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Chapter 1 An Introduction to Environmental Science

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Includes all the living and nonliving things with which organisms interact is called

a)

environment

b)

natural world

c)

natural resources

d)

renewable resources

2.

____________ are natural resources that are naturally formed much more slowly than we use them. Once they are completely depleted, they are gone forever.

a)

nonrenewable resources

b)

renewable resources

c)

ethics

d)

prediction

3.

______ is a branch of philosophy that involves the study of behavior- good and bad, right and wrong

a)

ethics

b)

hypothesis

c)

data

d)

variable

4.

_________ is the information obtained from a scientist

a)

data

b)

variable

c)

hypothesis

d)

prediction

5.

__________ includes all the living and nonliving things with which organisms interact.

a)

environment

b)

prediction

c)

variable

d)

hypothesis

6.

________ expresses the environmental effects of an individual or population in terms of the total amount of land and water required to live.

a)

ecological footprint

b)

renewable resource

c)

natural resoures

d)

theory

7.

________ is a formal way for the researcher to get comments and criticism from the scientific community.

a)

ethics

b)

peer review

c)

hypothesis

d)

data

8.

________ are materials and energy resources found in nature that humans need to survive.

a)

natural resources

b)

nonrenewable resources

c)

renewable resources

d)

predictions

9.

_______ are natural resources that are naturally replenished or renewed over short periods of time.

a)

renewable natural resources

b)

nonrenewable natural resources

c)

data

d)

independent variable

10.

__________ is a testable idea that attempts to explain a phenomenon or answer a scientific question.

a)

hypothesis

b)

prediction

c)

variable

d)

theory

11.

_______ is a variable that depends on the conditions set up in the experiment. Scientists have no control over it.

a)

independent variable

b)

dependent variable

c)

hypothesis

d)

prediction

12.

___________ are resources that continue at the same rate into the foreseeable future.

a)

sustainable resources

b)

independent resources

c)

dependent resources

d)

natural resources

13.

__________ are broader explanations that apply to a wider range of situation and observations.

a)

theories

b)

prediction

c)

variable

d)

ethics

14.

________ are specific statements about what we would expect to observe if the hypothesis is true.

a)

prediction

b)

variable

c)

observation

d)

data

15.

__________ is a variable that the scientists changes in the experiment on purpose.

a)

dependent varibable

b)

independent variable

c)

data

d)

resource

16.

Which of the following are considered part of the environment?

a)

people

b)

buildings

c)

forests

d)

all of these

17.

A person holding a sign during a protest against cutting down trees in a forest would be a(n)

a)

environmental scientist

b)

ecological footprint

c)

peer review

d)

environmentalist

18.

Which of the following is an example of quantitative data?

a)

the tulips are red

b)

there are 3 tulips

c)

the tulips are prettier than the roses

d)

the tulips smell nice

19.

Results published in __________ are the most respected in science because they have passed through a rigorous evaluation process involving feedback from multiple sources.

a)

peer-reviewed journals

b)

web journals

c)

news magazines

d)

weekly newspapers

20.

State the five parts of the scientific method in order.

(a)  

21.

What two things lowered the number of inhabitants on Easter Island

a)

disease

b)

slave trade

c)

famine

d)

war

22.

How many statues of Moai on Easter Island?

a)

887

b)

992

c)

15

d)

138

23.

Where is Easter Island located and who governs it?

a)

Pacific Ocean/Chile

b)

Atlantic Ocean/Chile

c)

Indiana/USA

d)

Atlantic Ocean/ France

24.

Most Moai statues are carved from _____________ which is compressed volcanic ash.

a)

tuff

b)

rock

c)

stone

d)

pebbles

25.

What country has the lowest ecological footprint?

a)

USA

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

South America

26.

What is the name of the treaty nations signed to try to reverse the effect of CFC's on the ozone layer?

a)

Montreal Protocol

b)

Notre Dame treaty

c)

Paris Accord

d)

Ozone treaty

27.

Results published i __________________ are the most respected in science because they have passed through a rigorous evaluation process involving feedback from multiple sources.

a)

news magazines

b)

web journals

c)

peer-reviewed journals

d)

weekly newspapers

28.

Which of the following is an example of quantitative data?

a)

the tulips are red

b)

the tulips are prettier that the roses

c)

there are 3 tulips

d)

the tulips smell nice

29.

This type of thought judges actions in terms of their benefit or harm to the integrity of the whole ecological system.

a)

biocentrism

b)

ecocentrism

c)

anthropocentrism

30.

This type of thought gives value to all living things.

a)

ecocentrism

b)

biocentrism

c)

anthropocentrism

31.

This type of thought gives humans and human welfare most important

a)

anthropocentrism

b)

biocentrism

c)

ecocentrism

32.

A branch of philosophy that involves the study of behavior- good vs. bad, right vs. wrong.

a)

ethics

b)

data

c)

peer review

d)

theories

33.

A variable that the a scientist manipulates or controls in the experiement

a)

independent variable

b)

dependent variable

34.

A testable idea that attempts to explain a phenomenon or answer a scientific question

a)

observation

b)

hypothesis

c)

theory

d)

idea

35.

What element makes up the ozone layer/

a)

3 oxygen molecules

b)

3 carbon molecules

c)

3 hydrogen molecules

d)

3 nitrogen molecules

36.

Easter island is a territory of ________________

a)

Chile

b)

Thailand

c)

Ukraine

d)

Russia

37.

The type of thought where the well-being of a species or community more important than that of an individual

a)

anthropocentrism

b)

biocentrism

c)

No one really knows....

d)

ecocentrism

38.

The study of behavior- good/bad or right/wrong is called ______________.

a)

ethics

b)

culture

c)

worldview

d)

interpretations

39.

The ensemble of knowledge, beliefs, values, and learned ways of life shared by a group of people is called

a)

culture

b)

ethics

c)

worldview

d)

theory building

40.

Citizens of the US have a __________ times higher ecological footprint as compared to the rest of the world.

a)

3

b)

4

c)

3.5

d)

2.5