Unit 1 Review

Ocean water ____ than fresh water.

Currents at the surface of the ocean are driven by

The chance that an earthquake will occur in your town during the next year is an example of

According to supply and demand, if oil supply declined and demand remained the same, then what?

In which country is the population likely to be increasing most rapidly?

Which of the following is Earth's densest atmospheric layer?

Which value are you considering if you wanted to clean up a marsh to protect water resources

The term "biodiversity" refers to

Using scientific information from chemistry and biology to devise a plan to clean up a lake.

Which of the following is NOT a mechanism of energy transfer in Earth's atmosphere

Would you want to do this again?

Where is most of the fresh water on Earth located?

A model of a dinosaur is an example of a ____ model

During the ____ period(s), humans altered their habitats.

In scientific investigation, it is important that the number of objects being sampled be

What is the bottom layer of the ocean called?

Scientists use statistics to

Which of the following situations best describes the use of a renewable resource?

What essential characteristic does a good experiment have?

How did the Himalaya Mountains form?

Without the greenhouse effect, Earth's atmosphere would be _____ to support life.

An ecological footprint is the

Why are mathematical models important?

A resident of ____ is likely to leave the largest ecological footprint.

All of these fields of study contribute to environmental science EXCEPT

Before you can make a decision using a decision-making model, what step must you take?

Which step in the experimental method would photographing birds in flight be?

___ is a biodegradable material that becomes a pollutant if allowed to accumulate

A sustainable world would be characterized by the

Deep currents flow along the

A focus of environmental science not studied in ecology is the

In an experiment, the factor of interest is called the

Large-scale atmospheric phenomena cause by air that is constantly in motion is known as

Which of the following is the most geologically active region on the surface of the Earth?

Which of the following is a developing nation?

The ozone layer is located in the

Which country is most likely to have either a stabilized or a slowly growing population?

The group that does not receive the experimental treatment in an experiment is the

The Richter scale best describes the

Which of the following describe the depletion of a renewable resource

A good hypothesis is more than a guess because it

What part of the Earth encompasses all areas where organisms can obtain the energy they need?

By examining ___, scientist can test predictions for situations in which it is not experimental

What are wind and water erosion NOT likely to affect?

Which of the following are producers of oxygen?

Compared to developing nations, developed nations have

Surface currents circulate in different directions, depending on the ___ in which they occur.

Which of the following models would you use to represent the shape of Earth's surface?

Which of the following is NOT one of the structural layers of Earth?

Most of today's environmental problems began during which period(s) in human history?

During the agricultural revolution,

Which of the following includes all of the water on or near Earth's surface?

The __________ was not a direct result of the Industrial Revolution.

In the troposphere, which of the following decreases as altitude increases?

____ causes air to be denser near Earth's surface.

Why is the world's loss of biodiversity a source of concern?

The classification and collection of data that are in the form of numbers is called

Using economic considerations of resources use, the law of supply and demand describes

Experimental method includes all of the following except

The molten rock that is found in the upper mantle is