Environmental Science Quiz

Gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor...

• are anthropogenic gases

• increase in the atmosphere and capture heat radiating from the earth's surface

• are not greenhouse gases

• are created by acid rain

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Water features like Dams, Aqueducts, and Water diversions can...

• cause floods

• can make a dry area useful

• are sources of indoor residential water

• generate about 20% of California's electricity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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Which is not true of eutrophication?

• can be caused by farming run off

• can cause global climate change

• results in freshwater turning green and losing oxygen

• causes algae blooms

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Aside from parent material, microorganisms and time, the other factors that contribute to soil formation are ________.

• levels

• animal species

• topography

• climate

Any process in which scientists directly manipulate an organism's DNA

• salinization

• desertification

• pollinator

• genetic engineering

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NGSS.MS-LS4-5

Land that is suitable for farming

• salinization

• desertification

• arable land

• yield

The amount of crop produced in a given area

• salinization

• yield

• pollinator

• desertification

When 10% or more of farmland becomes unusable

• salinization

• desertification

• pollinator

• genetic engineering

The buildup of salts in the soil

• salinization

• desertification

• pollinator

• yield

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An insect or other animal that transfers pollen from one plant to another

• salinization

• desertification

• pollinator

• genetic engineering

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4