Environmental Sciences Quiz 464 (20 MCQs)

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1. What would my control group be? Independent:type of musicDependent:test scores

Correct Answer: A) No music.

2. What is a man grove

Correct Answer: C) A tree or shrub that grows in tropical swamps.

3. Used to run a turbine at a power plant

Correct Answer: A) Steam.

4. A study that compares the costs and benefits to society of providing a public good

Correct Answer: D) Cost-benefit analysis.

5. There are four separate layers that make up a temperate mixed forest. Which is also known as ground cover?

Correct Answer: A) Herbaceous layer.

6. Green buildings

Correct Answer: B) Reduce and save energy usage.

7. Human construction of buildings ad pavement affect the hydrologic cycle by

Correct Answer: B) Increasing evaporation and runoff.

8. Variable(s) that do not change during the experiment.

Correct Answer: C) Constant.

9. California experiences a large number of earthquakes. What plate boundary can you expect to find there?

Correct Answer: B) Transform.

10. What process occurs when coal, which is a fossil fuel, is used for energy?

Correct Answer: B) Combustion.

11. What event led to the birth of modern environmentalism?

Correct Answer: A) Publication of Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring.

12. With clear evidence (A), his company couldn't deny(B) dump(C) a large quantity of toxins into the sea(D).

Correct Answer: C) C.

13. A substance composed of many molecules (that are composed of atoms from more than one element) held together by chemical bonds is a(n): .....

Correct Answer: B) Compound.

14. Which of the following units is not metric?

Correct Answer: A) Inches.

15. Biomass energy.....

Correct Answer: C) Can be created by microbial action or burned directly as wood or dung.

16. It is a fog combined with smoke and other chemical fumes.

Correct Answer: C) Smog.

17. Information that you collect using your senses.

Correct Answer: A) Observation.

18. Sulfur dioxide reacts with water vapor in the atmosphere to form

Correct Answer: C) Sulfuric acid.

19. What type of forest has the greatest biodiversity?

Correct Answer: B) Tropical Rainforest.

20. Which describes an "Endangered Species"

Correct Answer: A) Species has low numbers and are likely to become extinct.