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WorksheetsIntro to Environmental Science
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following would cause the greatest increase on your ecological footprint?
a)
Your car's gas mileage
b)
How many miles you drive each year
c)
International flights
d)
Eating chicken 3 times per week
2.
Pfisteria can become a serious problem in marine environments when what is greatly increased?
a)
temperature
b)
nutrients
c)
fishing pressure
d)
introduction of invasive species
3.
Which one of the following environmental issues is the primary cause of the others?
a)
Increasing resource use
b)
Destruction of habitat
c)
Premature extinction
d)
Human population growth
4.
Doubling time can be calculated using which formula?
a)
Growth rate * 2
b)
70 / Growth rate
c)
Growth rate/ 70
d)
70/ % growth
5.
How would you write 35 trillion in scientific notation?
a)
3.5* 10^12
b)
3.5*10^13
c)
3.5*10^14
d)
3.5*10^-12
6.
Trenches normally form along __________________.
a)
divergent plate boundaries.
b)
mid-ocean ridges
c)
subduction zones
d)
hot spots
7.
The Andes mountain range in South America is a result of ___________________________.
a)
a subduction zone
b)
a divergent boundary
c)
a transform boundary
d)
earthquakes
8.
Iceland sits on a _________________________.
a)
subduction zone
b)
a divergent boundary
c)
a transform boundary
d)
a transform fault
9.
Which city needed the water in Mono Lake?
a)
Berkeley
b)
Los Angeles
c)
San Diego
d)
San Francisco
10.
The Hawaiian Islands are a result of
a)
a subduction zone
b)
a divergent boundary
c)
a transform boundary
d)
a hot spot
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