Post Test: Earth’s Environment

Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu.

Which is a step of the scientific method in environmental science?

________________is a step in the scientific method. The step that follows this step involves forming a _______________

• Testing a hypothesis

• Carrying out research

• Collecting ideas from books

• conclusion

• judgment

Several people in Kate’s town began suffering from a common disease over the past month. Kate approached a group of environmental scientists to help solve the problem.

Which field/subject can help the environmental scientists address the issue?

• epidemiology

• mathematics

• astronomy

• chemistry

• physics

Tina, an environmental scientist, is protesting the use of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB).

Which act will help Tina support her protest?

• Clean Air Act

• Clean Water Act

• Toxic Substances Control Act

• Endangered Species Act

• Water Quality Act

A team of marine biologists have discovered certain rare species of dolphins and whales.

With which organization can they share their findings to help save these species?

• SERI/ NREL

• IPCC

• EPA

• MMPA

• NOAA

Type the correct answer in the box. Spell all words correctly.

Which book asserted that due to the expanding human population, the ecosystem will collapse by the middle of the twenty-first century?

Dennis Meadow’s, ______________________, asserted that due to the expanding human population, the ecosystem will collapse by the middle of the twenty-first century.

Type the correct answer in the box. Spell all words correctly.

The population of rabbits in a forest is decreasing. Foxes in that region are now competing with each other for the limited number of rabbits in that forest.

Which type of competition exists among these foxes?

________________ competition exists among the foxes.

Identify the level of atmosphere. A.

• troposphere

• mesosphere

• exosphere

• stratosphere

• thermosphere

Identify the level of atmosphere. B.

• troposphere

• mesosphere

• exosphere

• stratosphere

• thermosphere

Identify the level of atmosphere. C.

• troposphere

• mesosphere

• exosphere

• stratosphere

• thermosphere

Identify the level of atmosphere. D.

• troposphere

• mesosphere

• exosphere

• stratosphere

• thermosphere