Environmental Science QDA 1

Which of the following are producers of Oxygen?

• Plants

• Fungi

• Animals

• Industries

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The ozone layer is located in the _________.

• thermosphere

• strastosphere

• ionosphere

• troposphere

The molten rock that is found in the upper mantle is__________.

• limestone

• granite

• magma

• basalt

In the troposphere, which of the following decreases as altitude increases?

• temperature and pressure

• pressure and radiation

• radiation and temperature

• none of the above

Organisms that eat cows obtain less energy from the cows than the cow obtains from the plants they eat because the cows-------.

• pass on most of the energy to their offspring.

• convert solar energy to food.

• store all their energy in milk.

• use energy for their own metabolism.

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_________causes air to be denser near Earth's surface.

• gravity

• temperature

• condensation

• evaporation

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Which of the following includes all of the water on or near the Earth's surface?

• geosphere

• atomosphere

• hydrosphere

• lithosphere

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Where is most of the fresh water on Earth located?

• in lakes and reservoirs

• in ice caps and glaciers

• in oceans

• In streams and tributaries

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Ocean water___________than fresh water.

• freezes at a higher temperature

• supports fewer fish

• contains more salts

• is less abundant

What part of the earth encompasses all areas where organisms can obtain the energy they need?

• biosphere

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

• lithosphere

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