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Intro to Envi Sci

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 14mins

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Class
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1.

Environmental Science is

a)

The study of how humans affect other organisms and their environment

b)

Advocacy for protecting the natural environment from destruction or pollution.

c)

The study of relationships between living things and their environment

d)

The impact of human activities measured by the human demand on the Earth’s ecosystem.

2.

Your Ecological Footprint is

a)

Advocacy for protecting the natural environment from destruction or pollution.

b)

The impact of human activities measured by the human demand on the Earth’s ecosystem.

c)

The study of relationships between living things and their environment

d)

The study of how humans affect other organisms and their environment

3.

Ecology is

a)

Advocacy for protecting the natural environment from destruction or pollution.

b)

The study of how humans affect other organisms and their environment

c)

How fast we consume resources and generate waste.

d)

The study of relationships between living things and their environment 

4.

Environmentalism is

a)

The study of relationships between living things and their environment

b)

Advocacy for protecting the natural environment from destruction or pollution.

c)

The study of how humans affect other organisms and their environment

d)

How fast we consume resources and generate waste.

5.

A system includes

a)

Input and Output

b)

Input, Throughput, and Output

c)

A process

d)

Starting and Ending

6.

Brewing Tea is

a)

the input

b)

the output

c)

the process

d)

the product

7.

Factors such a temperature, UV, and pH all impact coral because of

a)

synergistic interactions

b)

symbiotic interactions

c)

predation interactions

d)

speciation interactions

8.

The principle difference between sound science and junk science is that

a)

Sound is funded only by impartial government agencies, not by private interests which might be biased

b)

Sound is based on the scientific method and peer-reviewed research that is open to criticism, while junk is not

c)

Sound uses correct scientific terminology, while junk uses common language

d)

Sound is published in books and journals, while junk is not

9.

Cynthia works in a hair salon for 25 years. At the end of her career, she is diagnosed with lung cancer. This is an example of:

a)

negative feedback

b)

positive feedback

c)

synergy

d)

time delay

10.

On the dunkin drive through line someone pays for your coffee so you pay for the next person and so on this is an example of a

a)

Positive Feedback Loop

b)

Negative Feedback Loop

11.

Loops that cause a response to build up and build up until something big happens are called _______ loops

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

12.

The heater kicks on and the house warms up, so it kicks off. Then the house cools a bit and the heater kicks back on. This continues all day. It's a ______ loop.

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

13.

A wolf population is introduced into an ecosystem, causing the deer population to decrease. The wolf population decreases as the deer population decreases, allowing the deer to begin to increase again. This is an example of what type of feedback.

a)

Neutral

b)

Positive

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Negative

14.

Polar Ice Caps are melting due to an increase in Earth's temperature. This lowers the albedo of Earth, which in turn increases Earth's temperature. This is an example of what type of feedback?

a)

Negative

b)

Positive

c)

Neutral

d)

Ecosystem