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Intro to Environmental Sci. Chap 2

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a field of study focused on discovering how nature works and using that knowledge to describe what is likely to happen in nature

(a)  

2.

a method of procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century consisting in systematic observation, measurement and the formulation, testing and modification of hypothesis.

(a)  

3.

a testable explanation of the data that has been collected

(a)  

4.

scientific theory

a)

a well tested and widely accepted scientific hypothesis or a group of related hypothesis.

b)

a field of study focused on discovering how nature works and using that knowledge to describe what is likely to happen in nature.

c)

a testable explanation of the data that has been collected

d)

a well-tested and widely accepted description of observations of what we find always happing in the same way in nature.

5.

well-tested and widely accepted description of observations of what we find always happening in the same way in nature

a)

A law

b)

Scientific Method

c)

Scientific Law

(law of Nature)

d)

Scientific Theory

6.

What steps are involved to thinking critically

a)

Be skeptical about everything

b)

Evaluate evidence and distinguish facts from opinions

c)

ask a question to be investigated.

d)

Identify and evaluate your personal bias, assumption and beliefs

7.

When a scientist repeats an experiment with different people, group or chemicals and gets the same result.

(a)  

8.

a combination of the same or different atoms held together by chemical bonds

(a)  

9.

anything that takes up space and has mass is...

a)

matter

b)

atoms

c)

molecules

d)

mass

10.

the smallest unit of mass

(a)  

11.

the total number of newtons and protons in a nucleus

(a)  

12.

atoms that contain more neutrons than protons and therefore have the same atomic number but different mass numbers

(a)  

13.

an atom or a group of atoms with one or more net positive or negative electrical charges

(a)  

14.

the measure of the comparative amount of hydrogen ions and hydroxide ions in a particular volume of water solution

(a)  

15.

define Cell Theory

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16.

what three subatomic particles are atoms made up of?

a)

Protons

b)

Bosons

c)

Nuetrons

d)

Electrons

17.

An Ion is positive (+) if it (a)   an electron

18.

An Ion with become negative (-) if it (a)   an electron.

19.

What is the chemical compound for Sodium Chloride

a)

Na+

b)

NaCl

c)

NaOH

d)

CO

20.

what is the chemical compound for sodium hydroxide

a)

NaHy

b)

NaCl

c)

NaOH

d)

SoH

21.

What is the chemical compound for Carbon Monoxide

a)

C

b)

CaO

c)

CO

d)

CMo

22.

What is the chemical compound for Carbon Dioxide

a)

CO

b)

CO2

c)

CDi

d)

C2

23.

What is the Chemical compound for Nitric Oxide

a)

CO

b)

NO

c)

no

d)

N2O

24.

What is the chemical Compound for Nitrogen Dioxide

a)

NO

b)

NO2

c)

NDi

d)

NO2

25.

What is the chemical Compound for Nitrous Oxide

a)

N2O

b)

NO2

c)

NO

d)

N2O

26.

What is the chemical Compound for Nitric Acid

a)

Ni-2

b)

Ni

c)

HNO3

d)

HNO

27.

With Physical Change there is (a)   change in its chemical composition

28.

When a substance undergoes a chemical change this is called

(a)  

29.

whenever matter goes through a physical or chemical change no atoms are created or destroyed.

a)

None of these

b)

Law of the Conservation of Matter

c)

Law of the Conservation of Atoms

d)

Law of the Equal Conservation of mass

30.

whenever doing chemical equations both sides must be (a)  

31.

work = ?

a)

force * distance

b)

force * motion

c)

force * direction

d)

force on an object

32.

Moving energy and Thermal Energy are examples of ...

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Potential Energy

c)

Static Energy

d)

Stored Energy

33.

Stored energy and static energy are examples of ...

a)

Moving Energy

b)

Potential Energy

c)

Kinetic Energy

d)

Thermal Energy

34.

the capacity to do work; the transfer of heat

(a)  

35.

energy in motion

(a)  

36.

stored energy; energy NOT in motion

(a)  

37.

Energy that travels from one place to another in the form of waves formed by changes in electrical and magnetic fields

(a)  

38.

Which are examples of physical change

a)

ripping Aluminum foil

b)

Burning Toast

c)

melting an ice cube

d)

boiling an egg

e)

Mixing Salt and Sand

39.

what are examples of chemical changes

a)

crushing a can

b)

ripping paper

c)

baking a cake

d)

digesting food

40.

what is the chemical compound for Methane

a)

CH4

b)

CH4

c)

C4H

d)

CH

41.

What is the chemical compound for Glucose

a)

CHO

b)

C6H12O6

c)

CH12O2

d)

C6H12O6

42.

What is the chemical compound for Water

a)

OH

b)

HO

c)

H2O

d)

H2O

43.

What is the Chemical compound for Hydrogen Sulfide

a)

HS2

b)

H2S

c)

H2S

d)

HS

44.

What is the chemical compound for Sulfur Dioxide

a)

SO2

b)

SO

c)

SO2

d)

S2O

45.

What is the chemical compound for Sulfuric Acid

a)

SO4H2

b)

HSO

c)

H2SO4

d)

H2SO4

46.

What is the chemical compound for Ammonia

a)

HN3

b)

NH3

c)

N3H

d)

NH3

47.

What is the chemical compound for Calcium Carbonate

a)

CaCO3

b)

CaC3O

c)

CaCO3

d)

CaCO

48.

concentrated energy that is a high capacity to do useful work

(a)  

49.

a set of components that function and interact in some regular way

(a)  

50.

what are the components of a system

a)

outputs

b)

flows or Throughputs

c)

Inputs

d)

process

e)

central action

51.

when a natural system becomes locked into a positive feedback loop

(a)  

52.

explain the First Law of Thermodynamics

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53.

whenever energy is converted from one form to another no energy is created or destroyed

a)

1st Law of Thermodynamics

b)

2nd Law of Thermodynamics

c)

Law of the Conservation of Energy

d)

The law of less-quality energy disputation

54.

when energy is converted form one form to another in a physical or chemical change we end up with lower-quality or less-useable energy

(a)