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Environmental Sciences Quiz 74 (60 MCQs)

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1. Caused by a sudden rupture (break) of the earth.
2. Introduction of chemical, physical, or biological agents into water
3. A formal set of general plans and principles that guide problem solving and decision making in specific instances
4. Manufacturers could reduce waste and conserve resources by making products that
5. One way that zoos and aquariums help increase wildlife populations is through
6. Natural resources that cannot be reused or replaced in a person's lifetime are resources.
7. How did scientists determine where the layers of the atmosphere are divided?
8. A part of the Earth that stores carbon, keeping it out of the carbon cycle, is known as a .....
9. Animals and plants not native to a certain area
10. What is it called when water vapor cools and changes into a liquid?
11. Any species whose numbers have fallen so low that it is likely to become extinct in the near future
12. What are the threats to biodiversity?
13. A rain forest from which all trees and soil are removed will regenerate in
14. The amount of land and water that individuals use to meet their resource needs and absorb the waste that they produce is a(n) .....
15. What is one benefit of using wind power?
16. The term "low-grade" and "high-grade" refer to the quality of metal ores
17. Which agreement lead to the reduced release of chemicals that harm the ozone layer?
18. Which of the following situations is an example of the "Tragedy of the Commons" ?
19. Which of the following may form when carbon from decayed organic matter is buried in the right geological conditions?
20. How many hydrogen atoms are in (NH4)3PO4
21. Which pair is CORRECT?
22. The term to describe how water in the atmosphere turns into clouds
23. Widespread pollution problems are known as .....
24. The process that occurs when water vapor forms water droplets on dust particles is
25. The conversion of light energy, water and carbon dioxide into glucose and oxygen.
26. Which laws work to prevent water pollution?
27. The place where an organism lives within an ecosystem is its-
28. What is the process by which plants make their own food in the presence of sunlight?
29. What chemical hazard do children often get tested for because of paint and pipes in buildings?
30. A remora is attaching itself to a shark for a free ride and to eat the scraps dropped by the shark without affecting the shark is an example of .....
31. The biggest taxonomy category, and is the most inclusive.
32. Using the law of supply and demand, if the oil supply declined, but the demand stayed the same:
33. Theory or Law? Is a DESCRIPTION of what a scientists expects to happen every time under a certain set of conditions.
34. A hippo has no natural predators. It would be considered a(n)
35. The number of organisms ..... with each successive (higher) trophic level.
36. What is gray water?
37. Which is NOT an example of effects humans are having on wetlands
38. A scientific law is?
39. Countries that have lower average income, higher population growth rates, and mainly agricultural economies are
40. Choose the correct statement about feedback loops:
41. How would you write 4.3756 x 104 in standard form?
42. If waste materials contaminate the source of drinking water which of the following diseases will spread?
43. A scientist makes a graph showing population growth rates for the future of 10 countries. Which is a necessary source of error in his graph?
44. In which biogeochemical cycles are humans most affecting the natural greenhouse affect?
45. When tiny droplets of water form in the air its called-
46. A forest that sheds its leaves in the fall
47. A tertiary consumer has to be which type?
48. In the years immediately after a fire, a forest will experience
49. What is climate change?
50. Scientists use this term to describe how reproductively successful an organism is in its environment.
51. Area near a river's course that are flooded periodically as water levels rise
52. Species that are very important to the functioning of an ecosystem
53. Biomes with higher temps and less precipitation tend to have .....
54. Which is a non renewable resource?
55. Out of all of the elements on the periodic table, how many are naturally occurring?
56. Which choice describes the purpose of the blades in a wind turbine?
57. Today, mass extinction is going on at an alarming rate and is principally caused by:
58. A set of moral principles or values held by a person or society is called
59. Threat against marine organisms
60. Convection current:weather::
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