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WorksheetsEnvironmental Science Unit 1 Exam
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 26mins
An important effect that hunter-gatherer societies may have had on the environment was
A) soil erosion
B) extinction
C) air pollution
D) All of the above
An important effect of the agricultural revolution was
A) soil erosion
B) habitat destruction
C) plant and animal domestication
D) All of the above
Which of the following does not describe an effect of the Industrial Revolution?
A) Fossil fuels became important energy sources .
B) The amount of land and labor needed to produce food went up
C) Artificial substances replaced some animal + plant products
D) Machines replaced human muscle and animal power.
Pollutants that are not broken down by natural processes area are
A) nonrenewable
B) nonbiodegradable
C) biodegradable
D) Both (A) and (C)
All of the following are renewable resources except
A) energy from the sun.
B) minerals
C) crops.
D) fresh water.
In his essay, The Tragedy of the Commons, one factor that Garrett Hardin failed to consider was
A) the destruction of natural resources.
B) human self-interest.
C) the social nature of humans.
D) None of the above
The productive area of Earth needed to support the lifestyle of one person is called
A) supply and demand.
B) the ecological footprint.
C) the consumption crisis.
D) sustainability.
Scientists form _______ hypotheses to answer questions.
A) accurate
B) short
C) mathematical
D) testable
Risk is the _______ of a negative outcome.
A) sample
B) statistic
C) probability
D) event
If the results of your experiment do not support your hypothesis, you should
A) publish your results anyway.
B) consider the results abnormal and continue working.
C) find a way to rationalize your results.
D) try another method.
In a population, characteristics such as size will often be clustered around the
A) sample.
B) mean.
C) distribution.
D) collection.
Models used by scientists include
A) conceptual models.
B) variable models.
D) Both (A) and (C)
D) Both (A) and (C)
Reading scientific reports is an example of
A) assessing risk.
B) considering values.
C) gathering information.
D) exploring consequences.
A conceptual model represents a way of thinking about
A) relationships.
B) variables.
C) data.
D) positions.
The experimental treatment differs from the control treatment only in the_______ being studied.
A) experiment
B) variable
C) hypothesis
D) data
To fully understand a complex environmental issue, you may need to consider
A) economics.
B) values.
C) scientific information.
D) All of the above
Scientists _______ experiments to make sure the results are meaningful.
A) perform
B) repeat
C) concluded.
D) communicate
Developed countries often
A) have higher incomes and faster population growth
B) have higher average incomes and slower population growth
C) faster population growth and diverse industrial economies
D) eventually become developing countries
Study of how living things interact with each other and with their nonliving environment
A) sustainability
B) ecology
C) agriculture
D) environmental science
Describes the relationship between an item's availability and its value
A) Tragedy of the Commons
B) renewable resource
C) loss of biodiversity
D) law of supply and demand
Hardin's essay "Tragedy of the Commons" addressed conflicts related to....
A) preventing pollution
B) preserving biodiversity
C) curbing overpopulation
D) protecting shared resources
State in which a population can survive indefinitely
A) supply and demand
B) sustainability
C) agriculture
D) developing nation
A person's ecological footprint takes into account
A) land taken up by housing
B) forest area that absorbs pollution
C) land used for crops and grazing
D) all of the above
All of the following make up the 3 major categories of environmental problems except
A) resource depletion
B) pollution
C) loss of biodiversity
D) overpopulation
biodegradable is to nonbiodegradable as
A) pollutant is to toxin
B) plastic is to newspaper
C) cotton is to polyester
D) mercury is to lead
renewable resource is to nonrenewable resource as
A) iron is to water
B) trees is to sunlight
C) water is to trees
D) trees is to oil
"If I don't use it someone else will"
A) law of supply and demand
B) Tragedy of the Commons
C) sustainability
D) cost-benefit analysis
Helps determine a products worth
A) law of supply and demand
B) cost-benefit analysis
C) sustainability
D) Tragedy of the Commons
May be used to determine how much to spend to control pollution
A) Tragedy of the Commons
B) law of supply and demand
C) sustainability
D) cost-benefit analysis
Which of the following is NOT a direct result of the Industrial Revolution?
A) over-hunting of large mammals
B) improvement in the quality of life
C) shift to the use of fossil fuels
D) growth of cities
Using the law of supply and demand, if the oil supply declined, but the demand stayed the same:
A) oil prices would drop
B) oil prices would increase
C) oil usage would drop
D) oil usage would increase
Which of the following is a "developing" nation?
A) the United States
B) France
C) Canada
D) Ethiopia
Natural material that is formed at a slower rate than it is consumed
A) sustainable natural resource
B) renewable natural resource
C) closed system
D) nonrenewable natural resource
Undesirable change in air, water or soil
A) resource depletion
B) pollution
C) sustainability
D) Tragedy of the Commons
Humans lived in tribes, using fires to maintain the prairies
A) Hunter-gatherers
B) agricultural revolution
C) industrial revolution
The classification and collection of data that are in the form of numbers is called
A) statistics
B) probability
C) distribution
D) mean
The group that does not receive the experimental treatment in an experiment is the
A) control group
B) experimental group
C) data
D) variable
Scientists use statistics to
A) graph data
B) analyze data
C) communicate ideas to each other
D) all of the above
The factor of interest in an experiment is called the
A) control group
B) experimental group
C) hypothesis
D) variable
The chance that an earthquake will occur in St. Elizabeth this year is an example of a
A) correlation
B) skepticism
C) risk
D) distribution
Which of the following correctly lists the steps of the experimental method in order?
A) remain skeptical-organize data-analyze data
B) draw conclusions-be open-minded-communicate results
C) observe-hypothesize-predict-experiment-communicate results
D) be curious-imagine-see patterns-observe-predict
Why are mathematical models important?
A) Useful in situations with many variables (like weather)
B) can be used to create useful digital images ("false color")
C) represent how a system or process works (global warming)
D) all of these explain why mathematical models are important
In a scientific investigation, the number of objects or events being sampled should be
A) small, just 1-2 individuals
B) large so the whole population can be estimated
C) equal to the mean number of objects not being sampled
D) equal to the statistical population
A good hypothesis is more than a guess because it
A) is based on intuition rather than observation
B) is testable
C) makes logical sense
D) follows from what you know
What essential characteristics does a good experiment have?
A) Single control group is given the experimental variable
B) a single variable is tested
C) a control is used
D) B and C
The final steps of the experimental method in their usual order are
A) draw conclusions-analyze data-repeat experiment
B) draw conclusions-repeat experiment-communicate results
C) observe-hypothesize-draw conclusions
D) repeat experiment-communicate results-draw conclusions
This consists of a series of steps used by scientists to identify and answer questions .
A) graphical model
B) statistical populations
C) scientific method
D) predictions
A model that shows the correlation between the components of a system is a
A) physical model
B) conceptual model
C) graphical model
D) mathematical model
Maps and charts are examples of
A) mathematical models
B) physical models
C) graphical models
D) conceptual models
This group does not receive the variable in an experiment.
A) control group
B) experimental group
C) statistical group
D) sample group
This is a testable explanation for an observation.
A) theory
B) scientific law
C) prediction
D) hypothesis
Three-dimensional models you can touch are referred to as
A) graphical models
B) mathematical models
C) conceptual models
D) physical models
