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Environmental Sciences Quiz 23 (60 MCQs)

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1. The ..... capacity of an environment is limited by the availability of biotic and abiotic resources.
2. Made by weathering of rocks into tiny grains; has a rough and gritty texture.
3. The contamination of the atmosphere by the introduction of pollutants from human and natural sources (a)
4. What's the best way to dispose of hazardous chemicals used at home?
5. The transfer of heat by air currents (or currents in a liquid) is called
6. ..... :practice of establishing, treating and reproducing forest stands possessing desired characteristics.
7. ..... are a combination of clay, sand, water and thick oil called bitumen.
8. How does energy enter an ecosystem?
9. All living and nonliving things with which organisms interact
10. Toxic waste is an example of a .....
11. It consists the outer mantle of the solid earth.
12. The process where bacteria that convert nitrogen gas into ammonia and nitrites & nitrates compounds is called
13. The sun sets in the .....
14. The ultimate source of energy in our Solar System comes from:
15. Able to meet the current demand for a resource without depleting the future supply
16. Is water found on Earth's land surfaces
17. A forest preservation plan guides a landowner who
18. In predation, this is the organism that is killed.
19. Water that is safe to drink is called
20. What can happen to fish when there is not enough oxygen in the water?
21. Which type of rock are most fossils found?
22. Which of these would be an example of a using a carbon sink as climate change mitigation?
23. Broken down by sunlight
24. Obtaining coal from the earth would be considered what type of ecosystem service?
25. Which act mandates the restoration and maintenance of the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation's waters?
26. A community of different species interacting with one another and with their nonliving environment of matter and energy.
27. An organism that lives at the bottom of oceans or bodies of fresh water is a
28. Water with low amounts of dissolved salt.
29. Car engines, power plants, factories, furnaces, and stoves are all sources
30. Rain frequently results whenever
31. Homologous to fins
32. What is the term for waste materials that are harmful to the environment?
33. Absorbing and removing pollutants from the water, trapping carbon that would otherwise be released into the air and controlling floods is an environmental function of:
34. In developing countries, you are most likely to find biomass used
35. Water used for drinking and agriculture
36. The Industrial Revolution changed the environment by:
37. How are igneous rocks formed?
38. In which ecosystem would you likely find a squirrel on a maple tree?
39. A society in which food is obtained primarily by raising and taking care of animals
40. Maximum fresh water is available in
41. Why can't the top level contain a large number of organisms?
42. ..... observations are descriptive qualities and characteristics that are not numerical.
43. What are the components of an ecosystem?
44. Most greenhouse gases are given off by trees.
45. The function of an environmental impact statement is
46. Wetlands and estuaries purify water and filter out .....
47. Criteria such as salinity, depth, and whether the water is flowing or standing are used by scientists to
48. What is the climate of the top of a mountain like as compared to the bottom of the mountain?
49. Small consumers that are hunted and eaten by larger consumers
50. What are some chemicals found hazards that can be found indoors?
51. The largest part of the Earth is the
52. Crop rotation improves
53. Conflicts that arise from sharing resources are described by
54. Avoid extra flushes in the toilet
55. Northern coniferous forest that stretches in a broad band across the Northern Hemisphere
56. The warming of the atmosphere by the trapping of heat being radiated to space is called
57. What symbiotic relationship is seen in the picture below with lichens growing and feeding on a tree and the tree not being harmed or receiving a benefit.
58. This is an accumulation of salt in the topsoil
59. What type of sediment tends to be the most impermeable?
60. What is the global warming potential of F-gasses compared to CO2?
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