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HHS-Environmental Science Unit 1 Review
HHS-Environmental Science Unit 1 Review
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metric unit of length
meter
liter
gram
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What is the scientific method?
idk
A step by step procedure of science problem to solve
A pointless subject
A statement that can be tested
3
An endangered species is?
a species growing on public land
a species in danger of extinction
a species that has disappeared entirely
an organisms brought to a place where it hasn't lived before
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Renewable energy is energy from sources that?
will take years to deplete
humans can manufacture
Are constantly being formed
5
metric unit of volume
meter
liter
gram
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Weather is a factor for both demand and supply.
True
False
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Most of the pollutants in the ocean come from?
activities on land
spills from oil tankers
commercial boats and personal watercraft
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Which of the following are producers of oxygen?
plants
automobiles
animals
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The early humans of the Stone Age who hunt animals & gather plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts.
Cavemen
Farmers
Hunter-Gatherers
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metric unit of mass
gram
liter
meter
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Characterized by high population growth rate and extreme poverty
developing country
developed country
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Find the metric conversion: 5.6kg = ?
5600 g
5600 mg
6500 g
56 g
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How did the Industrial Revolution change the world?
Creation of urban working class
New social classes
People could earn wages instead of living off the land
All of the above
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which of the following gases is most responsible for the greenhouse effect?
oxygen
carbon dioxide
helium
15
The most energy-efficient vehicles available today are?
hybrid cars
Cars with gasoline engines
fuel cell cars
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When the supply of a product is low, and the demand is high, what usually happens to the price of the product?
It doesn't change.
It depends on the item
It goes up
It goes down.
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What is Ecology?
Study emviroment
Study fine
Study environmentel
Study science
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What is the Scientific Method ?
A Scientific Method is a method that only scientist use.
The Scientific Method is a method that is use only in laboratory
The scientific method is used to ask questions and test explanations.
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What happened as a result of the Agricultural Revolution?
Were Hunter Gatherers
Built Towns and Cities
Surplus of Good and Supplies
Specialization (People Got Jobs)
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Find the metric conversion: 1000mg = ? g
1 g
7 g
100.0 g
10.0 g
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Early humans were ______ they moved from place to place to hunter and gather food.
tribes
nomads
culture
Indians
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Which of the following situation best describes the use of a renewable resource?
mining copper
building wooden furniture
burning coal in a power plant
filing a car with gasoline
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Find the metric conversion: 500 cL = ? L
0.5 L
5 L
50 L
50 000 L
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Products/practices that can be produced/carried out over a long period of time without a neg. effect on the environment
sustainable products and practices
organic foods
hospitality
global cuisine
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Poverty: scarcity, lacking materials or money.
True
False
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What came from the Agricultural Revolution?
Specialization of labor
All of them
Domestication of Plants
Permanent settlements
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Which of the following is one way a person would conserve water?
use a low-flow showerhead and take shorter showers
wash laundry in small partial loads
take a long bath instead of a shower
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What is NOT an example of Tragedy of the Commons
overharvesting fish in an open-access lake
overfishing in the ocean
deforestation of public land
taking allowed amount of resources from private-owned places
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The term "biodiversity" refers to?
The number of species living on Earth
Number and variety of species that are considered renewable
Number and variety of species that live in an area
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The tragedy of the commons has led to..?
depletion of shared ecosystem services such as freshwater
depletion of world's shared natural resources
depletion of world's marine fish stocks due to overfishing
all of the above
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Which of the following is a major threat to the nation's environment and to the health of all.
toxic air emissions
all of the above
urban air pollution
acid rain
