Environmental Sciences Quiz 48 (20 MCQs)

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1. The study of the chemistry of living things.
2. Which country or region is coal-rich and oil-poor?
3. An area has an average daily temperature of 20$^\circ$F and an average annual rainfall of 3 centimeters. Which type of climate is this area most likely to be?
4. Aquaponics is the combination of ..... and .....
5. ..... is a naturally occurring substance of use to humans that can be potentially be extracted.
6. Which of the following is a renewable energy source?
7. Which types of rocks underneath a house can be a source of radon?
8. In a hypothesis, what variable comes after the word THEN?
9. Watersheds can be thought of like a 'sponge'
10. Humans burn fossil fuels and wood, releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. This carbon dioxide is then absorbed by trees for photosynthesis. These processes are contributory to which chemical cycle?
11. Which part of the water cycle best describes when the sun heats the water?
12. Water molecules are composed of
13. Interactions among populations in a community. The community's physical surroundings or abiotic factors
14. Consumers which eat only producers are ....., consumers which eat only other consumers are ....., and consumers which eat both are .....
15. Flowing network of surface water
16. Which of the following statement about salt in the oceans is true?
17. What major and potentially catastrophic events can be predicted to occur in the Northern Hemisphere between the months of June and November?
18. What term describes the variety of ecosystems within a given region?
19. The leading cause of deforestation is
20. An open, peaceful violation of a law to protect its alleged injustice.