Environmental Sciences Quiz 497 (20 MCQs)

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1. The waste given off by cellular respiration is?
2. The movement of plates towards each other is called
3. In a Centrally-Planned economy, both the government and individuals play a role in the direction the economy takes.
4. Electric cars have zero emissions IF
5. What percentage of the Earth's freshwater is usable by humans?
6. A situation in which a market left on its own fails to allocate/distribute resources efficiently
7. This described the likeliness of a common area being exploited for short-term gain.
8. Which choice describes an advantage of hydroelectric energy?
9. Eyes that can see in the dark is a(an) ..... inherited by nocturnal animals.
10. Which of the following is a part of the bio geochemical cycle?1. Soil2. Plants3. Atmosphere4. Ocean
11. Once a star uses up all of its ....., the star will begin to go into its death phase.
12. How much of the sulfur dioxide that pollutes the air is from electrical power plants?
13. ..... is a disease that miners can get from the accumulation of coal dust in the lungs.
14. Turning the water off when you brush your teeth is an example of
15. Which of the following is a side effect of heat islands?
16. Where does the most energy exist in a food pyramid?
17. All the organisms of the same species that live in the same area are called a .....
18. The transfer of thermal energy through a substance by direct contact is called .....
19. In a temperate forest ecosystem, a black bear feeds on fish that live in a stream while a robin feeds on berries on mountainside bushes. The earthworm would be classified as a
20. In an area away from forests and cities, geochemist Charles David Keeling measured the amount of