Environmental Sciences Quiz 653 (20 MCQs)

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1. Human activities:habitat loss:; ..... : .....

Correct Answer: A) Deforestation:landslides.

2. What are the steps of the scientific method in the correct order?

Correct Answer: D) Observation, hypothesis, prediction, experiment, conclusion.

3. All of the following can limit a populations growth except .....

Correct Answer: D) Plenty of water.

4. The boundary between air masses that differs in temperature and moisture is called a(n)

Correct Answer: A) Front.

5. The greater the ....., the more likely a species is to survive changes to their environment

Correct Answer: A) Genetic Diversity.

6. Which type of coal has a higher carbon content?

Correct Answer: C) Anthracite.

7. How does the Sun power the water cycle?

Correct Answer: C) The Sun causes water to evaporate.

8. The prefix "pseudo" means:

Correct Answer: A) False.

9. One of the steps in a food chain or food pyramid.

Correct Answer: D) Trophic Level.

10. Which is a social movement dedicated to protecting the natural world from human actions

Correct Answer: D) Environmentalism.

11. Which of the following would occur if Earth were not tilted relative to the plane of its orbit?

Correct Answer: B) Temperate regions would no longer have seasonal changes in climate.

12. In our plant experiment, which of these should be a constant?

Correct Answer: E) All of these should be constants.

13. The term Alpha biodiversity refers to

Correct Answer: B) Community and ecosystem biodiversity.

14. Biome without trees, where grasses and tough shrubs grow in the frozen soil; extends from the Arctic Circle to the North Pole.

Correct Answer: C) Tundra.

15. Once in the atmosphere, CFCs

Correct Answer: D) Persist and continue to destroy ozone for decades.

16. By examining ....., scientist can test predictions for situations in which it is impossible or unethical to use experiments.

Correct Answer: A) Correlations.

17. Which steps are usually near the beginning of a scientific investigation?

Correct Answer: B) Observing and questioning.

18. What is the buildup of salts in the surface layers of soil?

Correct Answer: B) Salinization.

19. What are fungi?

Correct Answer: B) Mushrooms.

20. Put something in a group or like items

Correct Answer: A) Classify.