Environmental Science Final Exam Review (Fall 2020)

Environmental Science Final Exam Review (Fall 2020)

Multiple Choice

What is the main thing that did Hunters and Gatherers hunted?

• Bears

• Bison

• Dogs

• Zebras

Open Ended

What is the problem with overhunting?

Open Ended

Why were grasslands destroyed during the agricultural revolution?

Multiple Select

What was a consequence of the Agricultural Revolution? (Select all that apply?)

• Infertile soil

• Flooding

• Water Shortages

• Soil Loss

Open Ended

List one pro and one con of the industrial revolution

Multiple Select

Select all renewable resources

• Wind

• Water

• Fossil Fuels

• Trees

• Sun

Multiple Select

Select all NON biodegradable resources

• Human Sewage

• Plastic

• Food Waste

• Lead

Fill in the Blank

There are progressively more _________ materials toward the center of the earth

Multiple Choice

Which is the outermost layer of the Earth?

• Core

• Mantle

• Crust

Multiple Choice

Which layer is divided into pieces called Plate Tectonics?

• Lithosphere

• Athenosphere

• Stratosphere

Open Ended

What is a consequence of major volcanic eruptions?

Multiple Choice

Which gas makes up most of the atmosphere?

• Oxygen

• Phosphorus

• Nitrogen

• Carbon Dioxide

Multiple Choice

Most nitrogen comes from:

• Plants

• Volcanic eruptions, dead and decaying organisms

Fill in the Blank

Air is _______ dense at higher elevations

Multiple Choice

Where does weather occur?

• Athenosphere

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of the Ozone?

• To absorb heat

• To reduce the amount of UV radiation that reaches the Earth's surface

• Where weather occurs

Fill in the Blank

About ______ of the solar energy that passes through the atmosphere reaches the Earth's surface

Multiple Choice

What happens to the rest of the sun's energy, that doesn't reach the Earth's surface?

• Nothing

• It is either absorbed or reflected by clouds, dust, and gases

Multiple Choice

What do greenhouse gases do?

• Trap heat near the Earth

• Reflect heat

• Absorb UV rays

Multiple Choice

What would happen if the ocean didn't regulate atmospheric and surface temperatures?

• The Earth would be too cold

• The Earth would get too hot

• There wouldn't be any changes

Multiple Choice

Where do humans get most of their drinking water?

• The ocean

• Lakes

• Groundwater