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Environmental Sciences Quiz 44 (60 MCQs)

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1. Why is it important to monitor turbidity levels of a water system?
2. What is the term for a type of pollution that affects the visual appearance of an area and can lower its aesthetic value and attractiveness?
3. Identify the following as a renewable or nonrenewable resource:Oil
4. Eutrophication means
5. The three main environmental problems include all but
6. Tigers living in warm climates have thinner coats of fur than tigers living in cool climates. This is a result of
7. Some factories can increase the amount of thermal pollution by dumping heated water into lakes and rivers. How can this type of pollution affect aquatic environments?
8. This layer is the hottest layer of the atmosphere?
9. How are natural resources distributed on Earth?
10. Trees, grass, crops, wetlands, water, buildings, and pavement are all examples of
11. The process of arranging breeding of plant or animal species to have desirable traits of each organism is known as:
12. Which of the following examples is considered potable?
13. Emphasis on use of pesticides, herbicides, and monoculture
14. Pollution hanging over urban areas that causes reduced visibility is called
15. Over the past 200 years, the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere had
16. What is a consequence of air pollution caused by greenhouse gases emitted by cars?
17. The chance that an earthquake will occur in your town during the next year is an example of
18. What decreases as you go up in the atmosphere?
19. What are examples of non renewable sources?
20. A road map is an example of a
21. An increase in the pH of a lake would most likely indicate
22. Which is NOT an agent of chemical weathering?
23. Basant Panchami marks the beginning of .....
24. What is the source of the energy that drives air movement in the troposphere and influences weather and climate?
25. The process by which liquid water on earth's surface changes to a gaseous state called water vapor is called .....
26. An organism that is a threat of becoming extinct and requires human intervention to help conserve the species.
27. The Law of Supply states
28. The atomic number of an atom is .....
29. Which layer of the Earth's interior is the most dense?
30. A sidewalk is cracked by tree roots that grow under it.
31. All of these fields of study contribute to environmental science except
32. ..... is the philosophy behind the equitable distribution of resources such that every person is ensured his or her share of a scarce resource.
33. Why does metal mining cause water pollution?
34. A mixture of gases, of which 50-90% is methane
35. 'managing own time and priorities' is an example of which employability skill?
36. Earth is considered a closed system. This is a potential environmental concern because:
37. Which of the following DOES NOT use a turbine?
38. A hot desert is a good place for ..... energy.
39. Which time period in human history occurred prior to the others listed below?
40. Which consequence could an exponentially growing human population have on drinkable water?
41. Process in which a species becomes better suited to its environment
42. Which step in the refining of crude oil involves distilling it into separate components or fractions?
43. What distinguishes nekton from benthos?
44. Which is NOT used to prevent the emission of particulate matter?
45. The hydrosphere makes up
46. A ..... is a group of organisms of one species that interbreed and live in the same place at the same time.
47. What can be treated by adding powdered calcium carbonate (lime) to water with a low pH?
48. The smallest amount of of carbon molecules on earth are found in
49. Forms when nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides in the air react to form nitric acid and sulfuric acid
50. Water vapor in the air gets cold and changes back into liquid, forming cloud
51. What biome is around 50 degrees Fahrenheit on average, and feature animals such as top goats and antelopes?
52. What is the major environmental problem related to resource depletion?
53. The consumption crisis is more severe in
54. Which of the following is not a goal of modern environmental policy?
55. ..... is the number of different species in a particular area (species richness) weighted by some measure of abundance such as number of individuals or biomass.
56. Which type of large storm most likely happens when a low-pressure system forms over the ocean in the summer?
57. Large clumps of tall coarse grasses found in savannas.
58. What are the 3 parts of an atom?
59. Only 10% of the energy moves from one trophic level to the next. If energy cannot be created or destroyed, what happens to the remaining 90%?
60. A species that no longer exists
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