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ES 1.1 Understanding our Environment

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which period in human history occurred first?

a)

Hunter-gatherer

b)

Industrial Revolution

c)

Agricultural Revolution

d)

Pre-industrial Revolution

2.

Which of the following happened during the Agricultural Revolution?

a)

Fossil fuels increased

b)

Animal populations decreased

c)

Plants and animals were domesticated

d)

Plants were collected and animals were hunted

3.

Which of the following was a result of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Growth of cities

b)

Shift to using fossil fuels

c)

Improvement in the quality of life

d)

All of the above

4.

Which type of resource may be broken down by natural processes?

a)

biodegradable

b)

nondegradable

c)

nonrenewable

d)

renewable

5.

Which term refers to the number and variety of species that live in the area?

a)

Adaptations

b)

Spaceship Earth

c)

Biodiversity

d)

Biosphere

6.

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

7.

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 increased

c)

artificial substances replaced some animal and plant product

d)

machines replaced human muscle and animal power

8.

Resources that theoretically can last forever are called ___ resources.

a)

Nonrenewable

b)

Natural

c)

Renewable

d)

Nondegradable

9.

Which of the following is NOT a renewable resource?

a)

Energy from the sun

b)

Minerals

c)

Crops

d)

Fresh water

10.

Which term refers to an undesired change in the air, water, or soil that adversely affects the health or survival of humans or other organisms?

a)

Nonrenewable resource

b)

Pollution

c)

Biodiversity

d)

Biodegradable

11.

Which of the following is NOT considered one of the categories into which environmental problems fall?

a)

Loss of Biodiversity

b)

Pollution

c)

Resource depletion

d)

Population growth

12.

Which term represents Earth as a closed system in regard to matter (it cannot take on new supplies and cannot dispose of waste).

a)

Pollution

b)

Spaceship Earth

c)

Biosphere

d)

Quality of Life

13.

Environmental Science encompasses many different fields of study, so we say it is a ____ science.

a)

interdisciplinary

b)

ecological

c)

social

d)

biological

14.

When do biodegradable pollutants cause problems?

a)

When they are dumped into the ocean

b)

When they are put into the soil

c)

When they accumulate faster than they are broken down

d)

When they are broken down faster than they accumulate

15.

What is the process of growing, breeding, and caring for plants and animals used for a variety of purposes called?

a)

Industry

b)

Ecology

c)

Environmental Science

d)

Agriculture

16.

What is a natural material that can be replaced relatively quickly through natural processes?

a)

Biodegradable

b)

Nonrenewable

c)

Renewable

d)

Natural

17.

The study of how living things interact with each other and with their nonliving environments is called ____.

a)

Biodiverity

b)

Ecology

c)

Environmental Science

d)

Agriculture

18.

Which field of study involves the physical, biological, and social sciences?

a)

Biology

b)

Ecology

c)

Physics

d)

Environmental Science

19.

The declining (decreasing) number and variety of species in an area is ___

a)

Loss of biodiversity

b)

Loss of nonrenewable resources

c)

Loss of quality of life

d)

None of the above

20.

Which of the following are nondegradable?

a)

Mercury

b)

Lead

c)

Plastics

d)

All of the above