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Environmental Sciences Quiz 26 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which of the following is not one of the kingdoms of living things?
2. Area of land drained by a river
3. Who are etho logists
4. Sustainable products and/or practices may include more overall initial costs that of non sustainable products and processes. Everyday choices contribute to a sustainable life style. They might include all BUT ONE listed here.
5. This diagram shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another.
6. Which best summarizes the water cycle?
7. As rocks are broken down due to weathering they release this nutrient.
8. What's the hottest layer of the Earths Atmosphere
9. Mistletoe grows on an oak tree in a forest ecosystem. The mistletoe gets all of its nutrients from the oak tree. This process is good for the mistletoe but hurts the tree. Which type of symbiotic relationship do the oak tree and mistletoe have?
10. How has antibiotic resistance changed over time?
11. What is the main reason invasive species become invasive?
12. What does a wave carry?
13. What is the most reliable source of information to use in an investigation?
14. Which of the following is bigger than a one liter (L)?
15. ALL of the Earth's water (oceans, lakes, and rivers, water in soil and beneath the earth's surface, snow cover, ice, and water vapor) is found in which sphere?
16. Which organisms will most likely INCREASE in population if a disease that suddenly reduced the population of Texas horned lizards?
17. Which of the following most effectively allows forests to recover from tree harvesting?
18. Water covers about ..... % of the earth.
19. A testable idea that attempts to explain a phenomenon is a(n) .....
20. What gas do plants give off after conducting photosynthesis that humans/animals need in order to live?
21. Rachel Carson wrote the book, .....
22. What are the main sources of solid waste generation?
23. The contamination of the air by harmful particles such as smoke
24. Complete the following statement by selecting the correct answer:Nuclear power stations use ..... as fuel to make electricity.
25. ..... are found through out the world where rain fall is generally lower than 25 cm.
26. Who classifies soil according to the most appropriate use? Requires bachelor's degree (4 yr).
27. Water moves through Earth's layers until it reaches a ..... layer.
28. Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable natural resource?
29. What is sewage sludge?
30. This is the system of communicating by using hand movements rather than spoken words is called
31. Units for measuring distance
32. How much energy is NOT available when transferred from one trophic level to the next?
33. Which of the following would reduce your carbon footprint the most?
34. Minerals that have no commercial value
35. The following are disadvantages of which type of energy? Significant refining required Potential for spills on wildlife habitats Significant dust and emissions during construction of rigs and refineries Human rights/ environmental justice issues in developing countries that exportWill decrease in availability greatly within 40 years
36. An educated guess or possible answer to a question
37. What is a major disadvantage of desalination?
38. Large-scale atmospheric phenomena caused by air that is constantly in motion is known as .....
39. Can isolines ever touch?
40. Which of the following are the missions of the National Action Plan on Climate Change?A. National Solar MissionB. Green Indian MissionC. Western Ghat Development MissionD. National Water MissionE. Air Pollution Mitigation MissionChoose the correct answer from the options given below:
41. What is the function of ATP in living things?
42. Which of the following is water NOT in the benthic zone?
43. Final, stable community that forms when land is left undisturbed.
44. All of the following describe an effect of the Industrial Revolution on the environment except
45. In many parts of the U.S., native plants that once grew on the forest floor have been replaced by garlic mustard, an invasive species. This situation is an example of
46. A fracture in the crust of a planet along which movement has occurred is a
47. An example of a conceptual model would be
48. Which is NOT one of the four principals of sustainability?
49. The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle is known as .....
50. An underground layer of permeable rock that holds groundwater which can be extracted by drilling a well.
51. What is a factor that changes because of what the experimenter does?
52. WHAT IS THE TOTAL GEOGRAPHICAL AREA OF INDIA?
53. What must be removed from school buildings by law?
54. What is the difference between a community and a population?
55. Photosynthesis is carried out by
56. The major factor contributing to ..... grasslands is rainfall, where the annual precipitation is between 25 and 75 cm per year.
57. Which 2 spheres are affected? A volcano erupts, sending ash high into the air.
58. A(n) ..... current consists of air or a liquid moving in a circular path as it is heated and cooled.
59. Which fish species is invasive, in our reef environment
60. The oceans and the atmosphere work together through global currents that do what?
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