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Environmental Sciences Quiz 200 (60 MCQs)

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1. The lower region of this level of the atmosphere is called the ionosphere, and has an electrical charge
2. The Sun transforms matter into energy through nuclear fusion. What can be inferred about the Sun from this fact?
3. What are pull factors?
4. You find a rock in which the grains are arranged in parallel bands of white and black crystals. The rock is probably a(n)
5. When all the ecosystems on Earth are combined it is called .....
6. What element was the biggest problem in Lake Erie's issues? (Especially in the 1950s-1970s.)
7. Conversion of carbohydrates into alcohols
8. What is the "spaceship earth" mentality?
9. A ..... is an energy source or raw material that is used faster than it can be naturally replaced.
10. Deforestation has an affect on the water cycle
11. Which type of waves are used in broadcasting?
12. What two elements make up water?
13. What is the percentage of nitrogen in Earth's atmosphere?
14. What is the term for an organism that only eats producers (plants)?
15. It is the study of the Earth's surface, interior processes and history.
16. This is the extinction of a species one by one, not a sudden loss of many species
17. Which example would be found in the biosphere?
18. What makes an estuary wildlife unique
19. Bobby observed that a metal trash can was covered with rust. What type of weathering caused the rust on the trash can?
20. Critical ecosystems with high species diversity
21. An observation that has a number is called a ..... observation?
22. Which of the following adds to global warming by decreasing the amount of carbon dioxideremoved from the atmosphere?
23. Our nation currently uses about ..... % of renewable energy sources.
24. Ground-level ozone is a .....
25. Parking lots should be placed
26. To help us understand pressing problems of resource supply, ecosystem stability, and sustainable living
27. The process by which water, wind, ice, and changes in temperature break down rock into fragments called sediments.
28. The deciduous forest layer that gets the least sunlight is the
29. Ryan is working on his Science Fair project. He plans to measure the amount of rainfall that has fallen in his neighborhood over the past two weeks. What instrument should he use?
30. Surface tension of water is the cohesive force between water molecule and other molecule.
31. Saltwater and Oceans account for ..... of the planet's water content.
32. Why do we measure the concentration of dissolved substances such as dissolved oxygen, chlorides, and nitrates in an ecosystem?
33. What do we call bacteria or a virus that can cause a disease?
34. Gradual, natural change in an ecosystem over time:
35. What is an essential characteristic that indicates whether a resource should be categorized as renewable?
36. A mixture of gases that surrounds a planet or moon.
37. As ocean temperatures rise, what is happening to glaciers and ice caps?
38. A timber stand improvement plan guides a landowner who
39. Fracking is a mining technology used to extract ..... from ..... rocks
40. What two things can happen when energy from the Sun interacts with the ground?
41. Paper is an example of which type of waste?
42. For consumers, which of the following is a disadvantage of green taxes on businesses?
43. Earth's hydrosphere consists of liquid water only
44. Provide 2 examples of Abiotic Components.
45. Grandfather is the head of small family.
46. Humans are dependent on ..... for their food supply
47. Any system for capturing, ..... and displaying data related to places on the Earth's surface
48. A rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down to touch Earth's surface.
49. Which of these countries will have the 3rd highest population by 2050?
50. An attempt to design cities so as to maximize their functionality and beauty is
51. What happens to carbon during the process of photosynthesis?
52. How does the melting permafrost in Russia impact climate change?
53. The angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator
54. Maximum amount of individuals an ecosystem can support indefinitely
55. The place an organism lives is its
56. Wind and ..... turbines work by movement.
57. The surroundings of an organism that affects its life and development
58. It is the study of the interactions of the biological, cultural, geographical and historical aspects of humankind.
59. Where does most of the water that is evaporated on earth come from?
60. Population growth slows as it reaches its carrying capacity, or the maximum population size an environment can sustain. Produces an S shaped curve when graphed
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