US Major Environmental Science Test 3

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Question 1

What is soil erosion?

A) Topsoil loss

B) Soil gain

C) Rock growth

D) No loss

Question 2

What is fracking?

A) Mining coal

B) Cracking rock oil

C) Drilling water

D) Cutting trees

Question 3

What is the water table?

A) River surface

B) Ocean floor

C) Underground top water

D) Cloud base

Question 4

What causes acid rain?

A) Clean air

B) Water vapor

C) Dust only

D) Sulfur nitrogen gases

Question 5

What is deforestation?

A) Clearing forests

B) Planting trees

C) Saving parks

D) Growing crops

Question 6

What is biodiversity?

A) One species

B) Variety of life

C) No life

D) Rocks only

Question 7

Which term means "Nutrient overload algae"?

A) biodiversity

B) an ecosystem

C) eutrophication

D) carrying capacity

Question 8

Provide the definition of the Clean Air Act:

A) Tax law

B) Road law

C) Farm law

D) Pollution limit law

Question 9

Which term means "CO2 methane plus"?

A) greenhouse gases

B) biodiversity

C) an ecosystem

D) carrying capacity

Question 10

Which term means "Protected historic site"?

A) biodiversity

B) a national monument

C) an ecosystem

D) carrying capacity

Question 11

Provide the definition of a food web:

A) One chain

B) No links

C) Linked food chains

D) Farm plan

Question 12

Provide the definition of the Ogallala:

A) River

B) Lake

C) Glacier

D) Plains aquifer

Question 13

Which term means "Untouched wild land"?

A) wilderness

B) biodiversity

C) an ecosystem

D) carrying capacity

Question 14

Provide the definition of the 10 percent rule:

A) Full transfer

B) Energy transfer fraction

C) No loss

D) Half kept

Question 15

Provide the definition of point pollution:

A) Many sources

B) No source

C) Single source

D) Air only

Question 16

Which term means "Wildlife protection law"?

A) biodiversity

B) an ecosystem

C) carrying capacity

D) the Endangered Species Act

Question 17

Which of the following best defines smog?

A) Dirty haze

B) Clear sky

C) Fresh rain

D) Clean snow

Question 18

Which of the following best defines the ESA?

A) Hunting law

B) Species protection law

C) Farm law

D) Pet law

Question 19

Which of the following best defines an aquifer?

A) Dry cave

B) Oil field

C) Water-bearing rock

D) Coal seam

Question 20

Which of the following best defines the EPA?

A) Energy seller

B) Farm bureau

C) Road builder

D) Environment agency

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