Environmental Sciences Quiz 229 (20 MCQs)

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1. One way that zoos and aquariums help increase wildlife populations is through

Correct Answer: A) Captive breeding programs.

2. Natural resources that cannot be reused or replaced in a person's lifetime are resources.

Correct Answer: B) Nonrenewable.

3. How did scientists determine where the layers of the atmosphere are divided?

Correct Answer: C) A change in temperature.

4. A part of the Earth that stores carbon, keeping it out of the carbon cycle, is known as a .....

Correct Answer: A) Carbon sink.

5. Animals and plants not native to a certain area

Correct Answer: C) Invasive Species.

6. What is it called when water vapor cools and changes into a liquid?

Correct Answer: A) Condensation.

7. Any species whose numbers have fallen so low that it is likely to become extinct in the near future

Correct Answer: D) Endangered species.

8. What are the threats to biodiversity?

Correct Answer: A) Habitat loss, pollution, climate change, overexploitation, invasive species.

9. A rain forest from which all trees and soil are removed will regenerate in

Correct Answer: C) Never.

10. The amount of land and water that individuals use to meet their resource needs and absorb the waste that they produce is a(n) .....

Correct Answer: D) Ecological footprint.

11. What is one benefit of using wind power?

Correct Answer: D) It is renewable so it will have less environmental impact.

12. The term "low-grade" and "high-grade" refer to the quality of metal ores

Correct Answer: A) True.

13. Which agreement lead to the reduced release of chemicals that harm the ozone layer?

Correct Answer: D) Montreal Protocol.

14. Which of the following situations is an example of the "Tragedy of the Commons" ?

Correct Answer: C) Overfishing in a shared body of water.

15. Which of the following may form when carbon from decayed organic matter is buried in the right geological conditions?

Correct Answer: D) Fossil fuels.

16. How many hydrogen atoms are in (NH4)3PO4

Correct Answer: D) 12.

17. Which pair is CORRECT?

Correct Answer: B) Hydroelectricrenewable.

18. The term to describe how water in the atmosphere turns into clouds

Correct Answer: C) Condensation.

19. Widespread pollution problems are known as .....

Correct Answer: B) Non-point source.

20. The process that occurs when water vapor forms water droplets on dust particles is

Correct Answer: C) Condensation.