WorksheetsStudy Guide - Quiz#1
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 56mins
the study of the interactions of living organisms with one another and with their environment is the study of:
(a)
The raising of ______ and ______ for food or other products that are useful to humans is called agriculture.
crops
livestock
gas
fossil fuels
The number and variety of species that live in an area is called:
(a)
Select all options that are natural resources:
Cellphone
Petroleum
Forests
Minerals
Animals
Define Natural Resources:
Excessive wastes, heat, noise, or radiation are all forms of:
Natural Resources
Nonrenewable Resources
Environmental Science
Pollution
An undesired change in the natural environment caused by the introduction of harmful substances to living organisms:
(a)
Ecological footprint is the (a) that shows the productive area of Earth eneded to support one person in a particular country
Select all the nonrenewable resources:
Air
Soil
Minerals
Fossil Fuels
Crops
Define Nonrenewable Resource:
Define Renewable Resources:
Select the renewable resources:
Minerals
Fresh water
Air
Gasoline
Trees
The condition in which human needs are met in such a way that a human population can survive indefinitely:
(a)
A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of vegetation and wildlife communities:
(a)
The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time:
Season
Weather
Climate
Temperature
The state of the atmosphere in a particular place and time:
Weather
Climate
Temperature
Season
The environment includes...
Environmental science is the study that includes...
Physical Sciences
Mental Sciences
Biological Sciences
Social Sciences
Give 3 examples of nonrenewable resources:
Give 3 examples of nonrenewable resources:
What is the Agricultural Revolution?
The practice of growing, breeding, and caring for plants and animals for human use is known as the ______ Revolution
Industrial
Technological
Environmental
Agricultural
When humans shifted to energy sources (such as animal muscle and running water) to fossil fuels (such as coal and oil).
Technological Revolution
Industrial Revolution
Agricultural Revolution
Economical Revolution
Give an example of how the "Tragedy of the Commons" work:
When humans prioritize self-interests that lead them to overuse resources, ultimately causing suffering in the long run is known as
(a)
What 3 main topics relate economics and the environment?
Supply and Demand
Cost and Benefits
Risk Assessment
Time Management
Resource Allocation
Why are environmental policies necessary?
What are the 4 Ecosystem Services?
Provisioning
Regulating
Supporting
Cultural
Chemistry
The 4 Spheres of the Earth are:
Hydrosphere
Biosphere
Atmosphere
Thermosphere
Geosphere
The 4 characteristics that define a biome are:
(a)
As oxygen levels drop in bodies of water, ____ organisms may suffocate and die.
percolates
aquatic
land
groundwater
Pollutants usually enter groundwater when polluted surface water (a) from the earth's surface.
Pesticides, chemical fertilizers, and petroleum products are common (a) pollutants.
There are many types of water pollutants, both ___ and ___-___.
natural
man-made
unreal
created
The most affected by pollution are sensitive coastal ecosystems, such as:
(a)
The fish in Figure 3.7 did not die because of a chemical spill, they died because of ___ ___.
(a)
Large floating mats of algae in polluted bodies of water are called:
(a)
Lakes and slow-moving streams with an abundance of nutrients are:
(a)
Define point-source pollution.
According to the EPA, nonpoint source pollution remains the largest source of water quality problems in the US. What does EPA stand for?
(a)
Most natural nutrients in water come from ___ ___, such as leaves and animals.
(a)
