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Unit 2 Quiz Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the main goal during the beginning stages of observation or surveying a habitat is so come up with a....?

a)

Hypothesis

b)

Theory

c)

Argument

d)

Supposition

2.

A hypothesis has to be...

a)

Solvable

b)

Testable

c)

Valid

d)

Repeatable

3.

What is the main format of a hypothesis that we will be using in this class?

a)

Open ended

b)

Discursive

c)

If, then

d)

What, how

4.

A hypothesis that has been tested multiple times and its' results have been consistent is then considered a...

a)

Scientific Law

b)

A Proven Hypothesis

c)

A theory

d)

An experimental analysis

5.

In which step of RFTAD would you mention that you had missing or incomplete data?

a)

Form a Hypothesis

b)

Testing

c)

Analysis

d)

Conclusion

6.

How many independent variables are there in an experiment usually?

a)

4

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

7.

This variable is the one that you usually measure or report on at the end of your experiment

a)

Independent Variable

b)

Dependent Variable

c)

Control Variable

d)

Interdependent Variable

8.

In a potato clock experiment, the wires used, room temperature, test surface and clock used would all fall under the category of which variable?

a)

Dependent

b)

Independent

c)

Control

d)

Interdependent

9.

This variable can also be considered as the CAUSE in the experiment

a)

Independent

b)

Dependent

c)

Interdependent

d)

Controlled

10.

What was the main use of DDT during and after WWII

a)

Insecticide

b)

Fungicide

c)

Disinfectant

d)

Pesticide

11.

DDT negatively affected what organism(s)???

a)

Frogs

b)

Snails

c)

Birds

d)

Whales

12.

In what year was the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) formed?

a)

1968

b)

1970

c)

1971

d)

1975

13.

What law(s) give the EPA most of its' "power" to protect the environment?

a)

Clean Air Act

b)

Clean Soil Act

c)

Clean Coast Act

d)

Clean Water Act

14.

What historical event did environmental scientists start looking at in the 80s and 90s?

a)

The Ice Age

b)

The Agricultural Revolution

c)

The Medieval Warm Period

d)

The Industrial Revolution

15.

When did the major oil companies know that the burning of fossil fuels was going to possibly lead to global warming?

a)

60s-70s

b)

70s-80s

c)

80s-90s

d)

90s-00s

16.

What two criteria SHOULD experiments have in order to be considers "best practice"

a)

Analyzed

b)

Random

c)

Automated

d)

Systematic

17.

This collection method involves taking a stretched out sheet and shaking a branch or shrub above in order to get a sample.

a)

Light Trap

b)

Kick Sampling

c)

Beating Tray

d)

Quadrats

18.

Stations that use specific wavelengths during the night to collect large or large amounts of insect from the air

a)

Beating Net

b)

Light Trap

c)

Kick Sampling

d)

Sweep Net

19.

This word denoted how "cloudy" or "opaque" a substance is (usually water)

a)

Albedo

b)

Clarity

c)

Albido

d)

Turbidity

20.

Which data collection method is the LEAST accurate?

a)

Crowdsourcing

b)

Satellites

c)

Radio Towers

d)

Computer Modelling