SA: Explain the purpose of environmental policy.

To set guidelines for human interaction with the environment

Explain how a city’s size can increase by 20% when its population only increases by 10%.

People spreading and increasing per capita land consumption, Sprawl

Able to predict and prevent extinction, Able to know if food source is stable, Able to predict and prevent growing too much + crowding area

Identify one positive effect that humans have on the environment.

People live on less land, which leaves more natural land., Decreased obesity and high blood pressure

Look at picture. (SA)

The economy would be hurt since many industries rely on kids, Our planet would be more sustainable

Normally convection currents make wind that moves pollution., Temp. inversion makes air below cooler and above warmer., Temp. inversion blocks radiation from sun., Pollution gets trapped with inversion layer.

What are some of the issues that led to the development of the environmental justice movement?

Health in 3rd world countries was affected by environment

SA: During which season would you expect cold fronts to occur?

Summer: warm outside = cold front

Where might you find carbon on Earth? List 4 examples. (SA)

Humans exhale CO2, Carbon gases are emitted by many things such as cars, Animals gain carbon by eating plants or other animals, Trees take in CO2

Thermo:separate from space; Strato: ozone layer - uv protect, Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, Tropo:where we live, weather; Meso:protects from space junk

**SA: Why is it important for internat. organizations to work together on environmental policy?

Most issues cross international borders., Issues like pollution spread and don’t care about borders., Most issues don’t just affect one nation.

SA: Describe some of the hazards produced by volcanoes.

Lava burns things in its path., Can release pollutants that can lead to inversion layers., Can create/lead to landslides.

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1
SA: Explain the purpose of environmental policy.
To stop sprawl
To set guidelines for human interaction with the environment
To create a three dimensional model
To stop urbanization
2
Explain how a city’s size can increase by 20% when its population only increases by 10%.
People spreading and increasing per capita land consumption
More people moving in
Urbanization
Sprawl
3
Look at picture.
3
2
More die younger
1
4
A set of moral principles or values held by a person or society is called
Ethics
Biocentrism
Culture
Justice
5
Look at picture.
Acid deposition
Temperature inversion
Convection current
Air mass
6
Look at picture.
Immigration
Population growth
Emigration
Migration
7
What forms all stars?
Red giant
Nebula
Supernova
Black hole
8
A natural resource that is naturally formed much more slowly than we use it is called
Nonrenewable
Renewable
Ecological
Sustainable
9
When a chunk of rock or degree from space makes contact with Earth’s surface, it’s referred to
As a meteoroid
As a meteor
As a meteorite
As an asteroid
10
_______ is known as Earth’s twin.
Pluto
Mars
Venus
Mercury
11
Look at picture.
Nucleus
Element
True
Atom
12
Look at picture.
Transform
B
C
A
13
What is the most scientifically recognized theory for how the universe was created?
Big Bang Theory
Universe Expansion Theory
Big Explosion Theory
Big Crunch Theory
14
Look at picture.
True
Transpiration
Evaporation
Precipitation
15
How many known planets are in our solar system?
Jupiter
Pluto
Earth
Mercury
16
Look at picture.
Able to predict and prevent extinction
Able to know if food source is stable
Able to predict and prevent growing too much + crowding area
Able to predict them taking over humans
17
Look at picture.
True
Liquisphere
Biosphere
Hydrosphere
18
Look at picture.
False - you shouldn’t care about your proximity to tallness.
False - 22 feet apart from
True
False - close to
19
Identify one positive effect that humans have on the environment.
People live on less land, which leaves more natural land.
Increased obesity and high blood pressure
Humans eat animals, which is a positive feedback loop.
Decreased obesity and high blood pressure
20
Which of Earth’s spheres consists of the layers of gases surrounding our planet?
Atmosphere
Biosphere
Hydrosphere
Geosphere
21
Look at picture.
B
D
A
C
22
A solar system is a sun with planets orbiting around it. `. ``
True
False
23
Look at picture. (SA)
The economy would be hurt since many industries rely on kids
Fewer friends
Less annoying people
Our planet would be more sustainable
24
Look at picture.
A
No way to tell
B
C
25
Fish, cattails, frogs, water lilies, dragonflies, and all other living things in a pond make up
A community
The biosphere
An ecosystem
A population
26
What is one of the key differences between scientific theories and hypotheses?
B
D
A
C
27
Look at picture.
Weekly newspapers
Web journals
Peer-reviewed journals
News magazines
28
The _______ includes all living and non living things with which organisms interact.
Biosphere
Environment
Ecosystem
Atmosphere
29
Look at picture.
Molecules
Compounds
Atoms
Lipids
30
Look at picture.
Normally convection currents make wind that moves pollution.
Temp. inversion makes air below cooler and above warmer.
Temp. inversion blocks radiation from sun.
Pollution gets trapped with inversion layer.
31
Look at picture.
False: More
True
False: the same
False: different amounts of - no correlation
32
What are some of the issues that led to the development of the environmental justice movement?
Drought in Africa
Health in 3rd world countries was affected by environment
Pollution in France and Switzerland
Cuyahoga river fire
33
SA: During which season would you expect cold fronts to occur?
Spring: transition from *cold* to warm
Winter: cold outside = cold front
Summer: warm outside = cold front
Fall: transition from warm to *cold*
34
Look at picture.
Chlorofluorocarbons
Fossil fuels
Scrubbers
Catalytic converters
35
Where might you find carbon on Earth? List 4 examples. (SA)
Humans exhale CO2
Carbon gases are emitted by many things such as cars
Animals gain carbon by eating plants or other animals
Trees take in CO2
36
Saving energy and other resources without sacrificing people’s comfort is the goal of
Green building design
Zoning
Urban growth boundaries
Greenways
37
What has happened to resource consumption in the last several hundred years?
It has decreased only slightly.
It has remained at the same level.
It has decreased dramatically.
It has increased dramatically.
38
Look at picture.
Green tax
Check
Lottery
Subsidy
39
Look at picture.
Observation
Theory
Law
Hypothesis
40
Look at picture.
Thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere
Thermo:separate from space; Strato: ozone layer - uv protect
Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
Tropo:where we live, weather; Meso:protects from space junk
41
Look at picture.
True
False - abiotic factor
False - community
False - hydrocarbon
42
Which of the following factors contributed to sprawl in the US?
Improved roads
More affordable automobiles
Less expensive land
All of the above
43
When demand for a product is low, the producer will
Drop price and raise supply
Raise price and supply
Raise price and drop supply
Drop price and supply
44
The amount of a product offered for sale at a given price is
Benefit
Supply
Demand
Cost
45
Look at picture.
Limiting factors
Carrying capacity
Sex ratio
Population growth
46
Look at picture.
Limiting factors
Exponential growth
Logistic growth
Carrying capacity
47
**SA: Why is it important for internat. organizations to work together on environmental policy?
It can be a faster process with more countries working.
Most issues cross international borders.
Issues like pollution spread and don’t care about borders.
Most issues don’t just affect one nation.
48
A chunk of rock and ice that is caught in an orbit around a star is known as a
Meteorite
Meteoroid
Comet
Asteroid
49
SA: Describe some of the hazards produced by volcanoes.
Can lead to hurricanes.
Lava burns things in its path.
Can release pollutants that can lead to inversion layers.
Can create/lead to landslides.
50
Look at picture.
Abiotic factors
Habitats
Resources
Biotic factors
51
Transportation and communication systems, water services, power supplies, etc. are examples of
Land use
Rural areas
Infrastructure
Ecological footprints
52
A _______ is a cluster of stars.
Galaxy
Solar system
Constellation
Universe
53
The acidity or basicity of a solution is described by the _______ scale.
pH
Acidity
Richter
Magnitude
54
Which sphere are humans part of?
Geosphere
Hydrosphere
Biosphere
Atmosphere
55
The first step of the environmental policy process is to
Identify the problem
Get organized
Gain access to policymakers
Guide the solution to law
56
Trees, grass, crops, wetlands, water, buildings, and pavement are all examples of
Land cover
Rural area
Urban area
Land use
57
Look at picture.
Storm twice as big as Earth
Over 300 years on Jupiter
Phosphorous gas makes it red
Over 400 years on Saturn
58
What happens after a scientist submits results for publication in a scientific journal?
C
D
A
B
59
Look at picture.
Energy Star
Price tagging
Ecolabeling
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
60
How can people who are too young to vote make an impact on environmental policy?
They can talk to legislators.
They can’t make an impact.
They can vote illegally.
They can talk to people who can vote.
61
Because of their large size, proteins, nucleic acids, and lipids are together called
Macromolecules
Solutions
Hydrocarbons
Elements
62
SA: Describe the birth, life, and death of a star.
Red (Super)Giant explode to nebula, neutron star, black hole
Protostar to yellow star or blue star (hotter and bigger)
Starts as a nebula, then goes to protostar.
Yellow to Red Giant or blue to Red Supergiant.
63
Look at picture.
Decline quickly
More old than young.
More young than old.
Expand quickly
64
What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?
Irregular
Spiral
Cartwheel
Elliptical
65
Describe how humans interact with 3 of Earth’s spheres. (SA)
Some humans eat fruit and vegetables - biosphere
Humans drink water - hydrosphere
Humans inhale and exhale gases - atmosphere
Some humans have pets, which are living - biosphere
66
Radiation, conduction, and convection are the three main methods of
Measuring air pressure
Transferring heat
Calculating relative humidity
Modeling climate
67
A jackhammer on a city street is an example of what type of pollution?
Noise
Light
Air
Water
68
_______ tells consumers which brands are made with processes that do not harm the environment.
Policy
Energy Star
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
Ecolabeling
69
Look at picture.
True
False - biosphere
False - atmosphere
False - community
70
Which steps are usually near the beginning of a scientific investigation?
Gathering and interpreting data
Predicting and modeling
Hypothesizing and theorizing
Observing and questioning
71
Provide at least one example to illustrate how humans have affected the land cover in the US.
Created roads
Create National Parks
Change a Target to a Walmart
Cut down trees to build homes
72
“Energy Star,” “USDA Organic,” and “Fair Trade Certified” are all examples of
Market failure
Non-market values
Ecosystems
Ecolabeling
73
The hottest planet in our solar system is _______.
Mercury
Venus
Mars
The sun
74
Water molecules are composed of
2 oxygen and 1 hydrogen atoms
1 oxygen and 1 hydrogen atoms
1 oxygen and 2 hydrogen atoms
2 oxygen and 2 hydrogen atoms
75
Look at picture.
True
False - UGB
False - NEPA
False - EIS
76
Look at picture.
Uncentered commercial strip development
Scattered, or leapfrog, development
Sparse street development
Low-density, single-use residential development
77
Look at picture.
Biosphere
Atmosphere
Asthenosphere
Ecosphere
78
Is this diagram correct?
No
Yes
79
Which of the following gives Value to all living things, both human and nonhuman?
Environmental justice
Anthropocentrism
Ecocentrism
Biocentrism
80
Nutrients circulate endlessly throughout the environment in complex cycles called
Respiration cycles
Photosynthesis cycles
Eutrophication cycles
Biogeochemical cycles
81
“All the living things and their physical environment within a given area” best defines
The biosphere
A community
A population
An ecosystem
82
Create an analogy to demonstrate how thin the atmosphere is compared to the rest of the Earth.
Watermelon to outside green part
Cake pop: cake to chocolate part
Orange to peel
Cupcake to frosting
83
Which diagram illustrates the process that created the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?
C
B
Transform
A
84
Look at picture.
Increase in elk hurts the animals they eat’s population.
Poor usage of state funding
Prevent increase in size of the animals that eat elk
Prevent elk extinction
85
Which of the following effects is always associated with a tornado?
Funnel of rotating air
Lightning and thunder
A storm surge
Landslides and mudslides
86
SA What are some ways to protect yourself against some forms of chemical hazards found indoors?
Open garage before starting car (carbon monoxide)
Never be indoors
Store chemicals outside of the house
Use a carbon monoxide detector
87
Alpha Centauri is the closest star system to our solar system.
True
False
88
Each step up in the food chain, concentrations of toxicants can be greatly multiplied in **
Toxicology
Epidemiology
Biomagnification
Risk assessment
89
What is astronomy?
Study of astronomers
Study of our solar system and the universe
Study of planets
Study of other galaxies
90
How do humans affect the carbon cycle? How could we reduce our effects on the carbon cycle?
Humans can’t reduce their effect, since they don’t have one.
Humans exhale carbon dioxide.
We could control emissions or find green energy sources.
Humans create technology and combust fossil fuels.
91
Some people argue that because Earth’s resources are ultimately limited, nonstop econ growth is
Inevitable
Not a problem
Not sustainable
Highly desirable
92
What is the universe?
All of the planets
All of space
All of the galaxies
All of the above
93
Look at picture.
B
B and C
A
C
94
The shift of a population from the countryside to cities is called
Land preservation
Infrastructure
Urbanization
An ecological footprint
95
Look at picture.
False - less
False - I’msoboredthaticantevencomeupwithanotheranswer
False - dirtier
True
96
What is the main source of pollutants in photochemical smog?
Farming
Motor vehicle emissions
Volcanoes
Factories
97
________ are organic compounds containing only hydrogen and carbon.
Carbogens
Hydrocarbons
Elements
Carcinogens
98
Which statement about the relationship between economics and the environment is true?
Internal and external env costs are usually considered equal
Harm to the environment can harm economies
The relationship usually receives serious consideration
Long term effects often receive more weight than short term
99
Giraffes, lions, zebras, hyenas, and all the other living things of the Serengeti make up a(n)
Biosphere
Population
Ecosystem
Community
100
Build up of energy on the surface of the sun occasionally will leap off the surface=prominence*
False
True
101
Look at picture.
False - uniform
False - random
False - territorial
True
102
A light year is a measure of ________.
Distance
Speed
Time
Brightness
103
_____ is a systematic process for learning about the world and testing our understanding of it.
Observation
Environmentalism
Hypothesizing
Science
104
Look at picture.
Emigration
Sprawl
Immigration
Urbanization
105
Look at picture.
Policy
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
Laws
Ecolabeling
106
Which statement about science is true?
B
D
C
A
107
Which statement about environmental policy in the US is true?
All 3 branches of government are involved
All important env policies are created at the federal level
The environmental policies have always been successful
Environmental policy is based only on scientific information
108
Describe the overall structure or order of the scientific process. (SA)
End with communication
Start with observe and inquire and hypothesize.
No specific structure
Not necessarily linear (not what she wants here, but true.)
109
Which of the following is an example of a renewable natural resource?
Wave energy
Coal
Copper
Crude oil
110
Look at picture.
Cap and trade
Subsidy
Green tax
Command and control
111
Look at picture.
False - the same
True
False - inconsistent
False - not related
112
Look at picture. **
False - conduction
False - transpiration
True
False - convection
113
Look at picture.
Nitrogen filtration
Nitrogen fixation
Photosynthesis
Nutrient cycling
114
What is one of the primary factors that draws people from rural to urban areas?
Less pollution
More jobs
More open space
Heat islands
115
Look at picture.
Sex ratio
Population
Limiting factor
Carrying capacity
116
What statement accurately describes effective scientists?
B
D
A
C
117
Look at picture.
True
False - water
False - ozone
False - hydrogen
118
Look at picture.
False
True
119
What is one of the qualities of an effective scientist? (SA)
Open to being wrong
Accept what they hear
Curiosity
Rely on facts and evidence
120
The boundary between air masses that differs in temperature and moisture is called a(n)
Thermosphere
Front
Ozone layer
Convection current
121
Compare and contrast environmental science and environmentalism. (SA)
Both use scare tactics.
Both involve the natural world
One is fact-based and one is opinion-based.
One is a social movement and one is fact based.
122
Look at picture.
Population
Community
Population structure
Habitat
123
What type of plate boundary is shown in diagram b?
Transform
Slide
Divergent
Convergent
124
In the US, laws from the 1780s to the late 1800s (pre John Muir) reflected the perception that
A
B
D
C
125
Nitrogen ______ is the conversion of nitrogen into a more usable form.
Fixation
Filtration
Transformation
Cycling
126
How are irregular galaxies formed?
A galaxy gets consumed by a black hole.
One galaxy splits in half.
The wobble effect pulls a galaxy in different directions.
Two galaxies collide and combine.
127
Look at picture.
False - UGBs
False - Environmental Impact Statements
False - subsidies
True
128
The amount of a product that people will but at a given price if free to do so is _______.
Ecolabeling
Cap-and-Trade
Demand
Supply
129
Turning off the lights when you aren’t in the room is a great way to reduce your
Carbon footprint
Ecological footprint
Ethics
Morals
130
SA: What is the Oort Cloud?
The neighboring galaxy
Region surrounding our solar system
Contains particles of dust + where many asteroids are formed
FROZEN particles
131
Look at picture.
Immigration
Emigration
Population control
Migration
132
What are two ways governments can encourage the use of mass transit?
HOV (high occupancy vehicle) lane
Raise gas prices/taxes
Get rid of parking spaces
“No means no and we say ‘no’”
133
Look at picture.
Core
Asthenosphere
Crust
Mantle
134
One of these populations has reached carrying capacity. Which one is it and why?
Because it has stabilized.
B
Because most are middle-aged.
C
135
What are the different shapes of the galaxies?
Cartwheel
Spiral
Elliptical
All of the above
136
Look at picture.
False - counting all of them
False - guessing randomly
False - looking for evidence of them being somewhere
True
137
Look at picture.
Stable
High
Low
Unstable
138
Look at picture.
2
None
3
1
139
A person’s _______ is where they see themself in the world.
Worldview
Perspective
Ethics
Philosophy
140
Look at picture.
Population
True
Community
Ecosystem
141
Look at picture. **barely changed to fit. No change in meaning
If A and B’s ideas about cfcs are a theory or hypothesis **
Wealthy countries imposing their pollution on poorer ones **
The damage done to the ozone layer by cfcs
How the peer review process works in scientific journals
142
Look at picture
Environmentalism
Environmental science
The environment
Ecological footprint
143
Explain the difference between land cover and land use.
Cover is what is on it.
Use is what humans do with it.
Cover is what humans do with it.
Use is what is on it.
144
SA: What were some of the costs of westward expansion in the US?
National Park System
Some people didn’t have resources
Creation of Environmental Policy
Cuyahoga River Fire + Silent Spring
145
Look at picture.
False - green tax
True
False - carbon tax
False - command and control
146
Look at picture.
Survivorship curve
Carrying capacity
Sex ratio
Biotic potential
147
Look at picture.
Pollutants
Public transportation
Off-centered commercial strip development
Government services
148
The lowest layer of Earth’s atmosphere, the one directly nove the ground, is called the
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Troposphere
149
Identify one interaction between the economy and the environment.
Pollution from factories needed for economy hurts env
Higher interest rates lead to crop prices rising
Cutting trees -> species die
Drought -> lower yield -> prices increase
150
What type of plant is associated with nitrogen-fixing bacteria?
Legumes, like soybeans
Large evergreen trees
Grain crops, like wheat and oats
Aquatic plants, like algae
151
Look at picture.
False - decreased
False - urban
False - steady
True
152
Look at picture.
Renewable resources
Footprints
Fossil fuels
Nonrenewable resources
153
How many known planets are in our solar system?
Jupiter
Mars
Earth
Venus
154
As the asthenosphere moves, it drags along large plates of crust called ________ plates.
Divergent
Transform
Tectonic
Convergent
155
Look at picture.
B
A
Both A and B
C
156
The process in which several scientists read an article and provide feedback to the author is
Philosophy
Revising
Peer-review
Editing
157
The graph above represents
Limiting factors
Exponential growth
Logistic growth
Carrying capacity
158
Which of the following are considered part of the environment?
Forests
Buildings
All of these
People
159
Look at picture.
False - down, not up
True
False - left, not right
False - up, not out
160
Look at picture.
Theory
Prediction
Ethic
Hypothesis
161
Which statement about scientific thought is correct?
B
C
D
A
162
Look at picture.
UGB
Ecological restoration
GIS
Zoning
163
What is the observable universe?
Only what can be viewed by the naked eye
The entire universe
The known universe
The farthest a human can see
164
What type of area would Raleigh, NC be considered?
Country
Suburban
Rural
Urban
165
The __________ states that everyone deserves clean air, water, and food.
Morality
Environmental Justice Movement
Environmental Protection Agency
Ethics
166
Look at picture.
Cultures
Nonrenewable resources
Renewable resources
Natural resources
167
Per capita land consumption means the
Amount of land each person uses
Type of land people live on
Type of land covered by state capitals
Amount of land a country uses as a whole
168
A black hole that consumes gases is known as a
Gravitational lensing
Black hole
Quasar
Singularity
169
Which diagram shows a divergent plate boundary?
A
None
B
C
170
The totality of existence is known as the observable universe.
False
True
171
What planet in our solar system has the biggest tilt of its axis?
Jupiter
Earth
Mars
Uranus
172
The lithosphere is carried on a softer, but still firm, layer of rock called the
Core
Asthenosphere
Geosphere
Crust
173
The __ includes all parts of our planet that host life with all of its organisms + environments
Geosphere
Atmosphere
Biosphere
Lithosphere
174
Define cohesion and explain why this property of water is important for life. (SA)
It causes water drops which make absorption happen over time
It allows water to be drinkable
Cohesion describes how water “sticks” to other substances
Cohesion describes how water “sticks” to itself
175
Look at picture.
Cold front
Temperature inversion
Warm front
Heat island
176
Look at picture.
Extinction
Causing nuclear warfare
Increasing too quickly
Limiting factors
177
How have scientists discovered other planets?
Wobble effect
Noticing gravity pulling on something
Gravity effect
Telescopes and spacecrafts
178
Look at picture.
Command and Control
pollution regulation
Taxes and Subsidies
Cap and Trade
179
Look at picture.
False - individual
False - population
True
False - organism
180
Normal precipitation has a pH of about 5.6. What pH might acid precipitation have?
4.6
9.6
7
12.6
181
The air you breathe in from the atmosphere is made mostly of
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Carbon dioxide
Argon
182
Ultimately, where do economies get their resources and put their wastes?
Factories
Ecosystems
Cities
Households
183
Look at picture.
Oceanic
True
Divergent
Transform
184
How many known planets are in our solar system?
5
9
621,078
8
185
A person holding a sign during a protest against cutting down trees would be considered a(n)
Peer reviewer
Ecological footprint
Environmentalist
Environmental scientist
186
A human-centered view of our relationship with the environment is known as
Environmentalism
Ecocentrism
Anthropocentrism
Biocentrism
187
Look at picture.
Only about 0.5% is usable, including groundwater, etc.
Some is frozen.
Most of our water is frozen.
Some is too acidic.
188
Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable natural resource?
Sunlight
Geothermal energy
Wind energy
Natural gas
189
Name two types of landforms that can result from the plate boundaries shown in diagram c.
Earthquakes
Mountains
Underwater volcanoes
190
Look at picture.
Decrease
True
Stay
Migrate
191
Look at picture.
Evidence (ex. tracks, feces, etc.)
Easier than finding and counting all of them
Prove that the animal was there, not that they saw it
Sampling (try in smaller area and multiply)
192
Which of the following is a provision of the Clean Air Act?
D
B
A
C
193
Pandas depend on bamboo. The amount of intact bamboo forest will help determine the
Carrying capacity of the population
Biotic potential of the population
Limiting factor of the population
Sex ratio of the population
194
A yellow star is extremely hot, hotter than the average star.
True
False
195
Look at picture. * “one” should be “some” and “SA” should be “EC” *
Reduced pollution and forces people to consider their effect
Creation of EPA
Writing of Silent Spring and ban on DDT (bc of biomag.)
NEPA which requires gov. agencies to make EIS
196
Look at picture.
Uniform
Random
Aging
Clumped
197
Explain why neg. feedback loops are more common in natural environmental systems than pos. ones
Positive ones benefit the environment.
Negative takes everything closer to homeostasis.
Negative ones benefit the environment.
Neg. feedback loops take the environment closer to balance.
198
Look at picture.
Condensation
Recharge
Evaporation
Transpiration
199
Look at picture. * “SA” should be “EC” *
Conserve resources and use renewable resources
Turn off lights when leaving a room
Fuel efficient cars
Write an informative paper about ecological footprint
200
How does zoning sometimes encourage or increas sprawl?
If inside is mostly residential, they have to live outside
If inside is mostly commercial, they have to live outside
If outside is mostly residential, they have to live outside
If outside is mostly commercial, they have to live outside
201
Look at picture.
Differentiation
GISs
Zoning
UGBs
202
Look at picture.
Decline quickly
Because there are more old than young
Because there WILL be more young
Increase quickly
203
A population’s growth rate is determined by births, deaths,
Immigration, and emigration
Immigration, and migration
Immigration, and biotic potential
Migration, and biotic potential
204
Which sphere of Earth is made of all the rock above and below the surface?
Geosphere
Hydrosphere
Atmosphere
Lithosphere
205
The Milky Way is a _______ galaxy.
Spiral
Irregular
Cartwheel
Elliptical
206
Look at picture.
Biocentric
Philosophical
Ecocentric
Anthropocentric
207
List the 5 levels of organization, from smallest to largest, that an ecologist studies.
Individual, species, population, ecosystem, biosphere
Individual, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere
Biosphere, ecosystem, population, species, individual
Biosphere, ecosystem, community, population, individual
208
*it asks 5 things you learned during the astronomy project, but it’s different for everyone*
.
.
.
.
209
The equation for determining population growth is
(Birth+immigration) - (death+emigration)
(Birth+death) - (immigration+emigration)
(Birth+emigration) + (death - immigration)
(Birth+immigration) + (death - emigration)
210
Look at picture.
Profit and loss statement
Supply and demand
Public interest survey
Cost benefit analysis
211
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False - no
False - more
True
False - polluted
212
_______ is a branch of philosophy that involves the study of a society’s morals and principles.
Ethics
Philosophy
Environmentalism
Morality
213
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C
B
A
No way to know
214
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False - stratosphere
True
False - geosphere
False - biosphere
215
How did the creation of the EPA signal a new approach to environmental policy?
The government was responsible for the env health.
One organization was responsible for the env health.
A private company was responsible for the env health.
No one was responsible for the env health.
216
Which of the following is a principle of smart growth?
Protecting wildlife habitats
Building up, not out
Focusing development outside of existing urban centers
Creating neighborhoods best suited for cars
217
Water which returns from the atmosphere to Earth’s surface as rain or snow is called
Evaporation
Transpiration
Condensation
Precipitation
218
Look at picture.
True
False - benefit-cost analysis
False - demand and supply
False - cost-benefit analysis
219
SA: Name an example of a “service” provided by ecological systems.
Trees giving wood.
Phosphorus cycle
Trees ‘breathing’ in C02 and out oxygen
Nitrogen fixation
220
Look at picture.
Population
Biosphere
Ecosystem
Community
221
The central core of every atom, containing particles called protons and neutrons, is called
Bond
Electron
Compound
Nucleus
222
What statement about cap and trade is true?
C
B
A
D
223
Predator prey relationships are an example of a
Destabilizing system
Negative feedback loop
Positive feedback loop
System with no feedback
224
_______ is referred to as the Red Planet.
Uranus
Saturn
Jupiter
Mars

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1
SA: Explain the purpose of environmental policy.
To stop sprawl
To set guidelines for human interaction with the environment
To create a three dimensional model
To stop urbanization
2
Explain how a city’s size can increase by 20% when its population only increases by 10%.
People spreading and increasing per capita land consumption
More people moving in
Urbanization
Sprawl
3
Look at picture.
3
2
More die younger
1
4
A set of moral principles or values held by a person or society is called
Ethics
Biocentrism
Culture
Justice
5
Look at picture.
Acid deposition
Temperature inversion
Convection current
Air mass
6
Look at picture.
Immigration
Population growth
Emigration
Migration
7
What forms all stars?
Red giant
Nebula
Supernova
Black hole
8
A natural resource that is naturally formed much more slowly than we use it is called
Nonrenewable
Renewable
Ecological
Sustainable
9
When a chunk of rock or degree from space makes contact with Earth’s surface, it’s referred to
As a meteoroid
As a meteor
As a meteorite
As an asteroid
10
_______ is known as Earth’s twin.
Pluto
Mars
Venus
Mercury
11
Look at picture.
Nucleus
Element
True
Atom
12
Look at picture.
Transform
B
C
A
13
What is the most scientifically recognized theory for how the universe was created?
Big Bang Theory
Universe Expansion Theory
Big Explosion Theory
Big Crunch Theory
14
Look at picture.
True
Transpiration
Evaporation
Precipitation
15
How many known planets are in our solar system?
Jupiter
Pluto
Earth
Mercury
16
Look at picture.
Able to predict and prevent extinction
Able to know if food source is stable
Able to predict and prevent growing too much + crowding area
Able to predict them taking over humans
17
Look at picture.
True
Liquisphere
Biosphere
Hydrosphere
18
Look at picture.
False - you shouldn’t care about your proximity to tallness.
False - 22 feet apart from
True
False - close to
19
Identify one positive effect that humans have on the environment.
People live on less land, which leaves more natural land.
Increased obesity and high blood pressure
Humans eat animals, which is a positive feedback loop.
Decreased obesity and high blood pressure
20
Which of Earth’s spheres consists of the layers of gases surrounding our planet?
Atmosphere
Biosphere
Hydrosphere
Geosphere
21
Look at picture.
B
D
A
C
22
A solar system is a sun with planets orbiting around it. `. ``
True
False
23
Look at picture. (SA)
The economy would be hurt since many industries rely on kids
Fewer friends
Less annoying people
Our planet would be more sustainable
24
Look at picture.
A
No way to tell
B
C
25
Fish, cattails, frogs, water lilies, dragonflies, and all other living things in a pond make up
A community
The biosphere
An ecosystem
A population
26
What is one of the key differences between scientific theories and hypotheses?
B
D
A
C
27
Look at picture.
Weekly newspapers
Web journals
Peer-reviewed journals
News magazines
28
The _______ includes all living and non living things with which organisms interact.
Biosphere
Environment
Ecosystem
Atmosphere
29
Look at picture.
Molecules
Compounds
Atoms
Lipids
30
Look at picture.
Normally convection currents make wind that moves pollution.
Temp. inversion makes air below cooler and above warmer.
Temp. inversion blocks radiation from sun.
Pollution gets trapped with inversion layer.
31
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False: More
True
False: the same
False: different amounts of - no correlation
32
What are some of the issues that led to the development of the environmental justice movement?
Drought in Africa
Health in 3rd world countries was affected by environment
Pollution in France and Switzerland
Cuyahoga river fire
33
SA: During which season would you expect cold fronts to occur?
Spring: transition from *cold* to warm
Winter: cold outside = cold front
Summer: warm outside = cold front
Fall: transition from warm to *cold*
34
Look at picture.
Chlorofluorocarbons
Fossil fuels
Scrubbers
Catalytic converters
35
Where might you find carbon on Earth? List 4 examples. (SA)
Humans exhale CO2
Carbon gases are emitted by many things such as cars
Animals gain carbon by eating plants or other animals
Trees take in CO2
36
Saving energy and other resources without sacrificing people’s comfort is the goal of
Green building design
Zoning
Urban growth boundaries
Greenways
37
What has happened to resource consumption in the last several hundred years?
It has decreased only slightly.
It has remained at the same level.
It has decreased dramatically.
It has increased dramatically.
38
Look at picture.
Green tax
Check
Lottery
Subsidy
39
Look at picture.
Observation
Theory
Law
Hypothesis
40
Look at picture.
Thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere
Thermo:separate from space; Strato: ozone layer - uv protect
Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
Tropo:where we live, weather; Meso:protects from space junk
41
Look at picture.
True
False - abiotic factor
False - community
False - hydrocarbon
42
Which of the following factors contributed to sprawl in the US?
Improved roads
More affordable automobiles
Less expensive land
All of the above
43
When demand for a product is low, the producer will
Drop price and raise supply
Raise price and supply
Raise price and drop supply
Drop price and supply
44
The amount of a product offered for sale at a given price is
Benefit
Supply
Demand
Cost
45
Look at picture.
Limiting factors
Carrying capacity
Sex ratio
Population growth
46
Look at picture.
Limiting factors
Exponential growth
Logistic growth
Carrying capacity
47
**SA: Why is it important for internat. organizations to work together on environmental policy?
It can be a faster process with more countries working.
Most issues cross international borders.
Issues like pollution spread and don’t care about borders.
Most issues don’t just affect one nation.
48
A chunk of rock and ice that is caught in an orbit around a star is known as a
Meteorite
Meteoroid
Comet
Asteroid
49
SA: Describe some of the hazards produced by volcanoes.
Can lead to hurricanes.
Lava burns things in its path.
Can release pollutants that can lead to inversion layers.
Can create/lead to landslides.
50
Look at picture.
Abiotic factors
Habitats
Resources
Biotic factors
51
Transportation and communication systems, water services, power supplies, etc. are examples of
Land use
Rural areas
Infrastructure
Ecological footprints
52
A _______ is a cluster of stars.
Galaxy
Solar system
Constellation
Universe
53
The acidity or basicity of a solution is described by the _______ scale.
pH
Acidity
Richter
Magnitude
54
Which sphere are humans part of?
Geosphere
Hydrosphere
Biosphere
Atmosphere
55
The first step of the environmental policy process is to
Identify the problem
Get organized
Gain access to policymakers
Guide the solution to law
56
Trees, grass, crops, wetlands, water, buildings, and pavement are all examples of
Land cover
Rural area
Urban area
Land use
57
Look at picture.
Storm twice as big as Earth
Over 300 years on Jupiter
Phosphorous gas makes it red
Over 400 years on Saturn
58
What happens after a scientist submits results for publication in a scientific journal?
C
D
A
B
59
Look at picture.
Energy Star
Price tagging
Ecolabeling
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
60
How can people who are too young to vote make an impact on environmental policy?
They can talk to legislators.
They can’t make an impact.
They can vote illegally.
They can talk to people who can vote.
61
Because of their large size, proteins, nucleic acids, and lipids are together called
Macromolecules
Solutions
Hydrocarbons
Elements
62
SA: Describe the birth, life, and death of a star.
Red (Super)Giant explode to nebula, neutron star, black hole
Protostar to yellow star or blue star (hotter and bigger)
Starts as a nebula, then goes to protostar.
Yellow to Red Giant or blue to Red Supergiant.
63
Look at picture.
Decline quickly
More old than young.
More young than old.
Expand quickly
64
What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?
Irregular
Spiral
Cartwheel
Elliptical
65
Describe how humans interact with 3 of Earth’s spheres. (SA)
Some humans eat fruit and vegetables - biosphere
Humans drink water - hydrosphere
Humans inhale and exhale gases - atmosphere
Some humans have pets, which are living - biosphere
66
Radiation, conduction, and convection are the three main methods of
Measuring air pressure
Transferring heat
Calculating relative humidity
Modeling climate
67
A jackhammer on a city street is an example of what type of pollution?
Noise
Light
Air
Water
68
_______ tells consumers which brands are made with processes that do not harm the environment.
Policy
Energy Star
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
Ecolabeling
69
Look at picture.
True
False - biosphere
False - atmosphere
False - community
70
Which steps are usually near the beginning of a scientific investigation?
Gathering and interpreting data
Predicting and modeling
Hypothesizing and theorizing
Observing and questioning
71
Provide at least one example to illustrate how humans have affected the land cover in the US.
Created roads
Create National Parks
Change a Target to a Walmart
Cut down trees to build homes
72
“Energy Star,” “USDA Organic,” and “Fair Trade Certified” are all examples of
Market failure
Non-market values
Ecosystems
Ecolabeling
73
The hottest planet in our solar system is _______.
Mercury
Venus
Mars
The sun
74
Water molecules are composed of
2 oxygen and 1 hydrogen atoms
1 oxygen and 1 hydrogen atoms
1 oxygen and 2 hydrogen atoms
2 oxygen and 2 hydrogen atoms
75
Look at picture.
True
False - UGB
False - NEPA
False - EIS
76
Look at picture.
Uncentered commercial strip development
Scattered, or leapfrog, development
Sparse street development
Low-density, single-use residential development
77
Look at picture.
Biosphere
Atmosphere
Asthenosphere
Ecosphere
78
Is this diagram correct?
No
Yes
79
Which of the following gives Value to all living things, both human and nonhuman?
Environmental justice
Anthropocentrism
Ecocentrism
Biocentrism
80
Nutrients circulate endlessly throughout the environment in complex cycles called
Respiration cycles
Photosynthesis cycles
Eutrophication cycles
Biogeochemical cycles
81
“All the living things and their physical environment within a given area” best defines
The biosphere
A community
A population
An ecosystem
82
Create an analogy to demonstrate how thin the atmosphere is compared to the rest of the Earth.
Watermelon to outside green part
Cake pop: cake to chocolate part
Orange to peel
Cupcake to frosting
83
Which diagram illustrates the process that created the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?
C
B
Transform
A
84
Look at picture.
Increase in elk hurts the animals they eat’s population.
Poor usage of state funding
Prevent increase in size of the animals that eat elk
Prevent elk extinction
85
Which of the following effects is always associated with a tornado?
Funnel of rotating air
Lightning and thunder
A storm surge
Landslides and mudslides
86
SA What are some ways to protect yourself against some forms of chemical hazards found indoors?
Open garage before starting car (carbon monoxide)
Never be indoors
Store chemicals outside of the house
Use a carbon monoxide detector
87
Alpha Centauri is the closest star system to our solar system.
True
False
88
Each step up in the food chain, concentrations of toxicants can be greatly multiplied in **
Toxicology
Epidemiology
Biomagnification
Risk assessment
89
What is astronomy?
Study of astronomers
Study of our solar system and the universe
Study of planets
Study of other galaxies
90
How do humans affect the carbon cycle? How could we reduce our effects on the carbon cycle?
Humans can’t reduce their effect, since they don’t have one.
Humans exhale carbon dioxide.
We could control emissions or find green energy sources.
Humans create technology and combust fossil fuels.
91
Some people argue that because Earth’s resources are ultimately limited, nonstop econ growth is
Inevitable
Not a problem
Not sustainable
Highly desirable
92
What is the universe?
All of the planets
All of space
All of the galaxies
All of the above
93
Look at picture.
B
B and C
A
C
94
The shift of a population from the countryside to cities is called
Land preservation
Infrastructure
Urbanization
An ecological footprint
95
Look at picture.
False - less
False - I’msoboredthaticantevencomeupwithanotheranswer
False - dirtier
True
96
What is the main source of pollutants in photochemical smog?
Farming
Motor vehicle emissions
Volcanoes
Factories
97
________ are organic compounds containing only hydrogen and carbon.
Carbogens
Hydrocarbons
Elements
Carcinogens
98
Which statement about the relationship between economics and the environment is true?
Internal and external env costs are usually considered equal
Harm to the environment can harm economies
The relationship usually receives serious consideration
Long term effects often receive more weight than short term
99
Giraffes, lions, zebras, hyenas, and all the other living things of the Serengeti make up a(n)
Biosphere
Population
Ecosystem
Community
100
Build up of energy on the surface of the sun occasionally will leap off the surface=prominence*
False
True
101
Look at picture.
False - uniform
False - random
False - territorial
True
102
A light year is a measure of ________.
Distance
Speed
Time
Brightness
103
_____ is a systematic process for learning about the world and testing our understanding of it.
Observation
Environmentalism
Hypothesizing
Science
104
Look at picture.
Emigration
Sprawl
Immigration
Urbanization
105
Look at picture.
Policy
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
Laws
Ecolabeling
106
Which statement about science is true?
B
D
C
A
107
Which statement about environmental policy in the US is true?
All 3 branches of government are involved
All important env policies are created at the federal level
The environmental policies have always been successful
Environmental policy is based only on scientific information
108
Describe the overall structure or order of the scientific process. (SA)
End with communication
Start with observe and inquire and hypothesize.
No specific structure
Not necessarily linear (not what she wants here, but true.)
109
Which of the following is an example of a renewable natural resource?
Wave energy
Coal
Copper
Crude oil
110
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Cap and trade
Subsidy
Green tax
Command and control
111
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False - the same
True
False - inconsistent
False - not related
112
Look at picture. **
False - conduction
False - transpiration
True
False - convection
113
Look at picture.
Nitrogen filtration
Nitrogen fixation
Photosynthesis
Nutrient cycling
114
What is one of the primary factors that draws people from rural to urban areas?
Less pollution
More jobs
More open space
Heat islands
115
Look at picture.
Sex ratio
Population
Limiting factor
Carrying capacity
116
What statement accurately describes effective scientists?
B
D
A
C
117
Look at picture.
True
False - water
False - ozone
False - hydrogen
118
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False
True
119
What is one of the qualities of an effective scientist? (SA)
Open to being wrong
Accept what they hear
Curiosity
Rely on facts and evidence
120
The boundary between air masses that differs in temperature and moisture is called a(n)
Thermosphere
Front
Ozone layer
Convection current
121
Compare and contrast environmental science and environmentalism. (SA)
Both use scare tactics.
Both involve the natural world
One is fact-based and one is opinion-based.
One is a social movement and one is fact based.
122
Look at picture.
Population
Community
Population structure
Habitat
123
What type of plate boundary is shown in diagram b?
Transform
Slide
Divergent
Convergent
124
In the US, laws from the 1780s to the late 1800s (pre John Muir) reflected the perception that
A
B
D
C
125
Nitrogen ______ is the conversion of nitrogen into a more usable form.
Fixation
Filtration
Transformation
Cycling
126
How are irregular galaxies formed?
A galaxy gets consumed by a black hole.
One galaxy splits in half.
The wobble effect pulls a galaxy in different directions.
Two galaxies collide and combine.
127
Look at picture.
False - UGBs
False - Environmental Impact Statements
False - subsidies
True
128
The amount of a product that people will but at a given price if free to do so is _______.
Ecolabeling
Cap-and-Trade
Demand
Supply
129
Turning off the lights when you aren’t in the room is a great way to reduce your
Carbon footprint
Ecological footprint
Ethics
Morals
130
SA: What is the Oort Cloud?
The neighboring galaxy
Region surrounding our solar system
Contains particles of dust + where many asteroids are formed
FROZEN particles
131
Look at picture.
Immigration
Emigration
Population control
Migration
132
What are two ways governments can encourage the use of mass transit?
HOV (high occupancy vehicle) lane
Raise gas prices/taxes
Get rid of parking spaces
“No means no and we say ‘no’”
133
Look at picture.
Core
Asthenosphere
Crust
Mantle
134
One of these populations has reached carrying capacity. Which one is it and why?
Because it has stabilized.
B
Because most are middle-aged.
C
135
What are the different shapes of the galaxies?
Cartwheel
Spiral
Elliptical
All of the above
136
Look at picture.
False - counting all of them
False - guessing randomly
False - looking for evidence of them being somewhere
True
137
Look at picture.
Stable
High
Low
Unstable
138
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2
None
3
1
139
A person’s _______ is where they see themself in the world.
Worldview
Perspective
Ethics
Philosophy
140
Look at picture.
Population
True
Community
Ecosystem
141
Look at picture. **barely changed to fit. No change in meaning
If A and B’s ideas about cfcs are a theory or hypothesis **
Wealthy countries imposing their pollution on poorer ones **
The damage done to the ozone layer by cfcs
How the peer review process works in scientific journals
142
Look at picture
Environmentalism
Environmental science
The environment
Ecological footprint
143
Explain the difference between land cover and land use.
Cover is what is on it.
Use is what humans do with it.
Cover is what humans do with it.
Use is what is on it.
144
SA: What were some of the costs of westward expansion in the US?
National Park System
Some people didn’t have resources
Creation of Environmental Policy
Cuyahoga River Fire + Silent Spring
145
Look at picture.
False - green tax
True
False - carbon tax
False - command and control
146
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Survivorship curve
Carrying capacity
Sex ratio
Biotic potential
147
Look at picture.
Pollutants
Public transportation
Off-centered commercial strip development
Government services
148
The lowest layer of Earth’s atmosphere, the one directly nove the ground, is called the
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Troposphere
149
Identify one interaction between the economy and the environment.
Pollution from factories needed for economy hurts env
Higher interest rates lead to crop prices rising
Cutting trees -> species die
Drought -> lower yield -> prices increase
150
What type of plant is associated with nitrogen-fixing bacteria?
Legumes, like soybeans
Large evergreen trees
Grain crops, like wheat and oats
Aquatic plants, like algae
151
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False - decreased
False - urban
False - steady
True
152
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Renewable resources
Footprints
Fossil fuels
Nonrenewable resources
153
How many known planets are in our solar system?
Jupiter
Mars
Earth
Venus
154
As the asthenosphere moves, it drags along large plates of crust called ________ plates.
Divergent
Transform
Tectonic
Convergent
155
Look at picture.
B
A
Both A and B
C
156
The process in which several scientists read an article and provide feedback to the author is
Philosophy
Revising
Peer-review
Editing
157
The graph above represents
Limiting factors
Exponential growth
Logistic growth
Carrying capacity
158
Which of the following are considered part of the environment?
Forests
Buildings
All of these
People
159
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False - down, not up
True
False - left, not right
False - up, not out
160
Look at picture.
Theory
Prediction
Ethic
Hypothesis
161
Which statement about scientific thought is correct?
B
C
D
A
162
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UGB
Ecological restoration
GIS
Zoning
163
What is the observable universe?
Only what can be viewed by the naked eye
The entire universe
The known universe
The farthest a human can see
164
What type of area would Raleigh, NC be considered?
Country
Suburban
Rural
Urban
165
The __________ states that everyone deserves clean air, water, and food.
Morality
Environmental Justice Movement
Environmental Protection Agency
Ethics
166
Look at picture.
Cultures
Nonrenewable resources
Renewable resources
Natural resources
167
Per capita land consumption means the
Amount of land each person uses
Type of land people live on
Type of land covered by state capitals
Amount of land a country uses as a whole
168
A black hole that consumes gases is known as a
Gravitational lensing
Black hole
Quasar
Singularity
169
Which diagram shows a divergent plate boundary?
A
None
B
C
170
The totality of existence is known as the observable universe.
False
True
171
What planet in our solar system has the biggest tilt of its axis?
Jupiter
Earth
Mars
Uranus
172
The lithosphere is carried on a softer, but still firm, layer of rock called the
Core
Asthenosphere
Geosphere
Crust
173
The __ includes all parts of our planet that host life with all of its organisms + environments
Geosphere
Atmosphere
Biosphere
Lithosphere
174
Define cohesion and explain why this property of water is important for life. (SA)
It causes water drops which make absorption happen over time
It allows water to be drinkable
Cohesion describes how water “sticks” to other substances
Cohesion describes how water “sticks” to itself
175
Look at picture.
Cold front
Temperature inversion
Warm front
Heat island
176
Look at picture.
Extinction
Causing nuclear warfare
Increasing too quickly
Limiting factors
177
How have scientists discovered other planets?
Wobble effect
Noticing gravity pulling on something
Gravity effect
Telescopes and spacecrafts
178
Look at picture.
Command and Control
pollution regulation
Taxes and Subsidies
Cap and Trade
179
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False - individual
False - population
True
False - organism
180
Normal precipitation has a pH of about 5.6. What pH might acid precipitation have?
4.6
9.6
7
12.6
181
The air you breathe in from the atmosphere is made mostly of
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Carbon dioxide
Argon
182
Ultimately, where do economies get their resources and put their wastes?
Factories
Ecosystems
Cities
Households
183
Look at picture.
Oceanic
True
Divergent
Transform
184
How many known planets are in our solar system?
5
9
621,078
8
185
A person holding a sign during a protest against cutting down trees would be considered a(n)
Peer reviewer
Ecological footprint
Environmentalist
Environmental scientist
186
A human-centered view of our relationship with the environment is known as
Environmentalism
Ecocentrism
Anthropocentrism
Biocentrism
187
Look at picture.
Only about 0.5% is usable, including groundwater, etc.
Some is frozen.
Most of our water is frozen.
Some is too acidic.
188
Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable natural resource?
Sunlight
Geothermal energy
Wind energy
Natural gas
189
Name two types of landforms that can result from the plate boundaries shown in diagram c.
Earthquakes
Mountains
Underwater volcanoes
190
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Decrease
True
Stay
Migrate
191
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Evidence (ex. tracks, feces, etc.)
Easier than finding and counting all of them
Prove that the animal was there, not that they saw it
Sampling (try in smaller area and multiply)
192
Which of the following is a provision of the Clean Air Act?
D
B
A
C
193
Pandas depend on bamboo. The amount of intact bamboo forest will help determine the
Carrying capacity of the population
Biotic potential of the population
Limiting factor of the population
Sex ratio of the population
194
A yellow star is extremely hot, hotter than the average star.
True
False
195
Look at picture. * “one” should be “some” and “SA” should be “EC” *
Reduced pollution and forces people to consider their effect
Creation of EPA
Writing of Silent Spring and ban on DDT (bc of biomag.)
NEPA which requires gov. agencies to make EIS
196
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Uniform
Random
Aging
Clumped
197
Explain why neg. feedback loops are more common in natural environmental systems than pos. ones
Positive ones benefit the environment.
Negative takes everything closer to homeostasis.
Negative ones benefit the environment.
Neg. feedback loops take the environment closer to balance.
198
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Condensation
Recharge
Evaporation
Transpiration
199
Look at picture. * “SA” should be “EC” *
Conserve resources and use renewable resources
Turn off lights when leaving a room
Fuel efficient cars
Write an informative paper about ecological footprint
200
How does zoning sometimes encourage or increas sprawl?
If inside is mostly residential, they have to live outside
If inside is mostly commercial, they have to live outside
If outside is mostly residential, they have to live outside
If outside is mostly commercial, they have to live outside
201
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Differentiation
GISs
Zoning
UGBs
202
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Decline quickly
Because there are more old than young
Because there WILL be more young
Increase quickly
203
A population’s growth rate is determined by births, deaths,
Immigration, and emigration
Immigration, and migration
Immigration, and biotic potential
Migration, and biotic potential
204
Which sphere of Earth is made of all the rock above and below the surface?
Geosphere
Hydrosphere
Atmosphere
Lithosphere
205
The Milky Way is a _______ galaxy.
Spiral
Irregular
Cartwheel
Elliptical
206
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Biocentric
Philosophical
Ecocentric
Anthropocentric
207
List the 5 levels of organization, from smallest to largest, that an ecologist studies.
Individual, species, population, ecosystem, biosphere
Individual, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere
Biosphere, ecosystem, population, species, individual
Biosphere, ecosystem, community, population, individual
208
*it asks 5 things you learned during the astronomy project, but it’s different for everyone*
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.
.
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209
The equation for determining population growth is
(Birth+immigration) - (death+emigration)
(Birth+death) - (immigration+emigration)
(Birth+emigration) + (death - immigration)
(Birth+immigration) + (death - emigration)
210
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Profit and loss statement
Supply and demand
Public interest survey
Cost benefit analysis
211
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False - no
False - more
True
False - polluted
212
_______ is a branch of philosophy that involves the study of a society’s morals and principles.
Ethics
Philosophy
Environmentalism
Morality
213
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C
B
A
No way to know
214
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False - stratosphere
True
False - geosphere
False - biosphere
215
How did the creation of the EPA signal a new approach to environmental policy?
The government was responsible for the env health.
One organization was responsible for the env health.
A private company was responsible for the env health.
No one was responsible for the env health.
216
Which of the following is a principle of smart growth?
Protecting wildlife habitats
Building up, not out
Focusing development outside of existing urban centers
Creating neighborhoods best suited for cars
217
Water which returns from the atmosphere to Earth’s surface as rain or snow is called
Evaporation
Transpiration
Condensation
Precipitation
218
Look at picture.
True
False - benefit-cost analysis
False - demand and supply
False - cost-benefit analysis
219
SA: Name an example of a “service” provided by ecological systems.
Trees giving wood.
Phosphorus cycle
Trees ‘breathing’ in C02 and out oxygen
Nitrogen fixation
220
Look at picture.
Population
Biosphere
Ecosystem
Community
221
The central core of every atom, containing particles called protons and neutrons, is called
Bond
Electron
Compound
Nucleus
222
What statement about cap and trade is true?
C
B
A
D
223
Predator prey relationships are an example of a
Destabilizing system
Negative feedback loop
Positive feedback loop
System with no feedback
224
_______ is referred to as the Red Planet.
Uranus
Saturn
Jupiter
Mars