Environmental Sciences Quiz 353 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which IS a secondary air pollutant?

Correct Answer: A) Acid Rain.

2. What might help to restrain global warming?

Correct Answer: C) Ceasing cutting down trees.

3. ..... :maximum number of individuals in a particular population that its environment can support

Correct Answer: A) Carrying capacity.

4. A small family is also called a ..... family.

Correct Answer: A) Nuclear.

5. Which species is the key to the health of an ecosystem?

Correct Answer: C) Keystone.

6. Overshooting the carrying capacity of a population's environment leads to a population crash.

Correct Answer: A) True.

7. In which part of our body do we have brain and hair

Correct Answer: D) Head.

8. Which is one reason that trash and litter can hurt wildlife?

Correct Answer: C) Wildlife may try to eat plastics and choke on them.

9. Sunlight, wind and water are ..... resources

Correct Answer: A) Renewable.

10. To prevent sunburn, we monitor the atmosphere's ability to filter out which form of radiation?

Correct Answer: B) Ultraviolet.

11. It is the study of human population, dynamics and statistics.

Correct Answer: A) Sociology.

12. After a scientist concludes their research they hold a ..... to discuss it.

Correct Answer: B) Press Conference.

13. Electrostatic precipitators can be used to remove this type of air pollutant.

Correct Answer: C) Particulate matter.

14. Sound science is based on one-time occurrences.

Correct Answer: B) False.

15. The amount of food available for the world's population

Correct Answer: D) World food supply.

16. The industrial Revolution led to factories and .....

Correct Answer: B) Machinery.

17. The wall of a coal seam

Correct Answer: A) Long wall.

18. Lack of vegetation leads to all Except?

Correct Answer: C) Biodiversity.

19. The marine biological crisis occurring today is a result of all of the following EXCEPT:

Correct Answer: D) Increased demand for hydroelectric power.

20. Which of the following species is extinct?

Correct Answer: A) Passenger pigeon.