Environmental Sciences Quiz 599 (20 MCQs)

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1. Is the density of water ice lower, higher, or the same as liquid water?
2. A wheel that changes the force of a moving gas or a liquid into energy
3. Environmental science is the study of the interactions between humans and the environment.
4. Many of the animals in the desert are ..... to avoid the extreme heat during the day.
5. Which is not a correct sphere of the Earth?
6. Where on Earth can you experience entire days of darkness?
7. Urban sprawl often causes habitat fragmentation. As habitats get smaller, what happens to the number of species in the habitat according to the Species Area Rule?
8. Tectonic plates are made up of continental crust and ..... crust.
9. True or False The outer core is solid and is made of nickel and iron.
10. Ore deposits formed in cracks in rocks
11. The independent variable is something that can be changed
12. What part of an organism is most likely to become a fossil?
13. Environmental science is closely related to ecology, but they are not the same field.
14. The total number of species in an ecosystem is what kind of measurement?
15. The amount of land and water needed to supply natural resources and recycle wastes or pollution.
16. Which of the following international treaties bans the hunting, capture, and sale of threatened or endangered species in 181 countries?
17. Benjamin Franklin and Theodore Roosevelt are considered early Environmentalist.
18. What was the benefit of the green revolution?
19. In the process of photosynthesis, plants typically captures ..... that falls on their ..... and use it in combination with ..... and water to form ..... and ..... (5 points
20. Which is true about the stratosphere?