Environmental Sciences Quiz 223 (20 MCQs)

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1. Shed leaves

Correct Answer: A) Deciduous.

2. The capacity of Earth's natural systems to maintain stability or adapt to changes indefinitely is

Correct Answer: A) Sustainability.

3. Result in a system moving to an extreme

Correct Answer: B) Positive feedback loops. .

4. Many human activities threatens theenvironment, causing pollution that leads toenvironmental problems that impact us on alocal basis only.

Correct Answer: B) False.

5. A potential problem with incineration is .....

Correct Answer: C) Harmful air emissions.

6. All of the following are oceans except

Correct Answer: D) Mediterranean.

7. ..... causes air to be denser near the Earth's surface.

Correct Answer: A) Gravity.

8. Due to energy being lost during production, transportation, etc. Coal-burning power plants are only about ..... % efficient.

Correct Answer: C) 35.

9. Which gas makes up the largest component of the Earth's atmosphere?

Correct Answer: C) Nitrogen (N2).

10. Preserving natural resources is called

Correct Answer: A) Conservation.

11. Comes from burning of fossil fuels, especially coal

Correct Answer: C) Sulfur oxide.

12. Plants absorbing nutrients from the soil is an example of an interaction between which Earth systems?

Correct Answer: A) Biosphere and Geosphere.

13. Consumers that eat ONLY animals are .....

Correct Answer: B) Carnivores.

14. Chloroplast is what color?

Correct Answer: A) Green.

15. A ..... family consists of parents and their children.

Correct Answer: A) Small.

16. The rich variety of life on earth is known as .....

Correct Answer: B) Biodiversity.

17. Possible human solutions for limiting global warming and climate change are .....

Correct Answer: D) All of the above.

18. The aesthetic value of an ecosystem provides

Correct Answer: D) A cultural service.

19. The crust and upper mantle make up Earth's

Correct Answer: D) Lithosphere.

20. True or false:the scale for the X and Y axes must be the same.

Correct Answer: B) False-the scale for the X and Y axes can be different.