Environmental Sciences Quiz 303 (20 MCQs)

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1. Energy storage nutrients that help the body store some vitamins e.g. oils, butter, margarine

Correct Answer: A) Fats.

2. 3 things to remember for Eco-friendly life style

Correct Answer: D) All of the above.

3. What is another name for the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act?

Correct Answer: B) Superfund.

4. Ms. S set up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. What is the dependent variable?

Correct Answer: A) Distance traveled by the ball.

5. What is the smallest whole unit of matter?

Correct Answer: A) Atom.

6. The Amount by which a Population Size Changes in an Given Time Period

Correct Answer: C) Population Growth.

7. Energy sold in the marketplace

Correct Answer: D) Commercial energy.

8. ..... are broader explanations that apply to a wider range of situation and observations.

Correct Answer: A) Theories.

9. How does a power tower-type concentrated solar power system collect solar energy?

Correct Answer: A) A pillar covered in mirrors directs sunlight onto a central spot.

10. The ..... is the hard rock on and just BELOW the Earth's surface.

Correct Answer: B) Lithosphere.

11. Which industry is most likely to use cogeneration?

Correct Answer: D) Manufacturing.

12. This type of energy is produced when billions of uranium nuclei are split apart in nuclear fission

Correct Answer: C) Nuclear.

13. From the 3% freshwater on earth, majority (79%) is in the .....

Correct Answer: C) Ice caps and glaciers.

14. A huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure at any given height

Correct Answer: C) Air mass.

15. Glucose is made during what process?

Correct Answer: C) Photosynthesis.

16. Have large amounts of precipitation, high humidity, and moderate temperatures.

Correct Answer: B) Temperate rain forests.

17. A mixture in which all the ingredients are evenly distributed are called

Correct Answer: B) Solutions.

18. Omnivorous animals are those which eat .....

Correct Answer: B) Both plants and animals.

19. Which of the following statements is NOT a concern about open-pen fish farming?

Correct Answer: C) Open pen fish farms are much more expensive than land based fish farming operations.

20. What are the two main groups of aquatic biomes?

Correct Answer: C) Marine and freshwater.