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Environmental Science Vocabulary List

Total questions: 89

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the term for the solid part of the Earth?

a)

lithosphere

b)

atmosphere

c)

hydrosphere

d)

biosphere

2.

What is the term for the regions of the Earth where living organisms exist?

a)

biosphere

b)

lithosphere

c)

atmosphere

d)

hydrosphere

3.

What is the term for the transmission of heat, electricity, or sound?

a)

conduction

b)

reflection

c)

absorption

d)

diffusion

4.

What is the term for the transfer of heat caused by molecular motion in a liquid or gas?

a)

convection

b)

radiation

c)

conduction

d)

insulation

5.

What is the term for the atmospheric layer between the troposphere and the mesosphere?

a)

stratosphere

b)

exosphere

c)

ionosphere

d)

thermosphere

6.

What is the term for the formation of compounds in plants aided by radiant energy?

a)

photosynthesis

b)

respiration

c)

transpiration

d)

fermentation

7.

What is the term pertaining to the structure or movement of the Earth's crust?

a)

tectonic

b)

volcanic

c)

sedimentary

d)

erosional

8.

What is the term characterized by the interdependence of living organisms?

a)

ecological

b)

geological

c)

chemical

d)

mechanical

9.

What is the term for the relative proportion of salt in a solution?

a)

salinity

b)

viscosity

c)

density

d)

alkalinity

10.

What is the term for relating to a coastal or shore region?

a)

littoral

b)

arid

c)

montane

d)

inland

11.

What is the term for any animal lacking a backbone or notochord?

a)

invertebrate

b)

vertebrate

c)

amphibian

d)

mammal

12.

What is the term for shedding foliage at the end of the growing season?

a)

deciduous

b)

evergreen

c)

coniferous

d)

perennial

13.

What is the term for the capacity of being prolonged?

a)

sustainability

b)

fragility

c)

brevity

d)

instability

14.

What is the term for being or characterized by ideas or their formation?

a)

conceptual

b)

physical

c)

literal

d)

emotional

15.

What is the term for organisms interacting with their physical environment?

a)

ecosystem

b)

photosynthesis

c)

habitat

d)

population

16.

What is the term for the type of environment in which an organism normally lives?

a)

habitat

b)

niche

c)

ecosystem

d)

biome

17.

What is the term for not extreme?

a)

temperate

b)

intense

c)

severe

d)

radical

18.

What is the term for the process of changing from a gas to a liquid or solid state?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

sublimation

d)

melting

19.

What is the term for a reciprocal connection between two or more things?

a)

correlation

b)

isolation

c)

segregation

d)

division

20.

What is the term for the environment as it relates to living organisms?

a)

ecology

b)

geology

c)

astronomy

d)

chemistry

21.

What is the term for the variety of plant and animal life in a habitat?

a)

biodiversity

b)

photosynthesis

c)

ecosystem

d)

pollination

22.

What is the term for the wide part of a river where it nears the sea?

a)

estuary

b)

delta

c)

tributary

d)

meander

23.

What is the term for a periodically repeated sequence of events?

a)

cycle

b)

impulse

c)

phase

d)

interval

24.

What is the term for the process of becoming a suspension of particles in the air?

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

sublimation

d)

precipitation

25.

What is the term for the falling to earth of any form of water?

a)

precipitation

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

transpiration

26.

What is the term for single-celled organisms that can cause disease?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Viruses

c)

Fungi

d)

Protozoa

27.

What is the term for animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton?

a)

vertebrate

b)

invertebrate

c)

mollusk

d)

arthropod

28.

What is the term for a colorless gas that acts as a screen for ultraviolet radiation?

a)

ozone

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

nitrogen

d)

methane

29.

What is the process of wearing or grinding something down?

a)

erosion

b)

respiration

c)

conservation

d)

adaptation

30.

What is the contamination of the natural environment called?

a)

succession

b)

pollution

c)

canopy

d)

model

31.

What is a single complete act of breathing in and out called?

a)

respiration

b)

climax

c)

reef

d)

core

32.

What is the highest point of anything called?

a)

climax

b)

mantle

c)

selection

d)

hypothesis

33.

What is the action or process of taking over an office or position called?

a)

succession

b)

adaptation

c)

conservation

d)

coral

34.

What is the process in which organisms evolve to adapt to the environment called?

a)

natural selection

b)

secondary

c)

economics

d)

radiation

35.

What is the act of spreading outward from a central source called?

a)

radiation

b)

reef

c)

model

d)

core

36.

What word means 'in imminent threat of extinction'?

a)

endangered

b)

environmental

c)

consumer

d)

species

37.

What is a covering (usually of cloth) that shelters an area called?

a)

canopy

b)

mantle

c)

crust

d)

reef

38.

What is careful management of the environment and natural resources called?

a)

conservation

b)

adaptation

c)

selection

d)

hypothesis

39.

What do you call a person who uses goods or services?

a)

consumer

b)

organism

c)

model

d)

core

40.

What is the process of adjusting or conforming to new conditions called?

a)

adaptation

b)

succession

c)

selection

d)

hypothesis

41.

What is a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the water's surface called?

a)

reef

b)

crust

c)

core

d)

mantle

42.

What is a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter called?

a)

mantle

b)

canopy

c)

model

d)

coral

43.

What is the center of an object called?

a)

core

b)

crust

c)

climax

d)

reef

44.

What word means 'of the nature of or undergoing a trial'?

a)

experimental

b)

secondary

c)

environmental

d)

endangered

45.

What is a statement made about the future called?

a)

prediction

b)

hypothesis

c)

model

d)

selection

46.

What is the science dealing with the circulation of goods and services called?

a)

economics

b)

conservation

c)

adaptation

d)

succession

47.

What is the act of choosing called?

a)

selection

b)

succession

c)

adaptation

d)

hypothesis

48.

What is a very small ocean creature that often forms reefs called?

a)

coral

b)

organism

c)

consumer

d)

model

49.

What is a living thing that can act or function independently called?

a)

organism

b)

consumer

c)

species

d)

model

50.

What is a representation of something, often on a smaller scale, called?

a)

model

b)

core

c)

crust

d)

reef

51.

What is a hard outer layer that covers something called?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

canopy

d)

core

52.

What word means 'of or relating to the external conditions or surroundings'?

a)

environmental

b)

endangered

c)

secondary

d)

experimental

53.

What is a tentative insight that is not yet verified or tested called?

a)

hypothesis

b)

prediction

c)

model

d)

selection

54.

What word means 'being of second rank or importance or value'?

a)

secondary

b)

experimental

c)

environmental

d)

endangered

55.

What is a taxonomic group whose members can interbreed called?

a)

species

b)

organism

c)

consumer

d)

model

56.

What is the weather in some location averaged over a period of time called?

a)

climate

b)

conservation

c)

adaptation

d)

succession

57.

Fill in the blank: The part of DNA controlling physical characteristics and growth is called _______.

a)

gene

b)

enzyme

c)

chromosome

d)

protein

58.

Fill in the blank: A group of people living in a particular local area is called a _______.

a)

community

b)

continent

c)

country

d)

family

59.

Fill in the blank: A branch of mathematics concerned with quantitative data is called _______.

a)

statistics

b)

geometry

c)

algebra

d)

calculus

60.

Fill in the blank: An imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator is called _______.

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

axis

d)

meridian

61.

Fill in the blank: The first colonists or settlers in a new territory are called _______.

a)

pioneer

b)

immigrants

c)

citizens

d)

natives

62.

Fill in the blank: A single thickness of some substance or material is called a _______.

a)

layer

b)

block

c)

sheet

d)

panel

63.

Fill in the blank: A measure of how likely it is that some event will occur is called _______.

a)

probability

b)

density

c)

velocity

d)

frequency

64.

Fill in the blank: Someone who manufactures something is called a _______.

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

customer

d)

supplier

65.

Fill in the blank: A small part intended as representative of the whole is called a _______.

a)

sample

b)

atom

c)

segment

d)

portion

66.

Fill in the blank: Contrived by art rather than nature is described as _______.

a)

artificial

b)

natural

c)

genuine

d)

organic

67.

Fill in the blank: The sequence of events involved in the development of a species is called _______.

a)

evolution

b)

mutation

c)

adaptation

d)

heredity

68.

Fill in the blank: Coming into existence is described as _______.

a)

emergent

b)

obsolete

c)

dormant

d)

transient

69.

Fill in the blank: An area or region distinguished from adjacent parts is called a _______.

a)

zone

b)

circle

c)

line

d)

point

70.

Fill in the blank: The practice of cultivating the land or raising stock is called _______.

a)

agriculture

b)

architecture

c)

astronomy

d)

arithmetic

71.

Fill in the blank: The act of spreading or apportioning is called _______.

a)

distribution

b)

concentration

c)

reduction

d)

collection

72.

Fill in the blank: Any mechanical force that tends to slow or oppose motion is called _______.

a)

resistance

b)

acceleration

c)

momentum

d)

velocity

73.

Fill in the blank: Of first rank or importance or value is described as _______.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

minor

d)

trivial

74.

Fill in the blank: How something is done or how it happens is called _______.

a)

mode

b)

place

c)

time

d)

reason

75.

Fill in the blank: The envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body is called _______.

a)

atmosphere

b)

lithosphere

c)

hydrosphere

d)

biosphere

76.

Fill in the blank: Aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed is called a _______.

a)

resource

b)

obstacle

c)

burden

d)

liability

77.

Fill in the blank: The act of taking a patient look is called _______.

a)

observation

b)

celebration

c)

imagination

d)

creation

78.

Fill in the blank: A dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten is called a _______.

a)

plate

b)

spoon

c)

cup

d)

bowl

79.

Fill in the blank: The act of conducting a controlled test or investigation is called an _______.

a)

experiment

b)

observation

c)

hypothesis

d)

conclusion

80.

Fill in the blank: A source of danger is called a _______.

a)

risk

b)

benefit

c)

reward

d)

opportunity

81.

Fill in the blank: The people who inhabit a territory or state are called the _______.

a)

population

b)

government

c)

border

d)

currency

82.

Fill in the blank: To leave someone who needs or counts on you is to _______ them.

a)

desert

b)

dessert

c)

deliver

d)

defend

83.

Fill in the blank: Recently made, produced, or harvested is described as _______.

a)

fresh

b)

old

c)

stale

d)

spoiled

84.

Fill in the blank: To circulate or distribute or equip with is to _______.

a)

supply

b)

remove

c)

ignore

d)

delay

85.

Fill in the blank: _______ means power to direct or determine.

a)

control

b)

freedom

c)

chance

d)

delay

86.

Fill in the blank: To _______ means to request urgently and forcefully.

a)

demand

b)

whisper

c)

ignore

d)

hesitate

87.

Fill in the blank: A _______ is a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be achieved.

a)

plan

b)

apple

c)

river

d)

shoe

88.

Fill in the blank: An _______ is a phenomenon that is caused by some previous phenomenon.

a)

effect

b)

cause

c)

object

d)

event

89.

Fill in the blank: To _______ means to denote or connote.

a)

mean

b)

walk

c)

draw

d)

sing