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Environmental Science Final Exam

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these are greenhouse gasses? (select all that apply)

a)

Methane

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Oxygen

e)

Water Vapor

2.

Climate change is ONLY caused by humans

a)

true

b)

false

3.

Which greenhouse gas is MOST responsible for retaining heat?

a)

Carbon Dioxide

b)

Ozone

c)

Water Vapor

d)

Methane

4.

Albedo is a measurement of _______________.

a)

heat

b)

reflectivity

c)

absorption

d)

brightness

e)

stability

5.

If all other atmospheric conditions were kept constant, which type of sky would allow for the coldest low temperature?

a)

clear sky

b)

somewhat cloudy sky

c)

very cloudy sky

d)

night when there was a super moon

6.

We all exhale CO2, but we breath in O2. So where does that carbon atom come from?

a)

It comes in from the air through out skin.

b)

It comes from the water our bodies use.

c)

It also comes from the air

d)

It's from the food we eat that gets metabolized from out bodies.

7.

Which of these actions would reduce the amount of CO2 in the air? (select all that apply)

a)

Reduce the use of fertilizers

b)

Increase the number of humans

c)

Reduce the amount of Carbon emissions from powerplants and factories.

d)

Increase the amount of plants

e)

Reduce beef consumption

8.

In an ideal world, there would be ____________________ CO2 in our atmosphere.

a)

a lot more

b)

absolutely no

c)

a bit less

d)

a bit more

9.

_____________ is the result of not having your nutritional needs met, but still having food.

a)

Hunger

b)

Poverty

c)

Malnourishment

d)

Economic instability

10.

This graph shows

a)

in general, people are eating more.

b)

in general, people are eating less.

c)

in general, people are healthier.

d)

in general, people have more income.

11.

Which of these can be a cause of a famine? (select all that apply)

a)

over eating

b)

political instability

c)

weather

d)

harvest moon occurring at the wrong time

12.

Which protein source is the most efficient in terms of how much feed is required per pound of meat?

a)

bread

b)

cow

c)

pig

d)

fish

e)

chicken

13.

Which of these diseases is caused by malnutrition, not starvation?

a)

Kwashiorkor

b)

Marasmus

c)

both are caused by malnutrition not hunger

d)

both are only caused by hunger

14.

Why do we use antibiotics in farm animals?

a)

To help them grow faster

b)

To help them taste better

c)

To prevent them from getting viral infections

d)

To prevent them from getting bacterial infections

15.

Which layer of soil is responsible for most of the crops we grow?

a)

A horizon

b)

B horizon

c)

O horizon

d)

E horizon

16.

What is responsible for depositing most of the silt in the soil in the Midwest?

a)

farmers who transported silt

b)

glaciers from the last ice age

c)

prehistoric volcanic eruptions

d)

persistent flooding

17.

Which of these crops increased 300% and is now being used as a fuel source for cars?

a)

coarse grains

b)

soybeans

c)

maize/corn

d)

oil palm fruit

18.

Which of these is NOT a contributing factor to world hunger?

a)

famines

b)

political instability

c)

genetically modified organisms

d)

money

19.

One of the main problems with the Flint water crisis was the amount of lead in the water. How much lead is considered a safe amount of lead in water?

a)

10 PPB

b)

5 PPB

c)

100 PPB

d)

There is no safe amount of lead.