Environmental Sciences Quiz 465 (20 MCQs)

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1. Nutrient pollution increased by human behavior that speeds up the eutrophication process significantly

Correct Answer: A) Cultural eutrophication.

2. The ribosomes are made by the

Correct Answer: D) Nucleolus.

3. What is and example of cogeneration?

Correct Answer: A) Heat energy normally wasted is used to power a turbine.

4. During Orographic Effect, the windward side is warm and dry.

Correct Answer: B) False.

5. Examples of nonrenewable resources include:

Correct Answer: B) Iron, salt, clay, fossil fuels, copper.

6. Land used for recreation, scenic, enjoyment, and for preserving native animal and plant communities and ecosystems

Correct Answer: B) Parks and preserves.

7. EPA stands for the

Correct Answer: B) Environmental Protection Agency.

8. ..... is located in the stratosphere

Correct Answer: C) The ozone layer.

9. A fuel's suitability is dependent on all the following factors, except

Correct Answer: D) Magnetism.

10. What is the term used to describe all living things in an ecosystem?

Correct Answer: A) Biotic Factors.

11. What do we call a change in a species over time?

Correct Answer: B) Evolution.

12. Longitude lines are used to measure

Correct Answer: B) Degrees East & West.

13. The energy lost between trophic levels in a food web

Correct Answer: D) Is used in the course of normal living.

14. Which of the following would be the best way for a desert farmer to reduce water loss from evaporation and seepage and thus conserve water?

Correct Answer: D) Install a drip irrigation system.

15. Becuase aquatic macroinvertebrates are good indicators of stream health, we can collect them to determine

Correct Answer: B) The quality of the water and overall conditions of the stream.

16. Who is at the bottom of an energy pyramid?

Correct Answer: A) Producer.

17. Specific examples of potentially renewable natural resources are:

Correct Answer: C) Forests, water, and soil.

18. Vermicomposting is done by:

Correct Answer: B) Worms.

19. Problems with exploiting oil shale and tar sand deposits as an alternative to crude oil include all of the following except:

Correct Answer: A) The deposits are usually deeply buried and difficult to extract.

20. Heat is the only thing that:

Correct Answer: A) Leaves the Earth in large amounts.