Environmental Sciences Quiz 155 (20 MCQs)

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1. What are some ways to reduce your ecological footprint?
2. The natural environment exploited by humans leads to .....
3. Which of the following is a major field of study within Environmental Science?
4. What is the name of the thin layer of rock that forms Earth's outer skin?
5. Environmental science is a study of which types of interactions between humans and the environment?
6. What always remains the same in an experiment?
7. The experimental treatment differs from the control treatment only in the ..... being studied.
8. Someone thinks that it is important to manage forests in a way that they provide lumber for use in building and export, but also remain as good habitat for forest species and grow sustainably into the future. What is this perspective called?
9. What is the greatest cause for excess carbon in the atmosphere?
10. ..... is the process of rock formation that changes the mineral composition of the rock.
11. Natural material formed at a much slower rate than it is depleted
12. In most organisms, the set of all of an individual's genes is divided into
13. What is an example of a producer?
14. The uppermost level at which the water in a given area fully saturates rock or soil.
15. The study of organisms and how they interact with their living and nonliving environment is called
16. Sun Path Diagram gives you
17. Energy in the form of heat moves throughout the water cycle. What is the original source of the energy that moves through the water cycle?
18. Things we take from the environment and use are called:
19. A study was done to see if different tire treads affect the braking distance of a car. What is the dependent variable?
20. Illegal hunting