Environmental Science Midterm 2020

Solar energy is a ________________ resource.

• Nonrenewable

• Renewable

Overpopulation, overconsumption, pollution, and loss of biodiversity are examples of ______________________.

• environmental challenges 
• pollution 
• envirnomental factors 

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the place where an organism lives

• natural environment
• habitat
• built environment

A common air pollutant that is very dangerous because you cannot see it or smell it

• Sulfur Monoxide
• Carbon Monoxide
• Carbon Dioxide
• Nitrogen Oxide

the variety of life on Earth

• biodiversity
• natural environment
• built environment

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The ______ was the time period when humans began to farm and raise animals.

• hunter-gathering period
• Industrial Revolution
• Agricultural Revolution

The ______ was the time when humans started using machines to produce goods.

• scientific period
• Agricultural Revolution
• Industrial Revolution

The Clean Air Act is federal law that regulates levels of air pollution produced from

• Transportation and factories
• Private homes only
• Power plants only
• Transportation, factories, power plants, and private homes

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_____ is the fair treatment of all people concerning environmental problems.

• A sustainable society
• Environmental justice
• Applied science

Environmental science is a(n) ______________________ because it uses knowledge to solve practical problems.

• Earth Science

• Applied Science

• Physical Science

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