Environmental Sciences Quiz 50 (20 MCQs)

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1. The "lesson" of Easter Island was that:

Correct Answer: A) Conservation of resources is always necessary for sustainable societies.

2. Even though it is cold, Antartica is a desert biome?

Correct Answer: A) True.

3. A process in a cell that uses glucose and oxygen to produce carbon dioxide, water, and energy is called

Correct Answer: B) Cellular respiration.

4. Which of the following is not an organism?

Correct Answer: B) Air.

5. In terms of meeting needs, for most of history, humans have traditionally been .....

Correct Answer: B) Hunter-gatherers.

6. Tigers are part of which sphere?

Correct Answer: C) Biosphere.

7. A student wants to test the effects of type of exercise on heart rate. What is the dependent variable?

Correct Answer: A) Heart rate.

8. More-Developed Countries are .....

Correct Answer: A) Industrialized with high average income.

9. The greenhouse effect causes the Earth's air to

Correct Answer: A) Heat up.

10. Which of the following aquatic biomes has greater than 1% saltwater?

Correct Answer: A) Estuaries.

11. People nowadays use ..... to store food so it will last longer.

Correct Answer: B) Fridge.

12. THE 3 R'S ARE:

Correct Answer: C) Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

13. Water pollution that comes from many sources is considered .....

Correct Answer: B) Nonpoint source pollution.

14. Which of the following is the layer of the ocean extending from thebase of the thermocline to the ocean bottom?

Correct Answer: C) Deep zone.

15. Identify step 3 of the Phosphorous Cycle.

Correct Answer: B) Leaching.

16. Decreased pH

Correct Answer: A) Acid precipitation.

17. What word describes a pyramid shaped diagram that shows the age and gender of a population?

Correct Answer: C) Population pyramid.

18. The movement of energy from a warmer object to a cooler object.

Correct Answer: B) Heat Transfer.

19. Representations of objects or systems

Correct Answer: A) Models.

20. The process by which plants, algae, and some bacteria use sunlight, carbon dioxide and water to produce carbohydrates and oxygen.

Correct Answer: A) Photosynthesis.