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Environmental Sciences Quiz 58 (60 MCQs)

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1. What are the two types of Earth's crust?
2. In which layer of the atmosphere does all weather occur?
3. Which period in human history occurred prior to the others listed
4. Different species of plants and animals in an area is .....
5. The California Current (west coast) carries ..... water from canada
6. During an experiment, all of the earthworms move to the shaded side of the box rather than staying in the brightly lit side. Which of the statements is an observation of this investigation?
7. The philosophy that preserving ecosystems comes first.
8. In the Northern Hemisphere, winds traveling north appear to curve east because of the:
9. Communities of bacteria have been found living thousands of feet underwater. Which of the followign statements is a proper conclusion to draw about these bacteria?
10. Why do most aquatic plants live near the edge of a pond or float on its surface?
11. What is the name of a consumer that eats only plants?
12. What do plants release in the excretion process?
13. Nutrient Cycling is the most important ecosystem services
14. Which form of energy uses water moving through a dam?
15. What is the following description an example of? The plants, animals, soil, air, and water which can be found in White Plains.
16. What is the process of making sense of a Claim?
17. An area that stores carbon is called a .....
18. Which two energy sources together provide more than 50% of the energy needs of the United States?
19. In the troposphere and mesosphere, as elevation increases, the temperature .....
20. Life is found in this layer
21. Most water pollution is the result of .....
22. Which of the following is NOT a branch of science?
23. Which is LEAST LIKELY to push a species toward extinction?
24. What is the original cause of eutrophication?
25. Chlorofluorocarbons and HCFCs are being phased out under an international agreement, called the .....
26. Why are the optimists happy?
27. The non-living components of an ecosystem that influence its characteristics and dynamics are called
28. It is a theory that large portions of the earth's crust and mantle shift forming major geographic features on the earth's surface.Identify the theory being described in the sentence.
29. Germ-plasm banks
30. Saving energy, reducing waste, using recyclable packaging, and limiting or eliminating the use of plastics are all examples of .....
31. How does the increase in the use of fossil fuel contribute to global rise of temperature?
32. How is a decomposer also a consumer?
33. In 1898 Svante Arrhenius claimed that the burning of fossil fuels may lead to what?
34. Which structure is not found in the cytoplasm?
35. Scientists predict that the hurricanes coming off the warming waters of the Gulf of Mexico will be less severe and less frequent.
36. The amount of land and water needed to supply an individual or a population with renewable resources
37. Which program cleared the river valley in Tennesee and brought electricity to these rural parts near the river?
38. To rduce our carbon footprint and reduce pollution people should
39. The heating of Earth's surface and atmosphere by solar radiation that is absorbed and emitted by the atmosphere, mainly water vapor and carbon dioxide
40. If 10 mg of iodine 131 is given to a patient, how much is left after 24 days? The half-life of iodine-131 is 8 days.
41. The Spotted Owl is an endangered species in the Pacific Northwest corner of America. Because the Spotted Owl is protected under the Endangered Species Act, logging companies cannot cut down the woods where the owl lives. All of the other plants and animals that live with the Spotted Owl are protected because of the Spotted Owl. The Spotted Owl is an example of a ..... species.
42. Positively charged ion that losses an electron
43. What does acid rain do to plants and trees?
44. In which type of climate are there high temperatures throughout the year?
45. The world's average ecological footprint is about 2.7 hectares/person compared to the U.S. average of 9.5 hectares/person. The world is depleting renewable resources approximately ..... % faster than they can be replenished; however, the U.S. impact alone is approximately ..... times greater than the world average
46. Which of the following are examples of nonrenewable natural resources?
47. What are some of the impacts of climate change?
48. A floating barge on which buckets fixed on a convey or excavate sediments
49. How many kilograms of calcium are there in 173 pounds of calcium? (1 lb = 454 g; 1 kg = 1000 g)
50. Which energy source is formed from dead organic matter that is compressed into peat and then further compressed using heat and pressure?
51. Environmental science looks closely at how ..... influence(s) or interact(s) with the environment.
52. When gathering information to make a decision, you need to make sure that
53. What is a good definition for environment?
54. 🌊 Dive into the world of river analysis! 🌊Select the correct answer.B2.3How can the Hydrologic Engineering Centers River Analysis System (HEC-RAS) be used to determine if a river sediment is toxic?
55. A group of different populations living together in a defined area are considered to be a(n)
56. Who looks after the patients in the hospital.?
57. A consumer that eats only meat is a
58. Match the Definition:This is the largest bee. She is the mother of the colony and lays all the eggs. She can live 4-7 years.
59. Most of the energy that we use on Earth can be traced back to
60. What is the law of thermodynamics
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