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ES Unit #1 Rev 2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The real name of the Dooms Day Glacier is

a)

Thwaites Glacier

b)

Zackary's Glacier

c)

Antarctic Shelf

d)

That is the real name!

2.

When the Dooms Day Glacier slides into the sea and them all of the glaciers behind it also slide in (this will take time) how high is the sea expected to rise?

a)

2 feet

b)

4 feet

c)

8 feet

d)

16 feet

3.

What was the title of Rachel Carson's famous book?

a)

Spring has Sprung

b)

Slippery Spring

c)

Silent Spring

d)

Sappy succulents in Spring

4.

In what year did congress create the environmental protection agency?

a)

1968

b)

1969

c)

1970

d)

1971

5.

In what year was the endangered species act signed into law?

a)

1970

b)

1971

c)

1972

d)

1973

6.

In what year was the safe drinking water act signed into law?

a)

1972

b)

1973

c)

1974

d)

1975

7.

In what year was the clean water act signed into law?

a)

1971

b)

1972

c)

1973

d)

1974

8.

In 1972 Congress enacted the _______________________ that made it illegal to intentionally kill whales, porpoises, dolphins, manatees etc.

a)

Save The Whales act

b)

Marine Mammal Protection act

c)

Free Willie remembrance law

d)

Endangered Aquatic Species Act

9.

The societal factor that tends to conflict the most with environmental issues is

a)

awareness that there is even a problem

b)

understanding what to do

c)

will/ desire to help

d)

money/ economy

10.

Which of these nations is predicted to have the highest per capita income in 2023?

a)

Luxembourg

b)

United States

c)

Japan

d)

India

11.

Which of these is predicted to have the lowest per capita income in 2023?

a)

United States

b)

Burundi

c)

Sudan

d)

India

12.

Which of these is predicted to be a middle income nation in 2023?

a)

Japan

b)

India

c)

Sudan

d)

United States

13.

An explanation that has evidence to back it up, but is still being studied and refined.

a)

Scientific law

b)

Theory

c)

Hypotheses

14.

Which of these organizations was influential in the 1800 and 1900s and is associated with the development of the environmental movement?

a)

The Sierra Club

b)

American Historical Association

c)

National Audubon Society

d)

St. Vincent de Paul Society

15.

In scence there are something that have been studied / tested over and over. They are accepted as true and can often be explained using math.

a)

Natural law/ scientific law

b)

Theory

c)

Hypothesis