Environmental Sciences Quiz 243 (20 MCQs)

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1. Most of the drinking water on earth is tied up in ice.

Correct Answer: A) True.

2. "Organisms that are better adapted to the environment survive to pass traits to their offspring" is the definition of

Correct Answer: A) Natural Selection.

3. Used to determine whether an object is older or younger than other objects

Correct Answer: B) Relative Dating.

4. When a species becomes extinct .....

Correct Answer: D) No young of that species can be produced.

5. Testable explanation for an observation

Correct Answer: D) Hypothesis.

6. Which spheres would feel volcanic eruptions and earthquakes?

Correct Answer: A) Geosphere and hydrosphere.

7. A(n) ..... worldview believes that people should learn and apply natural ecosystem principles to managing earth's resources.

Correct Answer: A) Environmental-wisdom.

8. When planning for land use, there are multiple factors to consider. Which of these items SHOULD have the biggest influence on land use decisions?

Correct Answer: D) All answers are correct.

9. Restricts pollution of surface waters

Correct Answer: A) Clean Water Act.

10. Decoposer

Correct Answer: C) Organism the break down dead organism.

11. The mechanism that moves continents is based on heat energy moving by

Correct Answer: C) Convection in the Asthenosphere.

12. During an El Niño event, winds in the western Pacific Ocean strengthen and push ..... eastward

Correct Answer: C) Warm water.

13. What are ecosystem services?

Correct Answer: A) Benefits that people obtain from ecosystems.

14. How can you determine if an internet site is reliable?

Correct Answer: A) The author of the site provides contact information and his or her qualifications.

15. Dependent variable means

Correct Answer: D) What is being measured.

16. A female dog's niche includes all of the following EXCEPT

Correct Answer: A) The neighbor's enclosed yard.

17. Which biome has trees that lose their leaves during the fall season?

Correct Answer: B) Deciduous Forest.

18. Large numbers of people exploit a shared/open access resource unsustainably:

Correct Answer: A) Tragedy of the commons.

19. A ..... is a natural shape or physical feature on Earth's surface.

Correct Answer: B) Landform.

20. Has trees with seed cones; the same all year

Correct Answer: C) Coniferous forest.