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Unit 1 Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Environmental Science is the study of...

a)

living things

b)

nonliving things

c)

economic and political issues that arise from using natural resources

d)

ALL of the answers are correct

2.

What two major events have changed the course of human history and the way we use natural resources?

a)

Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions

b)

SpongeBob and Patrick

c)

World War 1 and World War 2

d)

Earthquakes and Droughts

3.

Some example of NON-renewable natural resources are...

a)

Soil

b)

Sunlight

c)

Fresh Water

d)

Fossil Fuels

4.

___________ is a measure of the demands made by one person or group on the global natural resources.

a)

Thermometer

b)

Ecological Footprint

c)

Temperature

d)

Amount of trash on the curb

5.

When a shared resource is unregulated, individuals will consume it at a selfish rate.

a)

Tragedy of the Commons

b)

School Supplies

c)

Sunday at HEB

d)

Kindergarten

6.

What is sustainable living ?

a)

a lifestyle that uses natural resources in one time

b)

a lifestyle where you watch tv and shop

c)

a lifestyle that reduces the use of natural resources

d)

a long life

7.

What is a process used to gather and use observations?

a)

Renewable Resources

b)

Washing the dog

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Scientific Method

8.

A hypothesis is a _______________ explanation for a question or problem.

a)

livable

b)

questionable

c)

testable

d)

relatable

9.

What kind of experiment is one that only changes one variable at a time?

a)

Controlled

b)

Lab

c)

Human

d)

Out of Control

10.

What kind of data can be gathered into charts, tables, or graphs for interpretation after an experiment?

a)

Numbers and Letters

b)

Qualitative and Quantitative

c)

Good and Bad

d)

Useless

11.

By __________ an experiment, we can be more confident of our results.

a)

Repeating

b)

Stopping

c)

Sharing

d)

Manipulating

12.

Scientific results can be submitted for __________ __________ and may provide support for a larger scientific theory.

a)

Medical Journals

b)

Peer Review

c)

Homework Grades

d)

Secret Service

13.

The amount of the resource that is available.

a)

Demand

b)

Supply

c)

Natural

d)

Need

14.

The process of deciding whether the gain brought by the resource is worth the cost.

a)

Loss and Profits

b)

Give and Take

c)

Supply and Demand

d)

Cost-Benefit Analysis

15.

Environmental policies are ____________ and regulations to help conserve common resources.

a)

Rules

b)

Suggestions

c)

Bills

d)

Freedom

16.

Cap-and-trade policies are a combination of both ____________ and ____________.

a)

national & global

b)

rules & punishments

c)

regulations & incentives

d)

hot & cold

17.

As the US and global population grew, resources began to be __________.

a)

depleted

b)

renewed

c)

inexpensive

d)

grow

18.

The study of how humans interact with the environment

a)

environmental science

b)

biology

c)

ecology

d)

physics

19.

Which of the following is a natural resource

a)

electricity

b)

gasoline

c)

sunlight

d)

wifi

20.

What kind of graph is this?

a)

line graph

b)

bar graph

c)

table

d)

pie chart