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Class Trivia Game
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Ozone in the stratosphere is
important to organisms at Earth’s
surface because ozone molecules
are very strong absorbers of
a. infrared rays
b. ultraviolet rays
c. microwaves
d. visible light rays
e. x-rays
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B. Ultraviolet rays
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Which of the following elements
constitutes the highest percentage
of mass in Earth’s crust?
a. oxygen
b. aluminum
c. carbon
d. potassium
e. nitrogen
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A. Oxygen
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The most abundant gas in
Earth’s atmosphere is
a. nitrogen
b. oxygen
c. water vapor
d. carbon dioxide
e. hydrogen
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A. Nitrogen
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Most volcanism in the
world is associated with
a. plate boundaries
b. mid-continental hot spots
c. upwelling
d. aquifer depletion
e. desertification
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A. Plate Boundaries
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Much of the world’s freshwater is
unavailable to us because
a. it exists as water vapor
d. it is inside living organisms
b. it is deep and inaccessible e. it is locked up in ice caps and
aquifers
glaciers
c. it is soaked up by the soil
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E. It is locked up in ice
caps and glaciers
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____ is reclaimed water from sinks,
tubs, and washers.
a. Treated water
b. Brown water
c. Gray water
d. Sludge
e. Sewage
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C. Gray Water
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Which of the following is the correct
order of soil particles in order of
increasing size (small to large)?
a. Clay - sand – silt
b. Clay - silt – sand
c. Sand - Clay - silt
d. Sand - silt - clay
e. Silt - clay - sand
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B. Clay – silt - sand
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The smallest particle of
soil is known as
a. Clay
b. Sand
c. Silt
d. gravel
e. humus
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A. Clay
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Occurs when water is not absorbed
into the soil and evaporates to leave
behind dissolved salts in the topsoil:
a. desertification
b. salinization
c. waterlogging
d. soil erosion
e. parent material
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B. Salinization
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The horizon of soil also known as the
topsoil layer, that contains humus,
minerals, and roots, and that is rich in
living organisms is known as the
a. A horizon
b. B horizon
c. C horizon
d. D horizon
e. O horizon
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A. A Horizon
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This major event occurred in the 1930s
due to the excessive plowing of the
prairies resulting in the loss of natural
grasses that rooted the soil.
a. Exxon Valdez oil spill
b. Dust bowl
c. Sumatran tsunami
d. Love canal
e. Three mile accident
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B. Dust Bowl
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Which of the following correctly
describes characteristics of clay?
a. Coarse, large pores, can hold
d. Consists of large rock fragments
more water
b. Rich in organic materials and very e. Equal mixture of sand, silt, and
loose
humus.
c. Very small particles, little room
between particles for water, and
compacts easily
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C. Very small particles, little
room between particles for
water, and compacts easily
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Which of the following are the two
most important factors in
determining a habitat’s climate?
a. Temperature & wind speed d. Rate of evaporation &
temperature
b. Wind direction &
e. Temperature & precipitation
precipitation
c. Wind speed & rate of
evaporation
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E. Temperature &
precipitation
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A seismograph and volcanic active
area caused by convergent tectonic
plates and encircles the Pacific
Ocean is commonly known as the
a. Intercoastal Region
d. Tectonic Plate Region
b. Estuary
e. Subduction Zone
c. Ring of Fire
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C. Ring of Fire
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Occurs with the saturation of soil
with water resulting in a rise in
the water table:
a. desertification
b. salinization
c. waterlogging
d. soil erosion
e. parent material
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C. Waterlogging
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Which of the following
naturally prevents soil
erosion?
a. lichens
b. fungi
c. earthworms
d. plant roots
e. moles & shrews
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d. Plant roots
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Type of rock formed by being deep
under the Earth’s surface, and is
subjected to high temperatures and
pressure:
a. Igneous rock
b. Metamorphic rock
c. Sedimentary rock
d. Both (A) & (B)
e. None of the above
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B. Metamorphic
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CH4
a. Carbon dioxide
b. Carbon monoxide
c. Nitrous oxide
d. Ozone
e. Methane
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E. Methane
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Pb
a. Mercury
b. Lead
c. Iron
d. Aluminum
e. Methane
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C. Lead
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Which of the following has the
highest concentration of pollutant?
a. 6 pph
b. 6 ppt
c. 6 ppm
d. 6 ppb
e. All of the above are the
same measurement
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a. 6 pph
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This natural phenomena commonly
causes major flooding during summer
months in Ecuador and Northern Peru:
a. Monsoon season d. El Nino (ENSO)
b. Hurricane season e. Typhoon season
c. La Nina
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D. El Nino
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Use of groundwater at a rate faster
than it is naturally re-supplied:
a. Overdraft
d. variable-source approach
b. water budget
e. wetlands
c. influent streams
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A. Overdraft
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Which of the following represents
the amount of domestic water
utilized for flushing toilets.:
a. I
b. II
c. III
d. IV
e. All of the above
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B. II
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What is the main common
feature of a wetland:
a. it is wet all year round
b. it has little variation in water
temperature over the course of
the year
c. it is wet part or all of the year
d. the duration of inundation depends
on the precipitation
e. the wetland soil is characterized by
sufficient oxygen
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C. It is wet part or
all of the year
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In the United States, the single
sector which consumes the
greatest portion of water
supplies is:
a. Agriculture
b. municipal water use
c. electric power plants
d. waste disposal
e. industry
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A. Agriculture
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The effect of sulfate aerosols in the
earth’s atmosphere is to:
a. cause El Niño weather patterns d. warm global climate
b. cool global climate
c. destroy ozone
e. decrease precipitation
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b. Cool global climate
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During an El Nino-Southern
Oscillation, weather events change
in which of the following areas?
a. The Pacific & Indian
Oceans
b. The Atlantic & Indian
Oceans
c. The Arctic Sea
d. The Indian & Antarctic
Oceans
e. The Atlantic & Pacific
Oceans
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A. Pacific and
Indian Ocean
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All of the following are useful methods
for reducing domestic water use
EXCEPT:
a. using low-flow shower heads
d. fixing leaks as soon as they start
b. using low-flush volume toilets
e. lowering the temperature of the
water heater
c. turning off water while brushing
your teeth
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E. Lowering the
temperature on the water
heater
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Desalination is a promising
source of water for some
locations because:
a. desalinated water can be delivered at d. desalination is a potential water source
a lower cost than many water sources
for even the most arid coastal area
e. all of the above
b. desalination produces water purer
than surface water and approaching
the purity of groundwater
c. desalination requires less energy
than transporting water over long
distances
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D. Desalinization is a potential water
source even for most arid coastal
regions
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All of the following are improvements or
additions to agriculture that would
increase the efficiency of water use and
the quality of runoff EXCEPT:
d. use of moisture sensors to prevent
a. metering (measurement) of
water usage
over-watering
b. more drip irrigation and less flood e. increased use of fertilizer and
irrigation
pesticides
c. restoration of stream and river
ecosystems
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E. Increase use of
fertilizers and pesticides
Drip Irrigation
Moisture Sensor
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All of the following characteristics
are true about water EXCEPT:
a. universal solvent
b. high surface tension
c. natural waters are slightly acidic
d. low capacity to absorb and
store heat
e. the solid form of water is
less dense than the liquid
form
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D. Low capacity to
absorb and store heat
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(A) Thermosphere
(B) Exosphere
(C) Troposphere
(D) Mesosphere
(E) Stratosphere
Most oxygen is found in this
layer of the atmosphere:
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
e. E
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C.Troposphere
(Because that is where plants are)
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(A) Thermosphere
(B) Exosphere
(C) Troposphere
(D) Mesosphere
(E) Stratosphere
The beneficial ozone layer is in
this region of the atmosphere:
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
e. E
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E. Stratosphere
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Overuse of groundwater in coastal
areas would most likely result in
which of the following?
a. Rise in water table
d. Saltwater intrusion
b. Increase in stream flow
e. Decrease in eutrophication
c. Bacterial contamination of
surface water
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D. Salt intrusion
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Identify the type of soil if the composition
was 10% sand, 30% clay, and 60% silt.
a. Clay loam
b. Clay
c. Silty clay
d. Silty clay loam
e. Silt loam
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d. Silty clay loam
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At a transform fault, two tectonic
plates move
a. alongside one another and in d. alongside each other and in
the same direction
opposite directions
b. directly toward one another
e. simultaneously down into the
earth’s interior
c. directly away from one another
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d. Alongside each other
and in opposite
directions
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Magma fills the gap between
tectonic plates, forming new
crust at
a. subsidence zones
b. subduction zones
c. sedimentation zones
d. convergent faults
e. divergent faults
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E. Divergent Boundaries
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Subduction zones tend to
produce deep undersea
trenches as a result of
a. two tectonic plates moving
directly away from each other
d. one tectonic plate being forced to bend
under another
b. two tectonic plates sliding past
each other
c. one tectonic plate being pulled
apart at the center
e. two tectonic plates forcing each other to
bend down into the earth
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D. One tectonic plate being
forced to bend under
another
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The Hawaiian Islands and some
other island chains result from a
series of volcanoes occurring as a
tectonic plate moves over a
a. Caldera
b. subduction zone
c. divergent boundary
d. transform fault
e. hot spot
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E. Hot spot
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The Coriolis effect is the
result of
a. earth’s gravitational pull
d. the revolution of earth around
the sun
b. earth’s rotation on its axis e. the differential heating of
earth’s surface
c. the gravitational pull of the
moon
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B. Earth’s rotation
on its axis
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The E horizon is also sometimes
referred to as the
a. zone of accumulation
b. zone of leaching
c. parent material
d. topsoil
e. humus
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B. Zone of leaching
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He wrote the Grapes of Wrath, a
book about the 1930’s Dust Bowl
a. Rachel Carson
b. Jane Goodall
c. John Steinbeck
d. John Muir
e. Al Gore
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C. John Steinbeck
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Exemplified by starlings
displacing bluebirds from
nesting sites.
a.Commensalism
b.Parasitism
c. Mutualism
d. predation
e. competition
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E. Competition
Starling
Bluebird
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Of the following organisms,
which occupies the lowest
trophic level?
a. Spider
b. Deer
c. Lion
d. hawk
e. snake
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B. Deer
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The major biological source
of dissolved oxygen in the
ocean comes from
a. decomposition of organic
d. photosynthesis by
sediments on the ocean floor
phytoplankton
b. metabolic processes of coral e. respiration by zooplankton
in reefs
c. oxidation of sulfur by bacteria
in ocean vent communities
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D. Photosynthesis by
phytoplankton
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Elements that cycle in the environment and that
also have a gaseous phase at some point in
their cycle include which of the following?
I. Carbon
II. Phosphorus
III. Sulfur
a. I only
b. III only
c. I and II only
d. I and III only
e. I, II, and III
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I. Carbon
II. Phosphorus
III. Sulfur
D. I and III only
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Which of the following is
NOT a heterotroph?
a. a primary consumer
d. a decomposer
b. a secondary consumer e. a producer
c. a tertiary consumer
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E. Producer
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Without the presence of sea otters, sea urchins
would otherwise overgraze kelp beds,
dramatically changing the marine community of
which urchins and otters are a part. For this
reason, sea otters are considered:
a. alien species
d. invasive species
b. keystone species
e. indicator species
c. generalist species
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B. Keystone Species
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Trout are an excellent ____
because they are very sensitive
to water quality.
a. keystone species
d. indicator species
b. generalist species e. invasive species
c. alien species
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D. Indicator Species
FROGS are also GREAT
indicators species too!
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Why are zebra mussels a problem
in the Great Lakes?
a. Their excrement causes
eutrophication in the lakes
d. They prevent the growth of
native water plants
b. Their unchecked growth are e. They prey on endangered
clogging pipes
species in the lakes
c. They secrete a neurotoxin
that kill fish and make
humans sick
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B. Their unchecked growth
are clogging pipes
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