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Basics of EVS

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Ecosystem
a)
To feed on both plants and animals
b)
System of several overlapping food chains
c)
All the living/nonliving factors in an area
2.
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
3.

preserves natural resources forfuture generations

a)

biodiversity

b)

built environment

c)

sustainable society

4.

Food Web

a)

System of several overlapping food chains

b)

energy moving from one level to the next

c)

living/nonliving factors in an ecosystem

5.
the variety of life on Earth
a)
biodiversity
b)
natural environment
c)
built environment
6.
Food Chain
a)
Organisms that make their own food
b)
path of energy as it moves from one organism to another
c)
System of several overlapping food chains
7.
What is the beginning of all food chains or webs?
a)
the moon
b)
primary consumers
c)
the sun
d)
secondary consumers
8.
Environmental science is a(n) ______________________ because it usesknowledge to solve practical problems.
a)
Earth 
b)
Applied 
c)
Physical 
9.
Overpopulation, overconsumption, pollution, and loss of biodiversity are examples of ______________________.
a)
environmental challenges 
b)
pollution 
c)
envirnomental factors 
10.

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

11.
Reduced vegetation on Earth results in:
a)
more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
b)
increased habitats
c)
less room for humans
d)
more oxygen in the atmosphere  
12.

The main use of fossil fuels by humans is to use the thermal energy they contain to produce_________________________

a)

biodiesel

b)

ethanol

c)

electricity

d)

nuclear power

13.
A natural resource that is naturally formed much more slowly than we use it is called __________
a)
renewable
b)
nonrenewable
c)
ecological
d)
stustainable
14.
What is the definition of ecological footprint?
a)
is the footprint of ecologist
b)
is a measure of the impact living things have on the environment.
c)
is a kind of plant that grows in the rainforrest.
d)
a measure of the impact humans have on the environment.
15.
Which of the following are considered part of the environment?
a)
forest
b)
people
c)
buildings
d)
all of these
16.

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

a)

Ecology

b)

The water cycle

c)

An ecosystem

d)

Environmental Science

17.

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

18.

It is the study of the Earth's Water Resources

a)

Oceanography

b)

The Water Cycle

c)

Hydrology

d)

Chemistry

19.

Environmental science is an interdisciplinary area of the study that deals with all of the following except.

a)

politics

b)

economics

c)

ethics

d)

all of these are correct

20.
The branch of philosophy that deals with good, bad, right, and wrong is called.
a)
logic
b)
ethics
c)
science
d)
culture
21.
Choose the best definition for sustainability
a)
using as many resources as you want, whenever you want
b)
only using renewable resources and not using many nonrenewable resources
c)
only using nonrenewable resources and not using many renewable resources
d)
using only just enough resources for survival
22.

It is the process of burning, When it occurs, CO2 is released into the atmosphere

a)

Photosythesis

b)

Respiration

c)

Decomposition

d)

Combustion

23.
What is the function of the ozone layer?
a)
to allow UV rays to get to Earth
b)
to block UV rays from getting to Earth
c)
To keep oxygen in
d)
to allow meteors to get to Earth
24.
TRUE or FALSE?
All of the carbon in existence is continually recycled in the carbon cycle.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
The average temperature of the surface of Earth has increased approximately 1°C in the past century. Which reason best explains this increase in temperature?
a)
lower levels of ozone in the atmosphere
b)
lower levels of nitrogen in the atmosphere
c)
higher levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
d)
higher levels of oxygen in the atmosphere
26.
Anything from nature that living things use is called a ______________.
a)
energy
b)
pollution
c)
food
d)
natural resource
27.

What type of power plant uses the potential energy of water trapped behind a dam?

a)

nuclear power plant

b)

hydroelectric power plant

c)

solar station

d)

tidal harness

28.

What are fossil fuels?

a)

coal, oil, uranium

b)

oil, natural gas, uranium

c)

coal, oil, natural gas

d)

geothemals, coal, natural gas

29.

Which of the following energy sources has the drawback of generating radioactive waste.

a)

fossil fuels

b)

nuclear

c)

geothermal

d)

hydroelectric

30.

Why do we tend to use non-renewable resources instead of renewable resources?

a)

Less Expensive

b)

More Energy

c)

All of these

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