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Environmental Science A Final

Total questions: 84

Worksheet time: 2hrs 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Any natural material that is used by humans
a)
Nonrenewable Resource
b)
Natural Resource
c)
Renewable Resource
d)
Environmental Science
2.

What are natural resources?

a)

useful materials found in space

b)

useful materials found on Earth

c)

not useful materials found in space

d)

not useful materials found on Earth

3.

If we don’t manage our resources,

a)

run the risk of running low or out of both renewable and nonrenewable resources.

b)

run the risk of running low or out of only renewable resources

c)

run the risk of running low or out of only nonrenewable resources

4.

The _____________ the human population, the ______________ the amount of resources being used.

a)

greater, greater

b)

greater, least

c)

least, greater

d)

least, least

5.

How old do Geologists believe the Earth is?

a)

2019 years old

b)

3.6 billion years old

c)

4.6 billion years old

d)

4.6 million years old

6.

Which type of rock is formed from cooled melted rock?

a)

Organic

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Igneous

d)

Metamorphic

7.
The Earth uses this method to constantly recycle rocks.
a)
water Cycle 
b)
Nitrogen Cycle 
c)
Luster Cycle 
d)
Rock Cycle 
8.
Which item listed below is not a property of a mineral?
a)
Streak 
b)
Shape 
c)
Luster
d)
Hardness
9.
Which type of rock is formed from fragments that have been compacted or cemented together?
a)
Igneous 
b)
Organic 
c)
Metamorphic 
d)
Sedimentary
10.
Intrusive rock derives from________.
a)
Above ground 
b)
Below ground 
c)
Under water 
d)
Neither 
11.
What does the Moh's scale measure?
a)
Luster 
b)
Density
c)
Hardness
d)
Texture 
12.
Extrusive rock is formed__________.
a)
Below ground 
b)
Above ground 
c)
Underwater 
d)
With color 
13.
The color of a minerals powder when it is rubbed against a textile plate is its____________.
a)
Luster 
b)
Streak 
c)
Color 
d)
Shale 
14.
A mineral that breaks cleanly over a smooth plane is considered______________.
a)
Point 
b)
Fracture 
c)
Breakage 
d)
Cleavage 
15.
What is the relationship between a rock and a mineral?
a)
Rocks are made up of minerals.
b)
Minerals are made up of rocks.
c)
Rocks are on the Earth's surface. Minerals are found underground.
d)
Rocks and minerals are different names for the same thing.
16.
Why is coal not considered a mineral?
a)
It is not a solid
b)
It is man-made
c)
It is not inorganic
d)
It is made of carbon
17.

What era did the formation of the earth occur?

a)

Paleozoic

b)

Precambrian

c)

Cenozoic

d)

Cambrian

18.

What type of event usually marks the end of an Era

a)

A Mass Extinction

b)

A Quinceanera

c)

An earthquake

d)

A Volcanic Eruption

19.

What are the four eras in order from OLDEST to NEWEST?

a)

Pre-Cambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic

b)

Pre-Cambrian, Mesozoic, Paleozoic, Cenozoic

c)

Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic, Pre-Cambrian

d)

Mesozoic, Pre-Cambrian, Cenozoic, Paleozoic

20.

90% of Earth’s history occurred during which era?

a)

Precambrian

b)

Paleozoic

c)

Mesozoic

d)

Cenozoic

21.
The length of time required for half of the radioactive atoms in a sample to decay is its...
a)
era
b)
age
c)
half-life
d)
eon
22.
How does absolute age differ from relative age?
a)
only absolute dating indicates which rock is older than another
b)
only absolute dating finds the age in years
c)
only relative dating finds the age in years
23.
If the half-life of a radioactive group of atoms is 100 years, then how old is the rock if there have been two half-lives?
a)
25 years
b)
200 years
c)
400 years
d)
800 years
24.
The original element that undergoes radioactive decay is known as the...
a)
daughter element
b)
half-life
c)
parent element
d)
carbon-14
25.
If 10 mg of iodine 131 is given to a patient, how much is left after 24 days? The half-life of iodine-131 is 8 days.
a)
1.25mg
b)
1.25g
c)
10g
d)
10mg
26.
Which of these rock layers is relatively the newest?
a)
Kaibab formation
b)
Zoraster Granite
c)
Redwall limestone
d)
Unkar group
27.
Which fossil is relatively the oldest?
a)
Trilobite
b)
Ammonite
c)
Crinoid
d)
Gastropod
28.
States that younger rocks lie above older rocks if the layers have not been disturbed
a)
Law of crosscutting
b)
Law of superposition
c)
Relative Dating
d)
Unconformity
29.
How does sedimentary rock usually form?
a)
Vertically
b)
Diagonally
c)
Folding
d)
Horizontally
30.
The red material shown on the bottom and squished between layers of rocks shown in the picture is
a)
extrusive rock
b)
igneous intrusions
c)
regional metamorphism
d)
sedimentation
31.
Which of the following is the oldest?
a)
Layer L
b)
Intrusion D
c)
Intrusion H
d)
Layer E
32.

A gap in the sequence of sedimentary rock layers caused by erosion.

a)

Inclusion

b)

Unconformity

c)

Cross-cutting

d)

Isotope

33.
What is the idea that geologic processes are occurring now are the same as those that occurred in the past?
a)
Unconformities
b)
Uniformitarianism
c)
Epicism
34.

What type of unconformity is shown here?

a)

Non-conformity

b)

Disconformity

c)

Angular unconformity

35.

What type of unconformity is shown here?

a)

Non-conformity

b)

Disconformity

c)

Angular unconformity

36.

What type of unconformity is shown here?

a)

Non-conformity

b)

Disconformity

c)

Angular unconformity

37.
The type of bond where valence electrons are SHARED is called: 
a)
Covalent
b)
Ionic
c)
Hydrogen
d)
Isotope 
38.
The type of bond where valence electrons are TRANSFERRED is called: 
a)
Covalent
b)
Ionic
c)
Hydrogen
d)
Isotope
39.
Between metals and nometals
a)
Ionic Bonds
b)
Covalent Bonds
c)
Both bonds
d)
Neither bond
40.
Between  nonmetals
a)
Ionic Bonds
b)
Covalent Bonds
c)
Both bonds
d)
Neither bond
41.

Which of the following is NOT an ionic compound?

a)

CaO

b)

NaOH

c)

BaCl2

d)

Br2

42.
H2O
a)
Ionic Bond
b)
Covalent Bond
c)
Both bonds
d)
Neither bond
43.
NaCl
a)
Ionic Bond
b)
Covalent Bond
c)
Both bonds
d)
Neither bond
44.
How many valence electrons in this structure?
a)
6
b)
5
c)
4
d)
7
45.
How many electrons can the first level or ring hold? 
a)
2
b)
4 
c)
6 
d)
8
46.
How many electrons can the second level or ring hold? 
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
47.
Name the following ionic compound: BeCl2
a)
beryllium chlorine
b)
beryllium II chloride
c)
beryllium chloride
d)
beryllium dichloride
48.
How many more electrons are needed to fill an outermost energy level of a Carbon atom?
a)
its already full, 0 needed
b)
2
c)
4
d)
carbon is a nonmetal, it has no electrons
49.
Which compound below is Organic?
a)
C6H12O6
b)
H2O
c)
N2
d)
BaBr2
50.

the positively charged subatomic particle contained in the nucleus of an atom

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

matter

51.
What is the correct formula for the compound, lithium oxide?
a)
LiO
b)
Li2O
c)
LiO2
d)
Li2O2
52.

a subatomic particle, contained in the nucleus of an atom, having the same mass as a proton but no electrical charge

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

matter

53.
How many hydrogen atoms are in 
(NH4)3PO4
a)
1
b)
4
c)
3
d)
12
54.

a negatively charged subatomic particle that orbits the nucleus of an atom

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

matter

55.

a unique number for each element that equals the number of protons in an atom of that element

a)

element name

b)

element symbol

c)

atomic number

d)

atomic mass

56.
How many nitrogen atoms in 
Mg(NO3)2
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
6
57.
How many neutrons are in a Gold atom?
a)
79
b)
196
c)
118
d)
275
58.
How many HCl molecules do you need to balance this equation? 
Mg +  __HCl --->  MgCl2 + H2
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
59.
Balance this chemical reaction......?  
__H2O2 ---->  __H2O + O2
a)
2H2O2  //  2H2O
b)
1H2O2  //  2H2O
c)
2H2O2  //  1H2O
d)
H2O2  //  2H2O
60.

What are the coefficients that would properly balance this equation?

__Al + __O2--> __Al2O3

a)

4,1 --> 2

b)

4,3 --> 4

c)

3,4 --> 1

d)

4,3 --> 2

61.

Which equation is balanced?

a)

PbO2 + 2H2

b)

SO2 + H20 --> H2SO4

c)

2Na + 2H2O --> 2NaOH + H2

62.

How many valence electrons does Nitrogen Have?

a)

1 Valence electron

b)

2 Valence electron

c)

3 Valence electron

d)

4 Valence electron

e)

5 Valence electron

63.
Why is it called the Law of Conservation of Matter/Mass? 
a)
Energy is created and destroyed 
b)
Energy is never created, nor destroyed-- it always moves 
c)
Energy moves between particles
d)
Energy stops moving at the end of the universe 
64.

Data on the production costs and availability of oil from different sources is provided in the graph.

Compared to heavy oil and bitumen, which other source of oil has both the advantage of providing more available resources and, within its production cost range, can be just as cheap to produce?

a)

OPTIONS


Mideast and African oil

b)

Arctic oil

c)

Gas to Liquids

d)

Coal to Liquids

65.

The graph provided shows per capita consumption in the United States over an eighty year period for the four most popular types of meat. Additional information is provided on the water consumed to produce these same four kinds of meat.

According to the data provided, which twenty year period saw the greatest decline in the use of water for the production of meat in the United States?

a)

OPTIONS


1930–1950

b)

1945–1965

c)

1975–1995

d)

1990–2010

66.

Which of these contains steps in the right order?

a)

Ask a question, research, state your hypothesis, experiment, analyze, draw a conclusion

b)

State your hypothesis, ask a question, research, experiment, analyze, draw a conclusion

c)

State your hypothesis, ask a question, research, draw a conclusion, experiment, analyze

d)

Ask a question, state your hypothesis, research, experiment, analyze and draw a conclusion, share the results

67.

Performing a test or experiment allows you to test your ___________.

a)

Conclusions

b)

Hypothesis

c)

Data

d)

Question

68.

The _____ _______ is the factor that you purposely change or control in order to see what effect it has.?

a)

dependent variable

b)

indipendent variable

c)

qualitative data

d)

quantitative data

69.

If you conduct an experiment where you place 5 of the same red candies in different types of soda, all in the same amount of liquid and same type cups the indipendent variable is what? 

a)

Kind of soda

b)

Type of cup

c)

Amount of soda

d)

Color of candy

70.

If you are testing the buoyancy (galleggiabilità) of a cotton ball and you leave one plain, cover one half in oil, and cover the third in oil completely then place each in water, what is the independent variable?

a)

Time

b)

Water

c)

Cotton ball

d)

Amount of oil

71.

The control group , or the normal group, is needed for:

a)

Keeping aspects of experiment constant

b)

Comparison

c)

Hypothesis formation

d)

Application of the manipulated variable

72.
Which spheres would feel volcanic eruptions and earthquakes?
a)
geosphere and hydrosphere
b)
geosphere and mesosphere
c)
stratosphere and hydrosphere
d)
stratosphere and thermosphere
73.
This picture best describes which connection?
a)
Atmosphere-Biosphere
b)
Hydrosphere-Atmosphere
c)
Hydrosphere-Geosphere
d)
Geosphere-Biosphere
74.

What component of the cryosphere is represented in the image below?

a)

Frozen ground

b)

Sea Ice

c)

Glacier

d)

Iceberg

75.
When plants draw nutrients from the soil, the interaction is between which two spheres? 
a)
The atmosphere and the geosphere 
b)
The geosphere and the hydrosphere 
c)
The hydrosphere and atmosphere 
d)
The biosphere and the geosphere 
76.
When carbon dioxide dissolves from the air into the ocean- the interaction is between...
a)
The atmosphere and geosphere 
b)
The atmosphere and hydrosphere 
c)
The atmosphere and biosphere 
d)
The atmosphere and atmosphere 
77.
When volcanoes erupt, dust and ash particles spread through much of the air blocking the sun.  Which two spheres are interacting? 
a)
Hydrosphere and atmosphere 
b)
Geosphere and atmosphere 
c)
Biosphere and atmosphere 
d)
Atmosphere and atmosphere 
78.

Your science teacher believes that food you eat will affect your test average. They believe if you:

-eat food from McDonald's your grades will go up by 5 points

-eat at Pizza Root your grades will stay the same

-eat at Subway your grades will go down 10 points


What is the independent variable?

a)

food you eat

b)

grades

79.

Your neighbor believes that the height of a person determines how much food they eat. He measured how many ounces of food people ate who were 4 feet tall, 5 feet tall, and six feet tall?


What is the independent variable?

a)

ounces of food

b)

height

80.

Your aunt believes the color of your hair determines how fast you can run. She gathered 3 blond haired boys, 3 brown haired boys, and 3 red haired boys and forced them to race each other.


What is the independent variable?

a)

hair color

b)

speed

81.

Your neighbor believes that the height of a person determines how much food they eat. He measured how many ounces of food people ate who were 4 feet tall, 5 feet tall, and six feet tall?


What is the dependent variable?

a)

height

b)

ounces of food

82.

Your aunt believes the color of your hair determines how fast you can run. She gathered 3 blond haired boys, 3 brown haired boys, and 3 red haired boys and forced them to race each other.


What is the dependent variable?

a)

hair color

b)

speed

83.

Claim: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions can be reduced by increasing the amount of electricity produced by wind.

Which pair of graphs, showing data for CO2 emissions and wind production of electricity would support this claim?

a)
b)
c)
d)
84.

Claim: the consumption of natural resources by humans has a negative impact on the environment. What data would provide evidence for this claim?

a)

Increased human lifespan and increased ice cap size

b)

Increased human population and decreased habitats for plants and animals

c)

Increased consumption of resources by humans and increased biodiversity (variety) in nature

d)

Increased of fossil fuel burning by humans and decreased use of other resources

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