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Environmental Science Test Questions 1
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Environmental Science Test Questions 1
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1. Hydrologists check the health of freshwater streams by measuring
2. Life expectancy is the number of years a person is expected to live based upon
3. When atmospheric gases are not released into space but build up in the Earth’s atmosphere, it is called
4. Nuclear power is primarily created in one of two ways: fission and
5. The Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) for motor vehicles was created by the
6. The IUCN focuses the bulk of its environmental efforts on all of the following, except
7. A species’ placement within a food chain or web is known as its
8. The term weather describes atmospheric conditions with respect to moisture, wind velocity, barometric pressure, and
9. In Charles Darwin’s 1859 book, On the Origin of Species, he states that limited resources result in ________________ and that only the strongest species survive to pass on their genetics.
10. The lowest number of individuals needed for a species’ continued survival is known as a
11. Electricity sent out in small amounts to nearby points where it is needed is known as
12. Drainage basins with thousands of streams and rivers draining to them are also called
13. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a natural greenhouse gas and contributes approximately what percentage to the greenhouse effect?
14. Biofuels are primarily produced from
15. With regard to plant produce, the acronym GMO stands for
16. Which of the following pH measurements from water could indicate acidic mine drainage?
17. The Earth’s rotation and tilt around the Sun causes different seasons geographically. Which global region gets the most solar energy?
18. Chance alterations in the genetic material of a cell’s nucleus are known as
19. Old-growth forests have
20. When wind changes speed or direction abruptly, it is known as
21. When atmospheric gases keep heat from being released back into space, allowing it to build up in the Earth’s atmosphere, it is known as
22. Breeder reactors, which produce more energy than they use can provide energy for
23. Six of the world’s eight largest cities (population greater than 10 million) are
24. Deserts cover approximately what percentage of the Earth’s land surface?
25. The formation and movement of ocean and continental masses are known as