Environmental Sciences Quiz 351 (20 MCQs)

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1. Most unknown species belong to this group

Correct Answer: A) Insects.

2. The gradually sloping part of a continent that extends under the ocean is the .....

Correct Answer: B) Continental shelf.

3. Why are certain biomes considered "dry" ?

Correct Answer: C) Because there is a low amount of rainfall.

4. The Clean Air Act is monitored and enforced by the

Correct Answer: D) EPA-Environmental Protection Agency.

5. Location where carbon resides

Correct Answer: B) Reservoirs.

6. Information gathered in an experiment

Correct Answer: D) Data.

7. ..... are faster than postcards and inland letters.

Correct Answer: B) Emails.

8. Scientific evidence indicates that extinction rates in the past few centuries have risen mainly due to natural causes.

Correct Answer: B) False.

9. A (An) ..... is a pollutant that does not rot or break down in the environment.

Correct Answer: B) Nonbiodegradable pollutant.

10. Rules and regulations that governs how humans interact with their environment.

Correct Answer: B) Environmental law.

11. Non-renewable or Renewable:Water

Correct Answer: A) Renewable.

12. In the vocab picture, "Logistic Growth, " which factors level the population size and cut off exponential growth?

Correct Answer: A) Water, space, food, disease, predators.

13. Air's ability to hold water vapor increase as ..... increases.

Correct Answer: B) Temperature.

14. Lead is a carcinogen, which means

Correct Answer: A) It is a chemical which causes cancer.

15. Environmental science studies which types of interactions between humans and the environment?

Correct Answer: D) All of the above.

16. A ..... ship takes you on a holiday.

Correct Answer: B) Cruise.

17. Matter with no definite volume and no definite shape is a .....

Correct Answer: C) Gas.

18. How many cells are found in Archaebacteria?

Correct Answer: A) Unicellular.

19. When the media repeats the same stories and headlines, it is bias by

Correct Answer: D) Repetition.

20. Which of the following are examples of secondary pollutants?

Correct Answer: B) Acid Rain and Ozone.