Worksheets2025 Final Exam Environmental Science
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 15mins
Someone is measuring the diameter of all the trees at your school. This person is likely studying __________
Environmental Science
Ecology
Which of these is never a renewable resource?
natural gas
soil
A resource used as quickly as it is replaced is called a __________ resource.
sustainable
renewable
Which is true about countries with the largest ecological footprints?
They have the fewest environmental laws
They use the most fossil fuels
You see an animal with feathers and assume it is a bird. This is an example of _________
the scientific method
deductive reasoning
The information from experiments is called
data
conclusion
You count the number of moose photographed per day with a game camera. What type of information is this?
theoretical
quantitative
Which is NOT part of the peer-review process?
Peers checking experimental procedures for flaws.
Peers analyzing ethical impacts of conclusions.
If groundwater runs out, what will likely happen to the price of crops that use this water?
The prices will likely decrease because of the reduced supply of water
The prices will likely increase because of the reduced supply of water
When groundwater runs out, farmers must decide whether to keep farming or change jobs. This decision is mainly based on
a cost-benefit analysis
ecology
Early U.S. environmental policies with government restrictions are called
incentives
regulations
Industries have a limit on greenhouse gas emissions and can sell unused permits to other nations. This is an example of
cap-and-trade policies.
tax breaks.
What type of ecosystem service is kayaking on a river?
regulating
cultural
The wetlands absorb water to prevent flooding. What type of ecosystem service is this?
provisioning
regulating
Which environmental policy is usually most expensive due to high enforcement costs?
regulations.
cap-and-trade policies.
Which of the following is NOT true about coal?
Burning coal contributes to climate change.
Energy from coal is unreliable.
Which is NOT true about wind energy?
Small wind turbines are less harmful to birds than large ones.
Wind turbines convert thermal energy to electrical energy.
Which of the following is true about nuclear energy?
Nuclear power produces radioactive waste that must be disposed of properly.
Nuclear power produces more carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases than oil or coal power.
Which of the following is NOT true about oil?
Oil is mostly found in Europe and South America.
Oil is refined to make products for cosmetics, transportation, and plastics.
Which energy source is incorrectly matched?
geothermal- nonrenewable
oil- nonrenewable
What is the correct order of the layers of the atmosphere from the earth upwards?
Stratosphere, Troposphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
What percentage of the atmosphere is oxygen?
21%
50%
In the Northern hemisphere, the Coriolis effect causes wind to bend
Counterclockwise
Clockwise
Which layer of the atmosphere has the ozone layer?
stratosphere
thermosphere
What part of an experiment is used for comparison?
Variable
Control Group
A testable prediction about cause and effect is a(n)
analysis
hypothesis
A factor that changes in response to the independent variable is the ____.
constant
dependent variable
Which of the following is NOT a step in the scientific method?
discarding data that doesn’t match the hypothesis.
observing and recording data.
The best graph to show percentages of a whole is a
Circle Graph
Bar graph
