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Environmental Science Semester 1 Final

Total questions: 129

Worksheet time: 2hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following are considered part of the environment?
a)
forest
b)
people
c)
buildings
d)
all of these
2.
A natural resource that is naturally formed much more slowly than we use it is called
a)
sustainable
b)
ecological
c)
nonrenewable
d)
renewable
3.

Which of the following is an example of a renewable natural resource?

a)

Copper

b)

Crude Oil

c)

Coal

d)

Wave Energy

4.

1. Sustainability is defined as…

a)

Consuming at a rate to satisfy the current generation.

b)

Rapidly increasing resource consumption over time.

c)

Maintaining a rate of resource consumption that will allow the population to survive indefinitely.

d)

Not consuming any resources at all.

5.

An average person from _______________ would be expected to have a higher ecological footprint than the other two countries.

a)

Country "A"

b)

Country "B"

c)

Country "C"

d)

None of the above; They would have roughly equal ecological footprints.

6.

Which example best illustrates the point behind the Tragedy of the Commons essay?

a)

Various nations overfishing in international waters, leading to a collapse of fish stocks.

b)

A property owner clear-cutting all of the trees on his land to sell for timber

c)

A farmer that overplants his fields one year, leading to a poor harvest

d)

One country declaring war on another

7.

Environmental science applies to all of the following EXCEPT...

a)

How the natural world works

b)

How much greenhouse gas is produced

c)

How our environment affects us

d)

How we affect our environment

8.

Which is a social movement dedicated to protecting the natural world from human actions

a)

Environmental Science

b)

Environmental Policy

c)

Environmental Ethics

d)

Environmentalism

9.
Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?
a)
Make observation
b)
Form a theory
c)
Collect data
d)
Form a hypothesis
10.
A testable explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested. 
a)
data
b)
theory
c)
hypothesis
d)
fact
11.
This variable in an experiment is the one being changed by the scientist. 
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)
data
d)
control group
12.
An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, the independent variable is ...
a)
The type of plant
b)
The amount of sunlight
c)
The type of music
d)
The type of liquid
13.
What is the first step in the scientific method?
a)
Ask a question
b)
Conclusion
c)
No Horse Play
d)
Observe
14.
If I study for my scientific method test, then I will have a better test score. What is the dependent variable?
a)
Scientific Method
b)
Studying
c)
Independent variable
d)
Test score
15.

What type of investigation does this represent?

a)

model

b)

experimentation

c)

observation

d)

recording

16.

The picture below shows a microscopic view of cork tissue, which Robert Hooke used to identify the first cell in 1665. Today, it is known that this discovery helped lead to the cell theory. What happened for the cell theory to be created?

a)

Hooke formed an explanation that was so convincing that the scientific community easily agreed that he was correct and made the cell theory.

b)

The scientific community elected the best cell biologist to perform one more experiment on Hooke's work, and he created the cell theory.

c)

The scientific community took Hooke to a court of law, and after many arguments they eventually ruled in favor of the cell theory.

d)

Many scientists performed studies that tested and built upon Hooke's work, eventually forming a unified understanding of cells.

17.

The formal process of submitting research for examination by the scientific community if called...

a)

Science regents

b)

Scientific method

c)

Scientist Review

d)

Peer review

18.
The branch of philosophy that deals with good, bad, right, and wrong is called.
a)
logic
b)
ethics
c)
science
d)
culture
19.
The environment contains:
a)
living things (biotic) only
b)
Nonliving things (abiotic) only
c)
Both living and nonliving things
d)
only artificial things
20.

Which of the following types of environmental ethics places an emphasis on human interests?

a)

Anthropocentric

b)

Ecocentric

c)

Biocentric

d)

None of these

21.
When land becomes more desertlike because of human activity or climate change.
a)
Erosion
b)
Desertification
c)
Salinization
d)
Compost
22.
Fresh water makes up what percent of the Earth's water?
a)
5%
b)
10%
c)
4%
d)
3%
23.
A watershed is an 
a)
area that drains into a stream or river
b)
section of land that juts into the ocean
c)
the shoreline of the ocean
d)
the end of a continent
24.
A group of students developed a model to represent the different zones of an ocean. Which factor prevents the growth of aquatic plants in the aphotic zone?
a)
absence of tides
b)
absence of sunlight
c)
underwater volcanoes
d)
salinity of water
25.
Energy can be classified into..
a)
Renewable and non renewable
b)
Natural and non renewable
c)
Renewable and Natural
d)
All of them
26.

A natural resource that is naturally formed much more slowly than we use it is called

a)

renewable

b)

nonrenewable

c)

sustainable

d)

ecological

27.

Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable natural resource?

a)

wind energy

b)

natural gas

c)

geothermal energy

d)

sunlight

28.

What is the term for organisms, including plants and algae, that create their own food?

a)

consumers

b)

producers

c)

legumes

d)

decomposers

29.
Which is NOT a process of the water cycle?
a)
precipitation
b)
freezing
c)
transpiration
d)
evaporation
30.

Level 1 on the pyramid

a)

Producers

b)

Primary Consumer

c)

Secondary Consumer

d)

Tertiary Consumer

31.
What is an herbivore?
a)
An organism that only eats plants for energy
b)
An organism that eats animals for energy
c)
An organism that eats both plants and animals for energy.
32.
What are "trophic levels"?
a)
Levels in a food web/food chain
b)
Levels of land in a mountain
c)
Animal diets
33.
Where do zebras fit into the food web?
a)
middle
b)
bottom
c)
top
d)
side
34.
Which of these keeps prey populations under control?
a)
apex predator
b)
zebra
c)
producer
d)
decomposer
35.
When a millipede breaks down dead and decaying material, it is acting as what?
a)
a decomposer
b)
an apex predator
c)
a producer
d)
prey
36.

Which animal was an extremely valuable resource for all Native American tribes?

a)

Deer

b)

Buffalo

c)

Rabbit

d)

Dogs

37.

What is the name of the first national park established in the United States?

a)

Yosemite

b)

Zion

c)

Yellowstone

d)

Glacier

38.
Which stages does liquid water from the ocean turn into water vapor?
a)
condesantion
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
39.
Which best explains why runoff is important?
a)
It returns water to other locations on Earth
b)
It increases the chance of flooding
c)
It makes evaporation occur faster
d)
It increases condensation
40.

Which of the following best describes primary succession?

a)

Volcano wipes out ecosystem that gradually grows back from ash covered soil

b)

Volcano creates a new island of rock that must break down to form an ecosystem

c)

Forest fire burns down forest that must bounce back over time

d)

Tornado destroys a crop that must slowly grow back over time.

41.

Match the molecular model to the correct state of matter.

a)
1.

Solid

b)
2.

Liquid

c)
3.

Gas

42.

Is this country Developed or Developing?

a)

Developed

b)

Developing

43.

Describe the healthcare of this country.

a)

Good healthcare available to most

b)

Good healthcare available to some

c)

Poor healthcare for all

d)

Poor healthcare for most

44.

Describe the literacy rate of this country.

a)

Most people can read and write.

b)

Some people can read and write.

c)

Most people can not read and write.

45.

How would you describe the population of this country?

a)

They are overpopulated

b)

They have billions of people

c)

They have a high birth rate

d)

They are a small country

46.

How would you describe the population of this country?

a)

They are experiencing rapid population growth

b)

They are experiencing stable population growth

c)

They are experiencing negative population growth

47.

How would you describe the population of this country?

a)

They are experiencing stable population growth

b)

They are experiencing negative population growth

c)

They are experiencing rapid population growth

48.

How would you describe the population of this country?

a)

They are experiencing stable population growth

b)

They are experiencing rapid population growth

c)

They are experiencing negative population growth

49.

There are a lot of immigrants that are coming into this country.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

Describe the likely crime rate of this country.

a)

They have a high crime rate

b)

They have a low crime rate

51.

This country has ample access to healthcare and birth control.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

This country has ample access to healthcare and birth control.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

Describe the likely GDP of this country

a)

They have a high GDP

b)

They have a low GDP

c)

They are super rich

54.

Describe the likely GDP of this country

a)

They have a high GDP

b)

They have a low GDP

c)

They are super poor

d)

They have no GDP

55.

This country has a low birth rate

a)

True

b)

False

56.

Describe the likely death rate of this country.

a)

This country has a low death rate

b)

This country has a high death rate

c)

This country has many old people

d)

Very few people die in this country

57.

Describe the life expectancy of this country

a)

People live a long time

b)

People die early

c)

Men live longer than women

58.

What population is displayed on the RIGHT side of this pyramid?

a)

Children

b)

Women

c)

Men

d)

Elderly

59.

Which statement is true?

a)

There are more men in this country

b)

There are fewer women in this country

c)

There are more 30-34 year olds than 25-29 year olds

d)

There are more people age 25-29 than 30-34

60.

This country has a very large population

a)

True

b)

False

61.

This country is larger than the United States

a)

True

b)

False

62.

Which age group in Canada has the largest number of people?

a)

50-54 male

b)

45-59 female

c)

65-69 male

d)

45-49 male

63.

What age group has the largest population bulge?

a)

45-49

b)

25-29

c)

20-24

d)

80-84

64.

About how many people in the population are 0-4 females? (Don't forget your label)

a)

52 million females

b)

34 million females

c)

54 million females

d)

60 million females

65.

How can you tell that females in Brazil live longer?

a)

they don't

b)

the bars in the middle of the graph are longer

c)

the bars on the female side are longer for ages 75 and above

d)

the have more children aged 0-4

66.

Which age group in Bahrain has the largest number of people? (either male or female)

a)

35-39 female

b)

40-44 male

c)

35-39 male

d)

0-4 female

67.

What age group has the largest population bulge?

a)

35-39 female

b)

40-44 male

c)

35-39 male

d)

0-4 female

68.

About how many people in the population are 0-4 females? (Don't forget your label)

a)

52 million females

b)

34 million females

c)

54 million females

d)

60 million females

69.

Which type of population growth is illustrated by this population pyramid?

a)

Rapid Growth

b)

Growth - Slow Growth

c)

Stable - No Growth

d)

Negative Growth - Declining

70.

Which type of population growth is illustrated by this population pyramid?

a)

Rapid Growth

b)

Growth - Slow Growth

c)

Stable - No Growth

d)

Negative Growth - Declining

71.

Which type of population growth is illustrated by this population pyramid?

a)

Rapid Growth

b)

Growth - Slow Growth

c)

Stable - No Growth

d)

Negative Growth - Declining

72.

Which type of population growth is illustrated by this population pyramid?

a)

Rapid Growth

b)

Growth - Slow Growth

c)

Stable - No Growth

d)

Negative Growth - Declining

73.

Which type of population growth is illustrated by this population pyramid?

a)

Rapid Growth

b)

Growth - Slow Growth

c)

Stable - No Growth

d)

Negative Growth - Declining

74.

Which type of population growth is illustrated by this population pyramid?

a)

Rapid Growth

b)

Growth - Slow Growth

c)

Stable - No Growth

d)

Negative Growth - Declining

75.

Which type of population growth is illustrated by this population pyramid?

a)

Rapid Growth

b)

Growth - Slow Growth

c)

Stable - No Growth

d)

Negative Growth - Declining

76.

Which type of population growth is illustrated by this population pyramid?

a)

Rapid Growth

b)

Growth - Slow Growth

c)

Stable - No Growth

d)

Negative Growth - Declining

77.

Which type of population growth is illustrated by this population pyramid?

a)

Rapid Growth

b)

Growth - Slow Growth

c)

Stable - No Growth

d)

Negative Growth - Declining

78.

Which type of population growth is illustrated by this population pyramid?

a)

Rapid Growth

b)

Growth - Slow Growth

c)

Stable - No Growth

d)

Negative Growth - Declining

79.

Which type of population growth is illustrated by this population pyramid?

a)

Rapid Growth

b)

Growth - Slow Growth

c)

Stable - No Growth

d)

Negative Growth - Declining

80.

Which type of population growth is illustrated by this population pyramid?

a)

Rapid Growth

b)

Growth - Slow Growth

c)

Stable - No Growth

d)

Negative Growth - Declining

81.

Which type of population growth is illustrated by this population pyramid?

a)

Rapid Growth

b)

Growth - Slow Growth

c)

Stable - No Growth

d)

Negative Growth - Declining

82.

Which type of population growth is illustrated by this population pyramid?

a)

Rapid Growth

b)

Growth - Slow Growth

c)

Stable - No Growth

d)

Negative Growth - Declining

83.

Which type of population growth is illustrated by this population pyramid?

a)

Rapid Growth

b)

Growth - Slow Growth

c)

Stable - No Growth

d)

Negative Growth - Declining

84.
A person holding a sign during a protest against cutting down trees in a forest would be considered a(n) __________
a)
environmentalist
b)
ecological footprint
c)
peer reviewer
d)
environmental scienctist
85.
A natural resource that is naturally formed much more slowly than we use it is called __________
a)
renewable
b)
nonrenewable
c)
ecological
d)
stustainable
86.
Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable natural resource?
a)
wind energy
b)
sunlight
c)
natural gas
d)
geothermal energy
87.
Which of the following is an example of a renewable natural resource?
a)
crude oil
b)
coal
c)
wave energy
d)
copper
88.
Which one of the following environmental issues is the primary cause of the others?
a)
Increasing resource use
b)
Destruction of habitat
c)
Premature extinction
d)
Human population growth
89.

Which of the following natural resources is nonrenewable?

a)

Petroleum

b)

Sunlight

c)

Wind

d)

Trees

90.

Which one is a limited renewable resource?

a)

coal

b)

animals

c)

sunlight

d)

natural gas

91.

Which one is a completely renewable resource?

a)

Oil

b)

Sunlight

c)

Coal

d)

Fresh water

92.

Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?

a)

Trees

b)

Sun

c)

Coal

d)

Wind

93.

Wind is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

94.

All of the surroundings that affect living things.

a)

environment

b)

observation

c)

inference

d)

natural resources

95.

Any materials or energy from nature that humans need to survive.

a)

natural resource

b)

environment

c)

nonrenewable resource

d)

inference

96.

The study of the environment is called:

a)

biology

b)

chemistry

c)

environmental science

d)

geology

97.

True or False? Humans affect the environment but the environment does NOT affect us.

a)

True

b)

False

98.

Cannot be used over and over because it takes so long for nature to make.

a)

nonrenewable

b)

limited renewable

c)

completely renewable

99.

Can be used over and over. Will always be there for us.

a)

completely renewable

b)

limited renewable

c)

nonrenewable

100.

Renews in a short time. We must be careful how we use it.

a)

completely renewable

b)

limited renewable

c)

nonrenewable

101.
Which of these is not an example of a commons?
a)
Aquifers
b)
The ocean
c)
Privately owned farms
d)
Highways
102.
What is the definition of ecological footprint?
a)
is the footprint of ecologist
b)
is a measure of the impact living things have on the environment.
c)
is a kind of plant that grows in the rainforrest.
d)
a measure of the impact humans have on the environment.
103.
True or false: As populations grow, the tragedy of the commons will become more of a problem.
a)
True
b)
False
104.

What are canals?

a)

A way of controlling forest fires.

b)

Human made waterways that allow boats to get from one body of water to another.

c)

They are natural waterways like rivers and lakes.

d)

They are another name for a Gulf.

105.

What are irrigation systems used for?

a)

To stop the flow of water and control flooding.

b)

To allow ships and boats to pass from one body of water to the other.

c)

To bring water to areas that need it.

d)

The clear land for people to grow agricultural products.

106.

What are human modifications to the environment?

a)

When people change what was there to meet their needs.

b)

When people recycle and reuse things.

c)

When people travel to far away places using boats.

d)

When people use water for drinking.

107.

Why is deforestation happening?

a)

To clear land for agricultural use and for lumber, or to build things

b)

To create canals and tunnels

c)

To provide irrigation systems to farms

d)

Because people prefer clear land over forests

108.

Which central Asian body of water has shrunk drastically as a result of irrigation?

a)

a. the Aral Sea 

b)

b. the Dead Sea 

c)

c. the Red Sea 

d)

d. the Salton Sea 

e)

e. the Black Sea 

109.

The marine biological crisis occurring today is a result of all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

a. water pollution 

b)

b. overfishing 

c)

c. habitat loss 

d)

d. increased demand for hydroelectric power 

e)

e. warming waters 

110.

When does ground subsidence occur?

a)

When water is used faster than it is replenished

b)

When the ground is flooded for too long

c)

When there is a drought

111.

In the United States, more than (a)   percent of the known subsidence stems from groundwater use.

112.

The creation of large amounts of arid land as a result of over-farming or overgrazing is called:

a)

a. intertillage 

b)

b. desertification 

c)

c. aridization 

d)

d. reverse irrigation 

e)

e. sustainable farming 

113.

What is the primary driver of forest loss in Latin America? 

a)

a. soybean cultivation 

b)

b. timber harvesting for building 

c)

c. cattle ranches 

 

d)

d. palm oil plantations 

e)

e. expanding suburban areas of large cities

114.

What is the original cause of eutrophication?

a)

Too many predators

b)

Too many herbivores

c)

Excess fertilizer

d)

Too much oxygen

115.

Why does the increase of producer type organisms decrease the amount of oxygen?

a)

Only producers on the bottom of the system make oxygen.

b)

Only the producers at the top of the lake get oxygen.

c)

Producers don't make oxygen.

d)

The fertilizers chemically react with oxygen in the water.

116.

Stopping excess _____________ and runoff loaded with fertilizers, pesticides, or other pollutants is the most effective way to maintain a healthy pond or lake. 

a)

turbidity

b)

erosion

c)

turbulence

d)

water

117.

How do you think the previous picture is connected to the what happened in the Great Plains?

a)

It shows the movement of people Homesteading the Plains of Idaho .

b)

It is a great race across the Great Plains

c)

It documents settlers traveling to California

d)

They are not related

118.

Select all the things define the Great Plain as a region?

a)

vast area of land that has flat land with few trees

b)

characterized by farmland and rolling hills

c)

charcterzed by a large population and many urban areas

d)

a vast area with steep mountains and lots of rainfall year round.

119.

What did farmers do to prepare the land to plant crops such as wheat and corn?

a)

dig lots of wells

b)

pull up tall prairie grasses

c)

build terraces to plant on

d)

chop down forests

120.

Where did the Dust Bowl take place?

a)

central California

b)

the East Coast

c)

the Great Plains

d)

the Great Lakes region

121.

In the years before Dust Bowl, farmers ____.

a)

grew large, successful harvests

b)

did not use plows

c)

used the land carefully

d)

knew how to control the wind

122.

Which is an example of a CHANGE in the interaction of the hydrosphere (water) and geosphere (land)?

a)

Farmers pulled up tall prairie grasses.

b)

Dust storms made it difficult to breathe.

c)

Less water evaporated to make clouds and rain.

d)

An extreme drought made the soil dry and loose.

123.

Which is an example of an interaction between the atmosphere (air) and the geosphere (land)?

a)

Wind picked up dry soil causing dust storms.

b)

Lack of rain caused crops to die.

c)

Farmers over-plowed the land.

d)

People had to move away.

124.

Which items below describe a canal? Choose 4

a)

used to drain wetlands

b)

used to meet geographic challenges

c)

can hook land together

d)

can link one body of water to another

e)

used in transportation routes

125.

This picture shows a real-life vanishing river. Based on the picture, what do you think vanishing means?

4 lines
126.

Which states does the Colorado River pass through? Select all that apply.

a)

Colorado

b)

Utah

c)

Texas

d)

Tennessee

e)

Utah

127.

Why is the Colorado River 'vanishing'? Speak in COMPLETE sentences.

4 lines
128.

The study of the interactions between organisms

and their environment is_________.

a)

Ecology

b)

Microbiology

c)

Biology

d)

Evolution

129.

If you were observing the Earth’s hydrosphere you would see which of the following features?

a)

Nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon dioxide

b)

Rock, soil, and sediments

c)

Glaciers, rivers, and oceans

d)

Plants, animals, and fungus