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NC Envirothon

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 2hrs 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what makes an environment?

a)

Where both animals and plants live

b)

The city

c)

Nothing does

2.

What tree is this?

a)

Cedar

b)

Maple

c)

Ash

d)

Birch

3.

What kind of animal tracks are these?

a)

Fox

b)

Black bear

c)

Otter

d)

Fisher

4.

what horizon is know to be organic soil?

a)

Horizon E

b)

Horizon B

c)

Horizon R

d)

Horizon O

5.

what percent of oceans cover the earth?

a)

3%

b)

71%

c)

80%

d)

75%

6.

Dose water moderate our climate?

a)

True

b)

False

7.

finish the quote

"If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in _____"

~Loren Eiseley

a)

Wood

b)

Water

c)

Ice

d)

Air

8.

Water provides....

a)

Recreational opportunities, Habitat for wildlife, Animals, Minerals

b)

Transportation, Food, Minerals, Animals

c)

Transportation, A large quantity of our food supply, Minerals, Recreational opportunities and Habitat for wildlife

d)

Habitat for wildlife, Food, Minerals

9.

What is a lithosphere?

a)

The inside of the earth

b)

The ridged outer layer of the earth

c)

The gases that surrounds the earth

d)

The oceans on earth

10.

What is the major cause of erosion

a)

Running water

b)

Winds

c)

Acid

d)

Man

11.

Named soils are referred to as _____.

a)

Soil Taxonomy

b)

Soil Series

c)

Ultisols

d)

Acidic

12.

In North Carolina, what is the natural soil pH range?

a)

8.5-7.0

b)

4.0-8.0

c)

5.2-10.3

d)

5.0-10.0

13.

What tree is this?

a)

Ponderosa pine

b)

Fir

c)

Ash

d)

Red wood

14.

What animal does these tracks belong too?

a)

Gray Wolf

b)

Otter

c)

Red Fox

d)

House dog

15.

Local governments, the state, and the federal government own what percent of the forested land in N.C.

a)

10%

b)

15%

c)

20%

d)

5%

16.

How is sediment transported into our water bodies?

a)

Through Evaporation

b)

Through Precipitation

c)

Through Runoff

d)

It is not transported into our water bodies

17.

All living things on earth require water

a)

True

b)

False

18.

There is no such thing as a permanent pond

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Define Lentic

a)

Running water

b)

Falling water

c)

Standing water

20.

define lotic

a)

Standing water

b)

Running water

c)

Falling water

21.

What type tree is this?

a)

Ash

b)

Spruce

c)

Elm

d)

Walnut

22.

How many drainage classes are there?

a)

5

b)

9

c)

7

d)

13

23.

Define Drainage

a)

The removal of nutrition from water

b)

Adding water to soil

c)

The removal of excess water from soil

d)

Adding nutrition to water

24.

How many flood frequency classes are there?

a)

10

b)

5

c)

3

d)

4

25.

The colder more dense layer of water is called ___________?

a)

Hypolimnion

b)

Profundal zone

c)

Oligotropic

d)

Epilimnion

26.

What is the upper layer of warm water called?

a)

Hypolimnion

b)

Profundal Zone

c)

Thermocline

d)

Epilimnion

27.

what percent of the animal population dose insects make?

a)

90%

b)

50%

c)

80%

d)

85%

28.

which animal is the most numerous animal on earth?

a)

Insects

b)

mammels

c)

Reptiles

d)

amphibians

29.

How many species of snakes dose N.C. have?

a)

34

b)

13

c)

37

d)

23

30.

Define Herpetology

a)

The scientific study of amphibians and reptiles

b)

The scientific study of mammals and amphibians

c)

The scientific study of reptiles and mammals

31.

What is the "Wealth beneath our feet?"

a)

Water

b)

Rocks

c)

Soil

32.

Passerine (Perching) birds are often known as what?

a)

Red Birds

b)

Song Birds

c)

Oviparous

d)

Flyways