Environmental Sciences Quiz 559 (20 MCQs)

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1. If left unmanaged or unregulated, the result of the Tragedy of the Commons is often
2. When two different bird species temporarily occupy the same niche, they would most likely
3. When people use up, waste, or pollute natural resources faster than those resources can be renewed, replaced, or cleaned up it is referred to as .....
4. In which areas does acid rain most likely form before precipitating in locations downwind?
5. Global warming is thought to be increasing the temperature of the oceans and the lower atmosphere. How will this affect the amount of moisture in the air?
6. Land used to grow plants for food and fiber
7. Which is NOT a criteria pollutant?
8. There are two types of smog: ..... smog and .....
9. How far do tectonic plates move each year?
10. The ecosystem approach requires scientists to recognize and understand natural interactions and the human needs for natural resources
11. According to the law of supply and demand, what would occur if teh supply of oil declined and the demand remained the same?
12. The reduction of which criteria air pollutant was the goal of the 1990 amendment to the Clean Air Act?
13. The highest number of ..... occur at plate boundaries because plates do not move easily.
14. Negative and positive feedback loops are similar becauseinputs of the cycle are also outputs of the cycle.
15. Magnetism is a factor that affects a fuel's suitability.
16. Bacteria is an example of which of the following:
17. Lines that run East to West, and are North and South of the Equator.
18. According to the webquest we did in class, all of the following make biodiversity important except .....,
19. Descriptive data
20. The windows in the classroom are open, the room must be hot ..... this is an example of an