Environmental Sciences Quiz 97 (20 MCQs)

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1. The author of "Silent Spring, " a book that helped launch the modern environmental movement by raising awareness of the dangers of pesticides, particularly DDT
2. Which of the following is not a damaging effect of ultraviolet light on the amphibian population?
3. ..... species are those that are introduced to an ecosystem.
4. What is by far the leading cause of water pollution?
5. The planet Earth is a
6. Which process is NOT a way that carbon enters the atmosphere?
7. Which of the following statement is NOT true about the nitrogen cycle?
8. Ground-level ozone
9. We all born as .....
10. Located in northern arctic regions, winter is too cold and dry to permit the growth of trees.
11. Larger watersheds generally have less runoff than the smaller watersheds.
12. In ....., energy is transferred by electromagnetic waves.
13. Humans are generally
14. Which is NOT considered part of an environment?
15. Periodic ice ages are due to
16. Someone who works on a nature reserve and helps to protect and care for animals is known as a
17. This type of erosion occurs when water gets into the cracks in our road freezes, expands and breaks up the road creating potholes?
18. Complete the following statement by selecting the correct answer:Natural resources called ..... are the remains of plants, animals, and otherliving things that died millions of years ago.
19. Provide 2 examples of Biotic Components.
20. The ..... includes all the living and nonliving things with which organisms interact.