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Environmental Science Final

Total questions: 111

Worksheet time: 2hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How much salt water covers the earth?
a)
55%
b)
65%
c)
75%
d)
85%
2.
The changes to water when it cycles the earth is called
a)
the moon cycle
b)
the sun cycle
c)
the water cycle
d)
the wind cycle
3.
Water in lakes and rivers that does not contain salt-
a)
recycled water
b)
new water
c)
salt water
d)
fresh water
4.
Forms of precipitation are-
a)
only sleet and snow
b)
rain, sleet, hail, and snow
c)
only dew and rain 
d)
only snow and rain
5.
The sun's energy 
a)
changes daily
b)
heats the ocean before evaporation
c)
directly causes evaportation
6.
The land on earth covers approximately 
a)
25%
b)
50%
c)
75%
7.
More evaporation occurs 
a)
at night 
b)
during the day 
8.
The water cycle has no start or end
a)
true
b)
false
9.
Which of the following would have a negative impact on an ecosystem
a)
constructing highways
b)
planting trees
c)
recycling paper
10.
How does a bird "change its environment" to meet its NEEDS?
a)
builds a nest
b)
flies around
c)
catches bugs
d)
looks for something to eat
11.
6. A squirrel makes a change to its environment when it —
a)
climbs a tree
b)
digs a hole to bury an acorn
c)
collects acorns
d)
jumps from tree to tree
12.
What do scientist call organisms that are not native to an ecosystem and cause harm to native organisms?
a)
native plants
b)
invaders
c)
invasive species
d)
natural species
13.
When a certain population becomes so dense that it harms or changes the quality of life in that environment, we have...
a)
a population
b)
overpopulation
c)
pollution
14.
A ______________ is the place where an organism lives.
a)
adaptation
b)
equilibrium
c)
population
d)
habitat
15.
An ______________ is a system made up of all the biotic and abiotic factors in an area and all the interactions among them.
a)
ecosystem
b)
habitat
c)
population
d)
biodiversity
16.
Which is NOT an example of a natural environmental change?
a)
a beaver dam
b)
a hurricane
c)
a volcanic eruption
d)
a housing development
17.
What is niche?
a)
The job an animal has within its population.
b)
The job a plant has in its community.
18.
A living thing
a)
organism
b)
organic
c)
decomposer
d)
producer
19.
All the members of a specices living in a particular area at a particular time.
a)
organic
b)
producer
c)
population
d)
consumer
20.
Organism that makes its own food
a)
organism
b)
product
c)
decomposer
d)
producer
21.
Which organism do the owl and the weasel compete for in the food web?
a)
Hawk
b)
Spider
c)
Grasshopper
d)
Shrew
22.
What is happening in step
1?
a)
Animals are decomposing and realizing carbon into the soil.
b)
Animals are releasing energy into the environment and storing carbon.
c)
Animals are turning carbon dioxide from the atmosphere into organic molecules.
d)
Animals are breaking down organic molecules and releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
23.
What is happening in step
1?
a)
Animals are decomposing and realizing carbon into the soil.
b)
Animals are releasing energy into the environment and storing carbon.
c)
Animals are turning carbon dioxide from the atmosphere into organic molecules.
d)
Animals are breaking down organic molecules and releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
24.
Carbon is stored in many areas in the carbon cycle.  Select the one location carbon is NOT stored.
a)
fossil fuels
b)
water
c)
atmosphere 
d)
sunlight
25.
Photosynthesis takes carbon out of ....?
a)
soil
b)
water and atmosphere
c)
decaying animals
d)
fossil fuels
26.
How does the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere affect climate?
a)
As carbon dioxide concentrations increase, temperatures increase
b)
As carbon dioxide concentration increase, temperatures decrease.
c)
Carbon dioxide concentrations have no affect on climate
d)
As carbon dioxide concentrations increase, temperatures become more random.
27.
According to most scientists, activities like fossil fuel burning and deforestation have affected the global carbon cycle.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
Which of the following processes does NOT add carbon to the atmosphere?
a)
volcanic eruptions
b)
respiration
c)
weathering of limestone
d)
subduction
29.
A general definition of cohesion is the attraction of:
a)
particles of the same substance
b)
particles of a different substance
c)
particles of both the same and different substances
d)
particles of neither the same or different substances
30.
Which term refers to water having partial positive and a partial negative charge?
a)
cohesion
b)
surface tension
c)
polarity
d)
adhesion
31.

Capillary Action

a)

The property of water that allows ice to float on the surface of liquid water

b)

The property of water that allows it to dissolve polar substances

c)

When water molecules stick to other surfaces

d)

The property of water that allows water to move up a thin tube (or the stem of a plant) by itself

32.
What is the boiling point of water
a)
0 C
b)
100 F
c)
50 C
d)
100 C
33.
What is water's freezing point?
a)
0 F
b)
32 C
c)
50 C
d)
0 C
34.
Which term refers to water having partial positive and a partial negative charge?
a)
cohesion
b)
surface tension
c)
polarity
d)
adhesion
35.
What two elements make up water?
a)
Helium and oxygen
b)
Hydrogen and oxygen
c)
helium and carbon
d)
oxygen and carbon
36.
What word describes when water is attracted to other substances?
a)
cohesion
b)
adhesion
c)
capillary action
d)
surface tension
37.

An electronic device for solving mathematics problems.

a)

microscope

b)

meter stick

c)

calculator

d)

hand lens

38.

hand-held instrument used to make an item look larger

a)

hand lens

b)

meter stick

c)

microscope

d)

thermometer

39.

an optical instrument used for viewing very small objects, such as mineral samples or animal or plant cells, typically magnified several hundred times.

a)

Thermometer

b)

Microscope

c)

Compass

d)

Stopwatch

40.

a tool used to measure length, or distance for larger objects. (Meter)

a)

Meter Stick

b)

Metric Ruler

c)

Graduated Cylinder

d)

Stopwatch

41.

An instrument used to measure temperature of air and most liquids.

a)

Meter Stick

b)

Metric Ruler

c)

Thermometer

d)

Stopwatch

42.

Instrument used to measure mass. Uses three weights and beams to calculate mass.

a)

Triple Beam Balance

b)

Compass

c)

Digital Scale

d)

Stopwatch

43.

any material that attracts iron and materials that contain iron

a)

Triple Beam Balance

b)

Magnet

c)

Digital Scale

d)

Stopwatch

44.

Used to protect eyes in the science lab.

a)

Lab Apron

b)

Triple Beam Balance

c)

Test Tube

d)

Safety Goggles

45.

instrument used to measure volume of a liquid

a)

Metric Ruler

b)

Graduated Cylinder

c)

Triple Beam Balance

d)

Thermometer

46.

A lab tool used to heat substances.

a)

Metric Ruler

b)

Graduated Cylinder

c)

Hot Plate

d)

Thermometer

47.
A habitat is the place where an animal lives. Which animal's habitat is probably not in the desert?
a)
an insect
b)
lizard
c)
desert rat
d)
bear
48.
Which of the following activities has a positive effect on the environment?
a)
recycling
b)
deforestation
c)
pollution
49.
When a certain population becomes so dense that it harms or changes the quality of life in that environment, we have...
a)
a population
b)
overpopulation
c)
pollution
50.
A ______________ is the place where an organism lives.
a)
adaptation
b)
equilibrium
c)
population
d)
habitat
51.
_____________ are geographical areas that contain different organisms suited for that environment.
a)
ecosystem
b)
habitat
c)
population
d)
biomes
52.
An ______________ is a system made up of all the biotic and abiotic factors in an area and all the interactions among them.
a)
ecosystem
b)
habitat
c)
population
d)
biodiversity
53.
What is the main difference between a primary and secondary succession?
a)
The climax of primary succession is pine forest.
b)
Primary succession begins with bare rock.
c)
Secondary succession begins with mosses and lichens.
d)
Secondary succession includes frequent fires.
54.
Which is NOT an example of a natural environmental change?
a)
a beaver dam
b)
a hurricane
c)
a volcanic eruption
d)
a housing development
55.
When the last member of a species dies, the species becomes
a)
extinct
b)
endangered
c)
threatened
d)
dead
56.
What is niche?
a)
The job an animal has within its population.
b)
The job a plant has in its community.
57.
An organism that feeds on other organisms
a)
consumer
b)
producer
c)
decomposer
d)
organism
58.
A simple organism that breaks down dead organisms and waste, returning important nutrients to the environment 
a)
inorganic
b)
decomposer
c)
organism 
d)
consumer
59.
A living thing
a)
organism
b)
organic
c)
decomposer
d)
producer
60.
All the members of a specices living in a particular area at a particular time.
a)
organic
b)
producer
c)
population
d)
consumer
61.
Organism that makes its own food
a)
organism
b)
product
c)
decomposer
d)
producer
62.
Which organism do the owl and the weasel compete for in the food web?
a)
Hawk
b)
Spider
c)
Grasshopper
d)
Shrew
63.
How much salt water covers the earth?
a)
55%
b)
65%
c)
75%
d)
85%
64.
The changes to water when it cycles the earth is called
a)
the moon cycle
b)
the sun cycle
c)
the water cycle
d)
the wind cycle
65.
When water is heated in the ocean by the sun and turns into water vapor
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
transpiration
d)
runoff
66.
Water in lakes and rivers that does not contain salt-
a)
recycled water
b)
new water
c)
salt water
d)
fresh water
67.
When water vapor s cooled and forms droplets-
a)
Condensation
b)
Evaportation
c)
Transpiration
d)
Run-off
68.
After condensation, the droplets of water in the clouds fall to the earth in different forms
a)
precipitation 
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation 
d)
ground water
69.
Forms of precipitation are-
a)
only sleet and snow
b)
rain, sleet, hail, and snow
c)
only dew and rain 
d)
only snow and rain
70.
Precipitation occurs because 
a)
the droplets evaporate in the air
b)
the droplets are too light for the air to hold
c)
the droplets are too heavy for the air to hold
71.
The sun's energy 
a)
changes daily
b)
heats the ocean before evaporation
c)
directly causes evaportation
72.
The ________ is the driving force of the earth's surface.
a)
sun
b)
moon 
c)
stars
73.
The water cycle has no start or end
a)
true
b)
false
74.
A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other is called
a)
Divergent Boundary
b)
Convergent Boundary
c)
Transform Boundary
d)
Subduction
75.
Scientists hypothesize that a super continent existed 200 million years ago.  This continent is called
a)
America
b)
Super Earth
c)
Pangea
d)
Eurasia
76.
What is the difference between the lithosphere and asthenosphere that makes up the mantle?
a)
The lithosphere is ismade of dense solid meal whle the asthenosphere is made of liquid molten metal
b)
The lithosphere is a mixture of gasses while the asthenosphere is made of solid rock
c)
The lithosphere is molten rock that moves while the asthenosphere is ridid and thin
d)
The lithosphere is made of solid rock while the asthenosphere is more flexible hot rock that moves.
77.
Convergent Plate Movement can create
a)
Rifts
b)
Mountains
c)
Ocean Ridges
d)
Radiation
78.
When pressure builds between two tectonic plates, it can suddenly release causing a (an) ______________________
a)
Earthquake
b)
Volcano
c)
Convection Current
d)
Gravitational Pull
79.
The movement of metals within the earth's outer core cause a ____________________________ that is detectable on the earth's surface using a compass
a)
Gravitational Pull
b)
Volcanic Eruption
c)
Magnetic field
d)
Convection Current
80.
During sea floor spreading, molten material rises up from the mantle...
a)
along the continents
b)
at the mid ocean ridges
c)
deep ocean trenches
d)
at north and south poles
81.

In some areas of the world, like California and Japan, earthquakes are a common occurrence. How can this best be explained?

a)

The strong ocean currents are undermining both areas causing earthquakes.

b)

Both areas are located near the edge of the Pacific Ocean, the unstable sand causes earthquakes.

c)

Both areas are subjected to strong ocean wind and waves that causes earthquakes.

d)

Both areas are on the boundary of active plates, the motion of the plates causes earthquakes.

82.

Alfred Wegener thought which 2 continents looked like puzzle pieces that could fit together?

a)

Antarctica and Asia

b)

South America and Africa

c)

South America and Australia

d)

Africa and Pangaea

83.
Which type of information was NOT collected by Wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis?
a)

continental

puzzle effect

b)
 fossils
c)
seafloor magnetic data
d)
rocks
84.

Most tectonic plates have both oceanic and continental crust. How are they different?

a)

Oceanic is thinner and less dense than continental.

b)

Continental is thinner than more dense than oceanic.

c)

Continental is thicker and less dense than oceanic.

d)

Oceanic is thicker and more dense than continental.

85.

What is CONVECTION? (Select all that apply)

a)

The transfer of heat by the movement of a heated solid.

b)

When heated particles become less dense and rise, then they cool off become more dense and sink.

c)

The transfer of heat when cold matter rises and heated matter sinks.

86.

What geologic feature will form at a hot spot?

a)

volcano

b)

folded mountain

c)

deep sea trench

d)

rift valley

87.

What type of plate boundary creates new sea floor?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

d)

Subduction

88.

What type of plate boundary is represented in the picture?

a)

Athensphere

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

d)

Convergent

89.

Which crust subducts because it is denser than other crust?

a)

pizza crust

b)

oceanic crust

c)

continental crust

d)

new crust

90.

What is the source of energy that drives plate movement?

a)

the subducton of the sea floor

b)

the different densities of the oceanic and crustal plates

c)

convection currents in the asthenosphere

d)

the friction force between the plates that move past each other

91.

Observe this diagram of a plate boundary. One statement BEST describes what is happening. It is that

a)

the oceanic crust is melting.

b)

the denser ceanic crust is subducting under the less dense oceanic crust

c)

volcanic islands are forming.

d)

the tectonic plates are moving away from each other.

92.

Discarded solid material is best known as -

a)

solid waste

b)

poison

c)

pollutant

d)

compost

93.

How much solid waste is produced per day per person in the US?

a)

4.4 pounds

b)

4.4 tons

c)

4.4 grams

d)

4.4 ounces

94.

A material that can be broken down by biological processes is considered -

a)

nonbiodegradable

b)

biodegradable

95.

Products made from synthetic materials, such as polyester, plastic, and parts of electronics (E-waste), are -

a)

nonbiodegradable

b)

biodegradable

96.

What is the problem with plastics?     

a)

Plastics are made from petroleum or natural gas.

b)

In plastics, elements are put together in molecular chains that are not found in nature and cannot be broken down by microorganisms.

c)

All of the mentioned

d)

Some plastics may accumulate and last for hundreds or even thousands of years.

97.

The waste produced by households and businesses is –

a)

Miscellaneous waste

b)

Machinery waste

c)

Municipal waste

d)

Multiple waste

98.

Permanent waste-disposal facilities where wastes are put in the ground and covered each day with a layer of soil, plastic or both, are called -

a)

Incinerators

b)

Landfills

c)

Trash cans

d)

Bins

99.

Nature’s process of recycling organic material by decomposing it into a soil-like material to fertilize soil is called -

a)

burying

b)

reusing

c)

incinerating

d)

composting

100.

What are some ways you can reduce the amount of waste you produce?

[Select 3 that apply]  

a)

Reuse materials

b)

recycle

c)

compost

d)

Put them in the garbage can

101.

What are some benefits of reducing solid waste?

[select 3 that apply]

a)

To reduce amount of solid waste delivered to the landfills.

b)

To reduce amount of solid waste delivered to the incinerators.

c)

To reduce amount of amount of pollution.

d)

To increase costs.

102.

Making products from recycled materials usually saves energy, water, and other resources - true or false?

a)

True

b)

False

103.

Shredded paper, tea leaves, coffee grounds, yard trimmings are -

a)

reusable

b)

recyclable

c)

compostable

d)

go to the landfill

104.

Rubber bands, books, egg cartons, grocery bags are all –

a)

reusable

b)

recyclable

c)

compostable

d)

go to the landfill

105.
Which of these is the largest source of salt water?
a)
Rivers
b)
Lakes
c)
Oceans
d)
Streams
106.
What source of water covers most of the Earth's surface?
a)
Lakes
b)
Rivers
c)
Streams
d)
Oceans
107.

What makes up most of the water on Earth?

a)

Salt water

b)

Fresh water

108.

What is one example of a body of water that is salt water?

a)

lakes

b)

oceans

c)

rivers

109.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
110.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
111.

In which part of the ocean do the greatest number of organisms live?

a)

in the deep zone to escape predators

b)

near the shore to burrow

c)

close to the surface to be near the largest food source

d)

in the open ocean to regulate their bodies in cooler temperatures

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