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Environmental science

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The relationship between a zebra and a tick
a)
Mutualism
b)
Parasitism
c)
Commensalism
2.
The relationship between a zebra and a tick bird
a)
Commensalism
b)
Parasitism
c)
mutualism
3.
The relationship between a zebra and a tick bird
a)
Commensalism
b)
Parasitism
c)
mutualism
4.
The relationship between a bird building it's nest and the tree
a)
Parasitism
b)
Commensalism
c)
Mutualism
5.
Producers
a)
Organisms that get their food by eating other organism
b)
Organism the break down dead organism
c)
Organisms that make their own food
6.
Food Web
a)
System of several overlapping food chains
b)
energy moving from one level to the next
c)
living/nonliving factors in an ecisystem
7.
all living and nonliving things in nature
a)
biodiversity
b)
built environment
c)
natural environment
d)
sustainable society
8.
preserves natural resources forfuture generations
a)
biodiversity
b)
built environment
c)
sustainable society
9.
the parts of the world thathumans have made
a)
natural environment
b)
built environment
c)
sustainable society
10.
Which of the following is not a major requirement for the survival of all living things?
a)
clothes
b)
oxygen
c)
nutrients
d)
energy
11.
_____ is the fair treatment of all people concerning environmental problems.
a)
A sustainable society
b)
Environmental justice
c)
Applied science
12.
A theory may eventually become a ______.
a)
hypothesis
b)
principle
c)
question
13.
Environmental science is a(n) ______________________ because it usesknowledge to solve practical problems.
a)
Earth 
b)
Applied 
c)
Physical 
14.
The Clean Air Act is federal law that regulates levels of air pollution produced from
a)
Transportation and factories
b)
Private homes only
c)
Power plants only
d)
Transportation, factories, power plants, and private homes
15.
How does air pollution move during thermal inversion?
a)
Thermal inversion makes pollution very still
b)
Pollution travels very fast in cold air
c)
There is no pollution during thermal inversion
16.
A common air pollutant that is very dangerous because you cannot see it or smell it
a)
Sulfur Monoxide
b)
Carbon Monoxide
c)
Carbon Dioxide
d)
Nitrogen Oxide
17.
It refers to the removal of salt from ocean water
a)
dam
b)
reservoir
c)
salination
d)
desalination
18.
2/3 of freshwater on Earth is "locked away" in what water source location?
a)
atmosphere
b)
rivers and lakes
c)
underground
d)
ice and glaciers
19.
What % of freshwater is on Earth?
a)
97%
b)
71%
c)
3 % 
d)
1 %
20.
The uppermost level at which the water in a given area fully saturates rock or soil.
a)
Impermeable surface
b)
Rock and mantle
c)
water table
d)
groundwater recharge
21.

Without the greenhouse effect, Earth's atmosphere would be __________ to support life.

a)

too hot

b)

too wet

c)

too dry

d)

too cold

22.

The gases that make up Earth’s atmosphere are commonly referred to as air. What are the two most abundant gases in the atmosphere?

a)

nitrogen and carbon dioxide

b)

nitrogen and oxygen

c)

water vapor and argon

d)

oxygen and carbon dioxide

23.

Which of the following is an example of quantitative data?

a)

smell

b)

appearence

c)

height

d)

taste

24.

Which variable is changed in an experiment in even, sensible increments?

a)

dependent variable

b)

independent variable

c)

controlled varaible

d)

extraneous varaible

25.

It is everything around us.

a)

Agriculture

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

The environment

d)

The atmosphere

26.

It is the study of how humans interact with the environment.

a)

Ecology

b)

The water cycle

c)

An ecosystem

d)

Environmental Science

27.

It is the study of how living things interact with each other and with the non living environment.

a)

Biology

b)

Ecology

c)

patterns

d)

Phases of the Moon

28.

It is the study of animals

a)

Botany

b)

Biology

c)

Trigonometry

d)

Zoology

29.

It is the study of plants

a)

Astronomy

b)

Gastroenterology

c)

Botany

d)

Microeconomics

30.
The environment contains:
a)
living things (biotic) only
b)
Nonliving things (abiotic) only
c)
Both living and nonliving things
d)
only artificial things
31.
Choose which of the following  is NOT an example of a natural resource.
a)
coal
b)
sunlight
c)
timber (trees)
d)
plastic
32.
What is the difference between biotic and abiotic?
a)
Biotic are non-living things
b)
Abiotic are living organisms
c)
Biotic is life,
Abiotic is non-living
d)
Biotic is non-living, Abiotic is living
33.
What is condensation?
a)
The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.
b)
The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.
c)
The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
34.
Which of the following removes carbon from the atmosphere?
a)
Combustion
b)
Respiration
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Death
35.
TRUE or FALSE?
All of the carbon in existence is continually recycled in the carbon cycle.
a)
True
b)
False
36.

How many KINGDOMS of life are there?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

37.

Protists can be similar to ____________.

a)

fungi

b)

plants

c)

animals

d)

fungi, plants, and animals.

38.

Which of the following is an abiotic factor in an ecosystem?

a)

water

b)

bacteria

c)

plants

d)

vertebrates

39.

A modification or CHANGE IN THE ORGANISM'S BODY or behavior THAT HELPS IT TO SURVIVE is ____________________.

a)

evolution

b)

artificial selection

c)

an adaptation

d)

natural selection

40.

The energy in most ecosystems comes from _______________.

a)

Wind

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

The sun

41.

Bacteria that are no longer killed by an antibiotic have _______________________.

a)

developed recessive traits

b)

developed resistance to the bacteria.

c)

coevolved.

d)

been covered with a protective coating.

42.
The amount of energy that usually transfers from one trophic level to the next...
a)
10%
b)
20%
c)
80%
d)
50%
43.

Organisms that can capture energy from inorganic, nonliving sources (for example: the sun)

a)

Producers

b)

Consumers

c)

Detritivores

d)

Carnivores

44.
If only 10% of the energy transfers to the next level where does the 90% go??
a)
Chemical energy
b)
Kinetic energy
c)
Thermal (heat) energy
d)
Mechanical energy
45.
A population is...
a)
A group of species in one area
b)
Multiple species that live in one area
c)
All of the living and nonliving things in an area
d)
All biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem
46.
Food Web
a)
System of several overlapping food chains
b)
energy moving from one level to the next
c)
living/nonliving factors in an ecisystem
47.

Which example would be found in the biosphere?

a)

rivers

b)

lakes

c)

plants

d)

clouds

48.

Which example would be in the hydrosphere?

a)

plants

b)

humans

c)

clouds

d)

rivers

49.

What would be in the atmosphere?

a)

clouds

b)

plants

c)

rivers

d)

lakes

50.

What process creates an igneous rock/

a)

melting and solidifying

b)

heat and pressure

c)

burial and compaction

d)

weathering and erosion

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