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Environmental Science Test 1
Environmental Science Test 1
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Information gathered during an experiment
Risk
Value
Data
Statistics
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An essential feature of every good experiment is that it should
Graph data
Use a control
Both Use a control and Test a single variable
Test a single variable
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Determines whether exposure to a chemical can increase the incidence of adverse health effect
Hazard identification
Toxicity assessment
Risk characterization
Exposure assessment
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In an experiment, that which does not receive the experimental treatment
Experiment
Dependent Variable
Control Group
Independent Variable
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A road map is an example of a
Physical Model
Mathematical Model
Graphical Model
Conceptual Model
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Natural material that can be replaced relatively quickly through natural processes.
Biodegradable
Non Degradable
Renewable Resource
Non Renewable Resource
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A verbal or graphical explanation for how a system works or how it is organized
Conceptual Model
Control Group
Physical Model
Graphical Model
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How would a scientist define the term risk?
A Chance Event
A benefit that is overestimated
The probability of an unwanted outcome
The likelihood of something good
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An important effect of the agricultural revolution was....
Habitat Destruction
Soil Erosion
All of the Above
Plant and Animal Domestication
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Declining number and variety of the species in an area
developed nations
ecology
sustainability
loss of biodiversity
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The study of the impact of humans on the environment
Biology
Anthropology
Environmental Science
Sociology
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State in which a human population can survive indefinitely.
Developing Nation
Developed Nations
Sustainability
Ecology
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Which of the following does NOT describe an effect of the Industrial Revolution?
Machines replaced human muscle and animal power
Fossil fuels became important energy sources
Artificial substances replaced some animal & plant products
The amount of land & labor needed to produce food increased
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Which of the following sciences contribute to the field of environmental science?
Social Sciences
Biology and Earth Science
All of the Above
Physics and Chemistry
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The law describing the relationship between an item's availability and its value
Risk Assessment
Sustainability
Supply and Demand
Cost and Benefits
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Is the study of how living things interact with each other and with their nonliving environment
Biodiversity
Ecology
Biology
Agriculture
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What percentage of the world’s resources do developed countries use?
25%
15%
55%
75%
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Scientists form _______ hypothesis to answer questions.
Testable
Short
Accurate
Mathematical
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How would scientists categorize a testable explanation for an observation?
An Experiment
A Hypothesis
A Prediction
A Correlation
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Energy from the sun, water, air, and wood are all examples of what kind of energy?
Organic Energy
Solar Energy
Ecological Energy
Renewable Energy
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What of the following are examples of Natural Resources
Air
All of the Above
Coal
Water
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An important effect that hunter-gatherers societies may have had on the environment was....
Air Pollution
Extinction
Soil Erosion
All of the Above
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How do scientists characterize a nonrenewable resource?
A resource that is used be humans
A resource that can be replaced relatively quickly
A Resource that takes more time to replace than to deplete
A resource that cannot be replaced
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Which of the following would lead to an INCREASE in the demand for golf balls
A decrease in the price of golf balls.
A decrease in the cost of producing golf balls.
An increase in the price of golf clubs.
An increase in avg income when golf balls are a normal good.
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Pollutants that are NOT broken down by natural processes are...
Nonrenewable
both a and c
Nondegradable
Biodegradable
