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Environmental Sciences Quiz 93 (60 MCQs)

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1. For a scientific study to have meaningful results, you must:
2. A possible way to prevent species from becoming endangered is?
3. What is the primary cause of increasing ocean acidification?
4. Humans choosing which seeds to plant each season is called
5. How many electrons can the first level or ring hold?
6. How does density play a role in convection currents?
7. After a massive flood in 2015 in the town where her grandparents lived, this college student co-founded the Sunrise Movement, an organization dedicated to protect environmental resources like water, and air by promoting solar energy and creating sustainable jobs.
8. The second law of thermodynamics states that whenever energy is converted from one form to another in a physical or chemical change, you end up with ..... energy than before.
9. Which animal behavior is an example of responding to temperature in their environment?
10. Which law reduces air pollution by limiting air emissions from stationary and mobile sources?
11. What element makes a molecule organic?
12. What is the correct chemical formula for water?
13. Which harvest technique always results in even aged regrowth?
14. What is adhesion?
15. Which species provides early warning signs to environment deterioration?
16. The chemical Equation C6H12O6 represents which molecule?
17. Which biome has 4 distinct seasons?
18. (2005) controlling global warming by setting greenhouse gas emissions targets for developed countries
19. What is pollution that comes out of cars called?
20. ..... A mathematical statement about how likely it is that something will happen.
21. Our most scarce resource.
22. The unique role of an organism is called its .....
23. How far away you are from the average set of data is known as
24. Traditional farmers grow several crops on the same plot of land in a practice referred to as
25. A social movement dedicated to sustaining Earth's life-support system
26. A known substance in the air that can cause harm to humans and the environment.
27. What percentage of water on earth is freshwater?
28. An endangered species is a
29. Each level of the food chain is called a ..... level.
30. Abiotic factor is
31. Fossil fuels (CO2 emissions) contribute to which environmental issue?
32. Enzymes are considered to be
33. Why does primary succession take longer to reach climax community?
34. Advances in arts and sciences have improved human health and allowed for tremendous population growth.
35. ..... :involves managing forest crops, stands, goals/objectives of landowner, best management practices (BMP), wildlife habitats.
36. Which of the following is an example of an inorganic compound?
37. Global warming refers specifically to an increase in
38. A group of organisms that belong to the same species and live in the same area are called a
39. Change in the genetic characteristics in a population from one generation to the next is called:
40. The pH scale is used to measure
41. The ..... was the time when humans started using fossil fuels to power machines that increasesd the efficiency of producing goods.
42. Matter that has a definite volume and a definite shape is a .....
43. The crust is also know as the
44. Toads and turtles live in a water.
45. Which of the following are the three LARGEST sources of energy for the US?
46. Solar Energy is .....
47. What is the impact of invasive species on biodiversity?
48. Which UNESCO World Heritage Site is renowned for its biological diversity and old-growth forests?
49. A type of reasoning that uses general facts, definitions, and accepted properties in a logical order to write a logical argument.
50. Particles that are located in the nucleus of an atom and no charge
51. There were how many statues on Easter Island?
52. In Yellowstone, Gray wolves prey on elk and help to keep the elk population in check, which in turn keeps several plant species from being overgrazed. This is an example of a .....
53. Which of the following gases is most responsible for the greenhouse effect?
54. In a hypothesis written in the "If, then" format, which variable comes first?
55. The sun's rays strike the Earth most directly at the
56. Elephants are examples of .....
57. A certain atom has 26 protons, 26 electrons, and 30 neutrons. Its mass number is .....
58. What process adds oxygen gas the atmosphere?
59. Sheep, buffalo, cow and goat gives us
60. You've learned in school that all reptiles lay eggs. You see an animal you've never seen before and it lays eggs, so you assume it must be a reptile. This is an example of .....
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