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Environmental Science Final Exam REVIEW

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Air pollution is _________________________
a)
the addition of any substance that has harmful or toxic effects to air
b)
the addition of any good substance that benefits air
c)
a chemical reaction
2.
The pattern of air during thermal inversion is
a)
warm- cold- warm
b)
cold- warm- cold
c)
there is no pattern, it is only cold
3.
How does air pollution move during thermal inversion?
a)
Thermal inversion makes pollution very still
b)
Pollution travels very fast in cold air
c)
There is no pollution during thermal inversion
4.
Dust and ash are examples of
a)

Gases

b)

PPM

c)

Particulate matter

5.

Acid rain has multiple negative effects on the environment, but what does it do that affects our clean air?

a)

Creates erosion

b)

Melts Statues

c)

Kills plants

d)

Harm animals

6.

The study of how humans interact with the environment

a)

environmental science

b)

biology

c)

ecology

d)

physics

7.

Which of the following is a natural resource

a)

electricity

b)

gasoline

c)

sunlight

d)

wifi

8.

Resources that cannot be replaced quickly

a)

renewable resource

b)

nonrenewable resource

c)

sunlight

d)

wind

9.

The thin layer of life around the Earth

a)

biosphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

atmosphere

d)

ozone layer

10.

The introduction of harmful levels of chemicals or waste material into the environment

a)

extinction

b)

biosphere

c)

pollution

d)

renewable

11.

What is a hypothesis?

a)

a guess

b)

a testable explanation

c)

a theory

d)

a law

12.

How many variable should be adjusted in an experiment?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

13.

What kind of graph is this?

a)

line graph

b)

bar graph

c)

table

d)

pie chart

14.

What type of graph is used to show parts of a whole?

a)

line graph

b)

bar graph

c)

pie graph

d)

data table

15.

The mathematical discipline frequently used by scientists to analyze data is called

a)

statistics

b)

algebra

c)

trigonometry

d)

geometry

16.

When you investigate an environmental problem, the final step is to

a)

gather data

b)

list pros and cons

c)

consider the consequences

d)

make a decision

17.

Materials and energy in nature that are essential or useful to humans.

a)

Natural resources

b)

Natural services

c)

Natural capital

d)

None of the above

18.

What could be a scientific solution to the problems of depletion of forest.

a)

a. Stop burning or cutting down biologically diverse forest and to allow nature to replenish them

b)

a. Do not support the logging / lumber industry

c)

Enact and enforce laws and regulations on cutting matured trees

d)

all of the above

19.

Anything that is obtained from the environment to meet the needs and wants of human beings.

a)

Renewable resources

b)

Non-renewable resources

c)

Resources

d)

None of the above

20.

Which of the following is the best definition of a natural resource:

a)

something we get from the environment

b)

something that we can use from the environment

c)

something humans use to meet our needs

d)

Anything humans get or use from nature to meet our needs or wants

21.

A resource that can restore or renew itself (unless badly mismanaged) or can be used over and over is called a:

a)

Renewable resource

b)

Non-renewable resource

c)

Perpetual resource

d)

Indestructible resource

22.

A resource that can only be used once and cannot be replaced once used is called a...

a)

Renewable resource

b)

Non-renewable resource

c)

Perpetual resource

d)

Infinite resource

23.

What does sustainability mean?

a)

Using lots of resources.

b)

Maintaining the world we live in for future generations.

c)

Cutting down trees.

d)

Using lots of water and electricity.

24.
In order to use a resource sustainably you should
a)

use it at a rate where it can be replenished

b)

use as much as you want, the people in 3rd world countries do not need it

c)

use it before someone else does and there is none left for you

d)

don't use any at all

25.

Which of these is not a goal of environmental science?

a)

Learn how life on earth has lived and thrived for billions of years.

b)

Understand how humans interact with the environment.

c)

Understand how animals interact with humans.

d)

Find ways to deal with environmental problems.

26.

The study of how humans interact with our environment is called

a)

environmentalism

b)

environmental science

c)

ecology

d)

biology

27.

To reduce your carbon footprint, you should eat food that is....

a)

grown in other countries

b)

yummy

c)

grown locally

28.

Which is NOT a way to decrease your ecological footprint?

a)

Eating less meat and processed foods

b)

Walking or biking to school

c)

Turning off electricity and water when you're not using it.

d)

Driving a large car around for fun.

29.

In the movie "The Lorax" what was one unintended consequence of clear cutting the tuffula trees?

a)

The environment was destroyed

b)

The Once-ler made a lot of money

c)

The Once-ler got his family jobs

30.

What is one negative consequence of overfishing?

a)

Fish can grow two heads.

b)

Fish species can either become depleted or very underpopulated in that given area.

c)

Fish species can adapt in order to escape the fisherman.

d)

Fish species will move to a new environment in order to escape fishermen.

31.

Which gas makes up 78% of our atmosphere?

a)

oxygen

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

nitrogen

d)

argon

32.

Which layer of the atmosphere does all weather occur?

a)

exosphere

b)

troposphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

33.

Which layer of the atmosphere helps us by burning up incoming meteors?

a)

exosphere

b)

troposphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

34.

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

a)

troposphere

b)

thermosphere

c)

methosphere

d)

stratosphere

35.

A compound made of three oxygen atoms is called

a)

acid rain

b)

smog

c)

ozone

d)

carbon dioxide

36.

Which layer of the atmosphere, as identified by the chart, is MOST likely the troposphere?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

37.

Which layer of the atmosphere do we live in?

a)

tropsophere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

38.
As you go higher in the troposphere, the temperature _______________.
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
d)
gets very hot
39.
What is the function of the ozone layer?
a)
to allow UV rays to get to Earth
b)
to block UV rays from getting to Earth
c)
To keep oxygen in
d)
to allow meteors to get to Earth
40.
Which layer is the outermost layer?
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere