Environmental Sciences Quiz 380 (20 MCQs)

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1. Means "man-made"
2. The basic functional unit of life is a cell and all organisms are made up of one or more cells called .....
3. A ..... material is not found naturally in the earth but is made by people.
4. Pertaining to certain season of the year.
5. What is the name of the type of large brown algae that grows from the ocean floor of continental shelves, reaching upward toward the sunlit surface?
6. Which biome is located in the eastern third of the US, most of Europe, and Japan?
7. Which gas makes up 78% of our atmosphere but can only be used by plants when fixed by bacteria first?
8. What is one of the primary factors that draws people from rural areas to urban areas?
9. Warm water is drawn away from the equator toward the poles by
10. What is part of the atmosphere?
11. Fill in the blank: ..... :areas of land that belonged to a local municipality and used to obtain natural resources.
12. Which layer in the atmosphere protects us form harmful UV radiation?
13. A good way to save trees is to reduce one's paper usage
14. Which of the following can cause a biome to change very quickly?
15. Permeable rock layers or sediments that freely transmit groundwater are
16. Climate change involves factors, both internal and external. External ones include:A. Feedback between the atmosphere, ocean, and land surfaceB. Solar variabilityC. Earth's orbit alterationD. Variability within the climate systemE. Volcanic activityChoose from the options given below:
17. Toxic water that infiltrates through a landfill and collects at the bottom.
18. The deepest point of the ocean is called .....
19. Land used for growing and harvesting wood, and harvesting wildlife, fish, nuts, and other resources
20. The release of ..... has helped destroythe ozone layer.