WorksheetsFinal Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Choose the correct characteristic of a food desert:
Desert climate
Low income population
Accessible grocery stores
Residents have access to transportation
What is an area that has good access to affordable healthy food and an overabundance of unhealthy options as well.
Food Oceans
Food Deserts
Food Swamps
Food Surplus Areas
Select all of the elements that are limited in food deserts:
Transportation
Health care
Grocery stores
Gas stations
Select the characteristics of whole foods:
Energy dense
Nutrient dense
Sugar dense
Low to normal calories
Contains fiber, vitamins and minerals
Select the characteristics of processed foods:
Nutrient dense
Energy dense
Sugar dense
Fiber removed along with most vitamins
High quality fats
What event led to farm subsidies?
The Farmers' Rebellion of 1936
The Great Depression
Floods of the 1800's
World War I
Select the crops that are subsidized:
wheat
avocados
potatoes
cotton
corn
Select the criteria that would make a food considered inorganic (NOT organic)
use of sewage sludge
use of irradiation
use of GMO's
use of all natural fertilizers
True or false: the organic certification application and inspection process is fairly easy and inexpensive
true
false
What is NOT a place you can go to support local agriculture?
Farmer's markets
Community gardens
Convenience stores
CSA programs
What is not a Lake that Houston gets its water from?
Lake Houston
Lake Conroe
Lake Livingston
Lake Travis
What is an advantage of groundwater?
it does not require drilling
it does not need to be treated
it is easy to clean if contaminated
What is an advantage of surface water?
Can be manipulated with dams
requires drilling
does not evaporate
True or false: Houston used to get its water from the Evangeline aquifer until it was overdrafted
True
False
What water treatment step creates clumps of small particles called flocs?
filtration
sedimentation
coagulation
screening
What source of pollution comes from factory pipes?
point source pollution
nonpoint source pollution
What is the BEST way to reduce the harm caused by plastic bottled water?
recycle
use slightly less plastic water bottles
fill up a REUSABLE water bottle
Which 2 fossil fuels does Texas contain high quantities of?
coal
oil
natural gas
True or false: burning fossil fuels does not release greenhouse gases
true
false
Why are fossil fuels dangerous for the environment?
add pollutants into air
release greenhouse gases
involve drilling into or exploding natural habitats
all of the above
What was the BIGGEST reason we lost power for days during the winter storm?
wind turbines froze
solar panels froze
gas pipelines and power plants froze
What term describes when the sun heats something directly
active solar heating
passive solar heating
photovoltaic heating
What is a disadvantage to solar energy?
it is weather dependent
it is renewable
it pays for itself
it is safe for the environment
What is not a step in wind energy?
The turbine blades use steam to spin the rotor
Wind causes the turbine blades to spin the rotor
The rotor uses the blades' energy to power the generator
The generator creates electricity which is sent to the grid
What is not a disadvantage of wind energy?
Turbines can kill birds/bats
Turbines are noisy
Wind energy does not produce greenhouse gases
Wind energy is weather dependent
What can interfere with hydroelectric dams?
pollution
rain
wind
drought
What was created to help salmon get over the dams to get to their breeding ground
the "salmon slide"
the "help me. I'm a fish, and this is terrifying"
the "salmon cannon"
the "fish flyer"
True or false: Some oil companies are aware that the world is moving towards renewable energy and are committed to decreasing emissions and being carbon neutral
True
False
What is the higher part of the prairie where grasses and flowers grow
the prairie potholes
the wetland
the prairie mounds
What is needed to help prairies grow by killing baby trees and invasive species; keeps insect and pathogen numbers low
fire
invasive species
prairie mounds
prairie potholes
What uses motion sensors to capture images of animals that are typically hard to study
antipoaching transmitters
drones
camera traps
bioacoustic devices
What is not a good example of biomimicry?
modeling a temperature regulating building after a termite mound
creating water resistant clothing based on the makeup of a lotus leaf
creating climbing tools that can hold humans based off of the makeup of a gecko’s feet
harvesting cows to create leather
Why are some buildings modeled after shells?
Shells are fragile and the buildings can easily be torn down
shells are thin, but curved, which makes them strong. Similarly, buildings would need few materials but would be stable
shells are porous and good at temperature regulation. Buildings modeled after shells would have built in heating and cooling
True or false, the iThrone is modeled after the evaporation techniques of plants
True
False
What inspired the development of biodegradable, colorful textiles
proteins in corals
the texture of a lotus leaf
the mycelium of fungi
