Environmental Science Final

Which is the smallest level of an ecosystem?

• organsism

• population

• community

• ecosystem

an organism that can produce its own food through photosynthesis

• consumer

• heterotroph

• autotroph

• herbivore

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What percentage of energy is passed on to each tropic level?

• 10%

• 50%

• 90%

• 100%

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following is NOT true of acid rain?

• It is caused by a mixing of air pollutants with water vapor

• It raises the pH of rain water

• It can strip trees of leaves and needles

• It can damage statues and buildings

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The source of most irrigation and drinking water is

• flowing surface water such as streams and rivers

• surface water reservoirs such as lakes and ponds

• the ocean

• underground

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

In the image to the right, which number is an example of a confined aquifer?

• 2

• 5

• 6

• 9

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

In the image to the right, which number is an example of an aquitard?

• 2

• 3

• 8

• 9

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which process brings water into the ground?

• transpiration

• condensation

• infiltration

• evaporation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which is NOT true about aquifers?

• confined aquifers recharge slowly

• an aquifer consists of a layer of permeable rock and the water in its pores

• artesian wells cannot be drilled directly into an aquifer due to tremendous water pressure

• water in an unconfined aquifer cannot be recharged

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

In the picture to the right, what is represented by letter C?

• infiltration

• runoff

• groundwater

• transpiration

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4