Nitrogen directly from the air.
20. Which of these listed below are not an abiotic factor?
21. ..... script is used for the people who cannot see.
22. ..... % of energy is passed on from one trophic level to the next in the food chain/pyramid?
23. Air pollution is .....
24. A large distinct terrestrial region similar climate, soil, organisms, regardless of its global location is called:
25. Ethics and economics are linked because
26. Theories are based on thousands of supported hypothesis and tons of physical evidence.
27. If I drank 3 Pepsi's a day, I will gain weight. This is an example of a .....
28. During the ....., humans changed their environments.
29. Eats only consumers
30. Which of the following sciences was NOT mentioned as a component of environmental science?
31. The layer of the atmosphere containing the ozone layer is
32. Be sure to ask a question about something you can actually work with?
33. A process in which an event acts as both an input and output of the same system is called a(n)
34. Which of the following is an example of how people use land?
35. Which of the following correctly states an observation that helps to explain circulation patterns in the atmosphere?
36. What is the term for the gradual increase in the Earth's temperature due to the greenhouse effect caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide, CFCs, and other pollutants?
37. Energy we get from earth's interior heat is called .....
38. Which could be a pioneer species on an island which recently formed from an underwater volcano in the Pacific ocean?
39. What is the affect of old field succession?
40. What country is Easter Island a part of?
41. Consists of the tallest trees which reach heights of 60 to 70 m trees emerge into sunlight.
42. Uranium atoms are split to create a tremendous amount of heat in a ..... power plant.
43. Forest in an area of extreme variation in which trees drop their leaves each fall.
44. Heat is a major water pollutant that makes some species vulnerable to disease.
45. Which type of model provides the most complete representation of the feeding relationships within a community?
46. The number of live births per 1000 people is called the .....
47. In nuclear power plants, the ..... are used to prevent a meltdown during nuclear fission.
48. What is a way you can cut back on meat?
49. If I water the plant more often, then it will grow taller. Name the independent variable.
50. Species that are very important for the functioning of an ecosystem are known as
51. Conflict between the short term interests of individuals and long-term welfare of society is
52. In the movie "The Lorax" what was considered the commons?
53. Decomposing organisms would be found:
54. Once a theory has been tested and confirmed it cannot be changed.
55. Which of these is NOT a marine biome?
56. According to the population pyramid, will this population increase, decrease, or remain stable over time?
57. The price of nearly every product or service that you use reflects the cost
58. Has trees with leaves that fall off during the fall
59. A piece of information we gather using our senses is called
60. This biome receives about an inch of rain annually and is hot during the day and cool at night
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