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Environmental Science Ch. 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The study of the environment that includes physical, biological, and social sciences?

a)

Anatomy

b)

Physiology

c)

Environmental Science

d)

Geometry

2.

What are some major fields of study included in environmental science?

a)

Zoology

b)

Chemistry

c)

Anthropology

d)

Botany

3.

The study of how living things interact with each other and with their non living environment?

a)

Zoology

b)

Botany

c)

Microbiology

d)

Ecology

4.

People who obtain food by collecting plants and by hunting animals.

a)

cavemen

b)

hunter-gatherers

c)

botanists

d)

mathematicians

5.

The practice of growing, breeding, and caring for plants and animals that are used for food, clothing, housing, etc.

a)

Farming

b)

Agriculture

c)

Horticulture

d)

Zoology

6.

What occurred in the 1700's and led to expansion in the US.

a)

The Renaissance

b)

The Industrial Revolution

c)

Pearl Harbour

d)

World War 1

7.

What invention in the 1900's improved the quality of life, but detriments the environment today?

a)

Ceramic

b)

Glass

c)

Plastic

d)

Metal

8.

Earth is what kind of system?

a)

Open

b)

Closed

9.

What scales can environmental problems occur on?

a)

Local

b)

Regional

c)

Global

d)

All of the Above

10.

Any natural material that is used by humans...

a)

natural resource

b)

man-made resource

c)

vegetation

11.

Some examples of renewable resources...

a)

water

b)

air

c)

minerals

d)

fossil fuels

e)

trees

12.

Some examples of non-renewable resources...

a)

fossil fuels

b)

soil

c)

minerals

d)

fresh water

13.

An undesired change in air, water, or soil that adversely (badly) affects the health, survival, or activities of any organism.

a)

loss of biodoversity

b)

pollution

c)

resource depletion

14.

Give an example of "loss of biodiversity"

a)

overfishing

b)

toxic run-off

c)

mining

15.

Pollutant that CAN be broken down

a)

biodegradable

b)

edible

c)

invisible

d)

non-biodegradable

16.

The greater demand for a limited supply of something, the more it is worth.

a)

Law of Supply and Demand

b)

Cost-Benefit analysis

c)

Risk assessment

17.

The condition in which human needs are met in such a way that a human population can survive indefinitely.

a)

ecological footprint

b)

homeostasis

c)

sustainability

d)

law of supply and demand

18.

What is the name of the documentary we watched in class?

a)

A Plastic World

b)

Plastic

c)

A Plastic Ocean

d)

Whales and Pollution

19.

How many tons of trash is dumped into the ocean every year?

a)

8 million

b)

2 million

c)

6 million

d)

none

20.

Who/What affects the environment?

a)

You

b)

The person next to you

c)

ME

d)

Everyone and Everything