Environmental Sciences Quiz 619 (20 MCQs)

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1. The U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) is likely the most successful environmental law of any country.

Correct Answer: A) True.

2. An observation that uses words without numbers or amounts is called a ..... observation?

Correct Answer: B) Qualitative.

3. Which of the following pairs of organisms probably belong to the same trophic level?

Correct Answer: A) Human and bears.

4. What is the purpose of rainwater harvesting systems?

Correct Answer: C) Conserve freshwater resources.

5. Ground level ozone

Correct Answer: B) Secondary pollulant.

6. ..... is the uppermost layer of an aquatic ecosystem, where there is enough sunlight for photosynthesis to occur.

Correct Answer: E) Photic Zone.

7. Broad, gently sloping volcanoes with quiet eruptions are called

Correct Answer: A) Shield volcanoes.

8. Which of these is not true about forests?

Correct Answer: D) Purify air by absorbing oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide.

9. Which type of economy best describes the US economy?

Correct Answer: D) Mixed economy.

10. What is the purpose of lichen in primary succession?

Correct Answer: B) Helps break down rocks into smaller pieces.

11. Diverse biome which can be divided into two regions, freshwater and marine

Correct Answer: D) Aquatic.

12. A molecule of 3 oxygen atoms.

Correct Answer: A) Ozone.

13. Ohio produces most of its electricity using .....

Correct Answer: C) Coal power.

14. What is the name of the process that continually adds new rock at the Mid Ocean Ridges and pushes old rock out, making an ocean larger?

Correct Answer: A) Sea Floor Spreading.

15. Ocean acidification begins with

Correct Answer: B) Carbon dioxide released from combustion.

16. What is the mixture of gases surrounding the Earth called?

Correct Answer: C) Atmosphere.

17. Due to high temperatures and high rainfall, the tropics tend to have nutrient-poor acidic soils. to farm there, people have to add

Correct Answer: C) Both of these.

18. What is nature of energy flow in an ecosystem?

Correct Answer: B) Unidirectional.

19. Which of the sphere interactions below best describes this statement: "Landslides can cause death to nearby animals"

Correct Answer: B) Lithosphere affects Biosphere.

20. What is the term that describes the discovery of farming?

Correct Answer: D) Agricultural revolution.