Environmental Science Quiz 51 (20 MCQs)

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1. A resident of ..... is likely to leave the largest ecological footprint.

Correct Answer: C) The United States.

2. An oil spill off the eastern U.S coast is an example of a(n) ..... pollution problem.

Correct Answer: B) Regional.

3. The United States government encouraged the use of cars as transportation in part by

Correct Answer: A) Building interstate highways.

4. What causes the most coastal pollution in the United States?

Correct Answer: C) Industrial waste and sewage.

5. This warning exhibits bright coloration among organisms that act as signal to their predators that they are poisonous or distasteful.

Correct Answer: B) Warning coloration.

6. 6-5.8 How can the planting of new trees help reduce climate change?

Correct Answer: C) Trees take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis.

7. Which of the following statements is true in terms of the passing of energy in an ecosystem?

Correct Answer: D) Sun -> plants -> animals -> decomposers.

8. People can conserve energy in their daily lives by driving a vehicle

Correct Answer: D) That is fuel efficient.

9. Solar power, wind power, and water power are good because.....

Correct Answer: C) They don't create much pollution.

10. A group of organisms that are similiar and reproduce to produce fertile offspring

Correct Answer: A) Species.

11. Sustainability Science is the study of the concepts of sustainable development and ..... .

Correct Answer: A) Environmental science.

12. ..... biomes have the lowest primary production.

Correct Answer: A) Cold and dry.

13. Which of the following is not a major requirement for the survival of all living things?

Correct Answer: A) Clothes.

14. . Oil refineries and gasoline stations are both sources of

Correct Answer: B) Volatile organic compounds.

15. The removal of snags following a fire is called

Correct Answer: C) Salvage logging.

16. Which of the following was NOT listed as a component of physics?

Correct Answer: A) Water.

17. Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

Correct Answer: D) Stratosphere.

18. An example of an inexhaustible resource would be:

Correct Answer: A) Sunlight.

19. What kind of power comes from the movement of water?

Correct Answer: C) Hydropower.

20. Which worldview believes that Humans should manage the Earth, but in a more ethical and sustainable way?

Correct Answer: C) Stewardship.