Environmental Sciences Quiz 298 (20 MCQs)

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1. Developed countries often

Correct Answer: B) Have higher average incomes and slower population growth.

2. Which number represents the focus of an earthquake?

Correct Answer: C) 3.

3. Sick building syndrome(SBS) describes which phenomenon?

Correct Answer: A) Indoor air pollution.

4. These plants are the first organisms to colonize any newly available area and start the process of succession.

Correct Answer: C) Pioneers.

5. Algae blooms will ..... the amount of dissolved oxygen in an aquatic system.

Correct Answer: A) Decrease.

6. Volcanoes that form far from plate boundaries are associated with

Correct Answer: C) Hot spots.

7. Plants make their own food through a process called .....

Correct Answer: D) Photosynthesis.

8. A ..... is altered through the materials through which it travels.

Correct Answer: A) Seismic wave.

9. We need water.....

Correct Answer: C) All of these.

10. If Earth did not have an atmosphere, most of the energy from the sun would

Correct Answer: A) Be reflected back into space.

11. Hardin's "The Tragedy of the Commons" essay addressed the conflicts associated with which environmental challenge?

Correct Answer: D) Protecting shared resources.

12. Which of these resources are NOT renewable?

Correct Answer: A) Coal.

13. Which of the following would be considered a primary consumer?

Correct Answer: D) Rabbit.

14. Which national park is known for its geothermal features, wildlife, and pristine landscapes?

Correct Answer: A) Yellowstone National Park.

15. The effects of people and their actions on the biosphere is called

Correct Answer: A) Human impact.

16. Things that we appreciate for beauty, that help define our culture, or that teach us about ourselves are said to have

Correct Answer: C) Non-market values.

17. A species whose numbers are so small that the species is at risk of extinction.

Correct Answer: A) Endangered species.

18. The amount of a good or service that producers are willing and able to sell at all possible prices during a given period of time.

Correct Answer: A) Supply.

19. Which meaning goes with the Latin prefix Atmo-

Correct Answer: B) Air.

20. What type of plant is associated with nitrogen-fixing bacteria?

Correct Answer: C) Legumes, like soybeans.