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Environmental Sciences Quiz 32 (60 MCQs)

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1. Periodic ice ages are due to
2. Someone who works on a nature reserve and helps to protect and care for animals is known as a
3. This type of erosion occurs when water gets into the cracks in our road freezes, expands and breaks up the road creating potholes?
4. Complete the following statement by selecting the correct answer:Natural resources called ..... are the remains of plants, animals, and otherliving things that died millions of years ago.
5. Provide 2 examples of Biotic Components.
6. The ..... includes all the living and nonliving things with which organisms interact.
7. The human blood has a ..... level of acidity.
8. Energy is lost as Heat at each level of the food chain/pyramid.
9. Who teaches us in the school?
10. The ..... islands are volcanoes that become progressively older toward the northwest.
11. Science is an approach to studying the natural world that involves formulating hypotheses and then testing them to see if the hypotheses are supported or refuted
12. What is the smallest level of ecological organization
13. Which of the following in NOT an example of a natural resource?
14. A(n) ..... variable depends on or is changed by another variable.
15. What fossil fuel consists primarily of methane?
16. Scientists use sea level to make sure they have a standard reference point for ..... measurements. A.k.a. how high something is.
17. Which of the following does not get energy from meat?
18. Approximately what percent of Earth's freshwater is surface water?
19. Species which are not found after searches of known or likely areas where they may occur
20. The study of interactions of living organisms with one another and with their environment is called
21. Which agreement allowed for a reduction, and eventual elimination, of CFC production and use?
22. Where is most of the freshwater found on Earth?
23. Where is elemental phosphorus found?
24. Which describes a "Threatened Species"
25. Why do people need the natural world?
26. The entire bottom portion of the ocean
27. Rivers and streams are types of ..... freshwater ecosystems.
28. 'Economic growth should not be restricted'. Which environmental worldview does this show?
29. All environmental problems can be grouped into which of the following 3 categories?
30. The variable that is measured in the experiment is-
31. A relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected.
32. Pine, spruce, and fir trees are examples of .....
33. When land is overgrazed combined with drought could lead to the following
34. Excessive use of species that have economic value
35. 🔥 Time to ignite your curiosity! 🔥Embark on a thrilling quest through time! Which of these ancient detectives can unveil secrets about fiery past events, the green whispers of ancient plants, and the tales of climates long gone?
36. Winds that blow from the east are called .....
37. The movement of rock particles by ice, wind, water or gravity is called .....
38. Organisms that get their food by breaking down dead organisms are called
39. Why are photovoltaic ( PV ) systems ideal for remote locations?
40. What is a benefit of using green energy such as biofuels, solar, or wind power?
41. As the human population grows, the demand for natural resources .....
42. How do scientists characterize a nonrenewable resource?
43. The careful and responsible management of something that is entrusted ones care is called?
44. Which of these sayings best describes how an ecosystem operates?
45. The average year-to-year conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and cloud cover in an area are known as its
46. The atmosphere includes
47. Biomagnification
48. How can nutrients be a pollutant?
49. Genetic diversity, species diversity, ecological diversity, and functional diversity are best characterized as elements of
50. Select true or false:Hydropower is energy that comes from wind.
51. An environment that contains water, fish, turtles, sand, rocks and oxygen is considered to be a(n).
52. What phase of the growth curve are human beings currently in?
53. What does the table tell us about the relationship between births to young mothers and total fertility rate?
54. Coal and Natural Gas are made from plants that have decomposed and fossilized over millions of years.
55. Headquartered in New York City, the 190 member nations of the following organization work together to promote peace and to help solve economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems
56. A person who estimates timber volume is called a
57. Which kingdom is unicellular and could include such illnesses such as step throat and staph infections?
58. A meniscus is the curved upper surface of a liquid in a graduated cylinder
59. The fact that fossil fuels formed at the bottom of swamps implies that
60. A broad explanation that applies to a wide range of situations and observations and that is supported by several lines of evidence and broadly accepted by the scientific community; describes HOW something happens.
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