Environmental Sciences Quiz 485 (20 MCQs)

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1. When water turns to vapor and rises into the atmosphere from the ocean, it is called

Correct Answer: C) Evaporation.

2. Much of the oil and natural gas in the United States is located in

Correct Answer: D) Alaska, Texas, California, and the Gulf of Mexico.

3. What is it called when water falls from the clouds?

Correct Answer: D) Precipitation.

4. Which of the following is NOT a reason a species may become extinct?

Correct Answer: B) Reproducing.

5. ..... are to swamps as grasslands are to forests.

Correct Answer: A) Marshes.

6. Judges actions in terms of their benefit or harm to the integrity of whole ecological systems

Correct Answer: B) Ecocentrism.

7. This is NOT a part of the phosphorus cycle.

Correct Answer: C) Atmospheric phosphate.

8. What conclusion from the study of Mesopotamia can be used in irrigation practices today?

Correct Answer: C) Irrigation methods with the least impact on the water table may be beneficial.

9. When the temperature of a body of water, such as a lake or stream, increases, ..... can occur.

Correct Answer: A) Thermal pollution.

10. The pH scale is a range from:

Correct Answer: B) 0-14.

11. When you see a fellow student crying you infer what?

Correct Answer: A) They are sad.

12. Before precipitation can occur, this must occur first:

Correct Answer: A) Condensation.

13. The study of the air, water, and land surrounding an organism or community

Correct Answer: B) Environmental Science.

14. How does environmental science help in public health careers?

Correct Answer: C) It helps analyze and mitigate environmental factors that impact human health.

15. What is Akiva's vocab picture about?

Correct Answer: A) Chemosynthesis.

16. Disease causing organisms like viruses, bacteria, and parasites

Correct Answer: A) Pathogens.

17. Cutting down large forests (deforestation) can result in:

Correct Answer: C) Less plants to absorb carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas.

18. Which biome consists of diverse deciduous trees and has noticeable summers?

Correct Answer: B) Temperate forest.

19. The environmental protection of India came in the year-

Correct Answer: A) 1986.

20. The ..... was the time when humans started using machines to produce goods.

Correct Answer: C) Industrial Revolution.