2025 Final Exam Review Environmental Science

An individual just came to your school yard to measure the diameter of all the trees. This individual is likely studying __________

• Environmental Science
• Environmental Activisim
• Ecology

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The environment includes

• the plants and animals in the natural world
• the nonliving portion of an area
• humans and man-made strucrures
• All the above

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Which of the following is never considered a renewable resource?

• fresh water
• natural gas
• soil
• sunlight

A natural resource that is used at the same rate that it is replenished is called a __________ resource

• renewable
• nonrenewable
• ecological
• sustainable

Which of the following is true about nations that have the largest ecological footprints?

• they have the largest populations
• they use the most fossil fuels
• they have the highest amount of natural resources
• they have the fewest number of environmental laws

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You learned in elementary school that all birds have feathers. You see an animal you’ve never seen before and it has feathers, so you assume it must be a bird. This is an example of _________

• the scientific method
• inductive reasoning
• a controlled experiment
• deductive reasoning

The information gathered from experiments is called

• data
• hypothesis
• research
• conclusion

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You are collecting information on the number of moose in a particular location, so you put out a motion-activated game camera to capture pictures of the moose that pass. When you are finished, you tally the number of moose photographed per day. What type of information is this?

• qualitative
• quantitative
• descriptive
• theoretical

Which of the following is NOT part of the peer-review process?

• Peers checking for possibly inaccurate conclusions.
• Sharing conclusions with peers.
• Peers checking the experimental procedures for flaws.
• Peers analyzing the possible ethical impacts of the conclusions.

As groundwater resources are depleted, what will likely happen to the price of crops that are irrigated with this groundwater?

• The price will be unaffected by the reduced supply of water.
• The prices will likely increase because of the reduced supply of water
• The prices will likely decrease because of the reduced supply of water

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