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WorksheetsEnvironmental Science Final Exam REVIEW
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 33mins
Gases
PPM
Particulate matter
Acid rain has multiple negative effects on the environment, but what does it do that affects our clean air?
Creates erosion
Melts Statues
Kills plants
Harm animals
The study of how humans interact with the environment
environmental science
biology
ecology
physics
Which of the following is a natural resource
electricity
gasoline
sunlight
wifi
Resources that cannot be replaced quickly
renewable resource
nonrenewable resource
sunlight
wind
The thin layer of life around the Earth
biosphere
stratosphere
atmosphere
ozone layer
The introduction of harmful levels of chemicals or waste material into the environment
extinction
biosphere
pollution
renewable
What is a hypothesis?
a guess
a testable explanation
a theory
a law
How many variable should be adjusted in an experiment?
1
2
3
4
What kind of graph is this?
line graph
bar graph
table
pie chart
What type of graph is used to show parts of a whole?
line graph
bar graph
pie graph
data table
The mathematical discipline frequently used by scientists to analyze data is called
statistics
algebra
trigonometry
geometry
When you investigate an environmental problem, the final step is to
gather data
list pros and cons
consider the consequences
make a decision
Materials and energy in nature that are essential or useful to humans.
Natural resources
Natural services
Natural capital
None of the above
What could be a scientific solution to the problems of depletion of forest.
a. Stop burning or cutting down biologically diverse forest and to allow nature to replenish them
a. Do not support the logging / lumber industry
Enact and enforce laws and regulations on cutting matured trees
all of the above
Anything that is obtained from the environment to meet the needs and wants of human beings.
Renewable resources
Non-renewable resources
Resources
None of the above
Which of the following is the best definition of a natural resource:
something we get from the environment
something that we can use from the environment
something humans use to meet our needs
Anything humans get or use from nature to meet our needs or wants
A resource that can restore or renew itself (unless badly mismanaged) or can be used over and over is called a:
Renewable resource
Non-renewable resource
Perpetual resource
Indestructible resource
A resource that can only be used once and cannot be replaced once used is called a...
Renewable resource
Non-renewable resource
Perpetual resource
Infinite resource
What does sustainability mean?
Using lots of resources.
Maintaining the world we live in for future generations.
Cutting down trees.
Using lots of water and electricity.
use it at a rate where it can be replenished
use as much as you want, the people in 3rd world countries do not need it
use it before someone else does and there is none left for you
don't use any at all
Which of these is not a goal of environmental science?
Learn how life on earth has lived and thrived for billions of years.
Understand how humans interact with the environment.
Understand how animals interact with humans.
Find ways to deal with environmental problems.
The study of how humans interact with our environment is called
environmentalism
environmental science
ecology
biology
To reduce your carbon footprint, you should eat food that is....
grown in other countries
yummy
grown locally
Which is NOT a way to decrease your ecological footprint?
Eating less meat and processed foods
Walking or biking to school
Turning off electricity and water when you're not using it.
Driving a large car around for fun.
In the movie "The Lorax" what was one unintended consequence of clear cutting the tuffula trees?
The environment was destroyed
The Once-ler made a lot of money
The Once-ler got his family jobs
What is one negative consequence of overfishing?
Fish can grow two heads.
Fish species can either become depleted or very underpopulated in that given area.
Fish species can adapt in order to escape the fisherman.
Fish species will move to a new environment in order to escape fishermen.
Which gas makes up 78% of our atmosphere?
oxygen
Carbon dioxide
nitrogen
argon
Which layer of the atmosphere does all weather occur?
exosphere
troposphere
mesosphere
thermosphere
Which layer of the atmosphere helps us by burning up incoming meteors?
exosphere
troposphere
mesosphere
thermosphere
Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
troposphere
thermosphere
methosphere
stratosphere
A compound made of three oxygen atoms is called
acid rain
smog
ozone
carbon dioxide
Which layer of the atmosphere, as identified by the chart, is MOST likely the troposphere?
A
B
C
D
Which layer of the atmosphere do we live in?
tropsophere
stratosphere
mesosphere
thermosphere
