Environmental Sciences Quiz 478 (20 MCQs)

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1. The Northern Hemisphere is tilted ..... the Sun in Summer.
2. What part of chlorofluorocarbons is destructive to ozone?
3. A Columbian tropical rainforest food chain includes the following set of feeding relationships:fig leaves $\rightarrow$ leaf cutter ants $\rightarrow$ anteater $\rightarrow$ jaguar Approximately how many pounds of ants would support one 300-pound adult jaguar?
4. Withdrawing freshwater from deep aquifers amounts to mining a nonrenewable resource.
5. Coal, Natural Gas and Oil are known as .....
6. Sprawl increases carbon dioxide emissions by
7. The amount of energy that water takes to boil will change with the volume of water. What would you graph on the X axis for the above statement?
8. A chemical compound made up of one or more simple sugar e.g. bread, rice, pasta
9. What is the source of energy for all producers?
10. Area of land on the Earth's surface from which groundwater originates
11. Working together as a community to sustainably use resources.
12. Stratosphere:troposphere::
13. What is produced by a hydrogen-oxygen fuel cell?
14. Areas that have widely scattered vegetation and receive very little rain
15. The colour of your hair is .....
16. The study of how people seek to satisfy their needs and wants by making choices
17. What is most likely the cause of the great changes that happen to the town in the selection from Silent Spring?
18. Which ones are consider primary air pollutants?
19. Before an explosive volcanic eruption, ..... pressure grows until it must be released.
20. In a food chain / food web, what do first level consumers eat?