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WorksheetsUnit 2 Quiz Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the main goal during the beginning stages of observation or surveying a habitat is so come up with a....?
Hypothesis
Theory
Argument
Supposition
A hypothesis has to be...
Solvable
Testable
Valid
Repeatable
What is the main format of a hypothesis that we will be using in this class?
Open ended
Discursive
If, then
What, how
A hypothesis that has been tested multiple times and its' results have been consistent is then considered a...
Scientific Law
A Proven Hypothesis
A theory
An experimental analysis
In which step of RFTAD would you mention that you had missing or incomplete data?
Form a Hypothesis
Testing
Analysis
Conclusion
How many independent variables are there in an experiment usually?
4
1
2
3
This variable is the one that you usually measure or report on at the end of your experiment
Independent Variable
Dependent Variable
Control Variable
Interdependent Variable
In a potato clock experiment, the wires used, room temperature, test surface and clock used would all fall under the category of which variable?
Dependent
Independent
Control
Interdependent
This variable can also be considered as the CAUSE in the experiment
Independent
Dependent
Interdependent
Controlled
What was the main use of DDT during and after WWII
Insecticide
Fungicide
Disinfectant
Pesticide
DDT negatively affected what organism(s)???
Frogs
Snails
Birds
Whales
In what year was the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) formed?
1968
1970
1971
1975
What law(s) give the EPA most of its' "power" to protect the environment?
Clean Air Act
Clean Soil Act
Clean Coast Act
Clean Water Act
What historical event did environmental scientists start looking at in the 80s and 90s?
The Ice Age
The Agricultural Revolution
The Medieval Warm Period
The Industrial Revolution
When did the major oil companies know that the burning of fossil fuels was going to possibly lead to global warming?
60s-70s
70s-80s
80s-90s
90s-00s
What two criteria SHOULD experiments have in order to be considers "best practice"
Analyzed
Random
Automated
Systematic
This collection method involves taking a stretched out sheet and shaking a branch or shrub above in order to get a sample.
Light Trap
Kick Sampling
Beating Tray
Quadrats
Stations that use specific wavelengths during the night to collect large or large amounts of insect from the air
Beating Net
Light Trap
Kick Sampling
Sweep Net
This word denoted how "cloudy" or "opaque" a substance is (usually water)
Albedo
Clarity
Albido
Turbidity
Which data collection method is the LEAST accurate?
Crowdsourcing
Satellites
Radio Towers
Computer Modelling
