Environmental Sciences Quiz 42 (20 MCQs)

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1. The way a mineral splits is called?
2. Alkalinity is important for fish and aquatic life because it protects or buffers against rapid pH changes.
3. Which correctly describes ecology?
4. A. admit B. emit C. climate D. injure
5. Which layer of the atmosphere contains the most ozone gas?
6. Which of the following is NOT a density-dependent factor?
7. Most diverse forest
8. The United States and Canada have one of the largest Ecological Footprints
9. There are two "revolutions" that changed the human population, and the way resources were used. What was the "revolution" in which people began to grow crops, stopped moving long distances following moving food resources, and began to experience an increase in their life span?
10. Students are describing the ecosystem in an area. Which of these lists ALL the components the students should include in their description?
11. When two plates are moving away from each other creating a space between them (ridge)
12. Which of these is one cause of deforestation?
13. What are the 2 most abundant gases in Earth's atmosphere?
14. 78% of the earth's atmosphere is made of .....
15. Which describes an estuary?
16. If you see large grazing herbivores, you are most probably in the .....
17. Which lists metric units, in order, from smallest to largest?
18. A smart grid will improve on the current electrical grid by .....
19. ..... is a process where the decomposition is done with the help of microbes.
20. Which of the following situations contributes to stability in an ecosystem?