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Fun Enviro Sci One
Fun Enviro Sci One
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1
The amount of land and ocean area needed to support a person is called _____________
critical mass
the biomass
ecological footprint
environmentalism
2
Which of the following issues does NOT pertain to environmental science?
Animal extinction
Fossil Fuel Depletion
Smog levels
Cost of recycling
3
What causes the carbon dioxide problem in the atmosphere?
severe drought
burning fossil fuels
reforestation
overgrazing of grasslands
4
_________________ includes all the water found on earth.
hydrosphere
atmosphere
biosphere
geosphere
5
________________ is the where organisms can obtain all the energy they need.
biosphere
hydrosphere
lithosphere
atmosphere
6
What makes nitrogen available to living things ?
nitrogen-fixing bacteria
decomposers
Ozone
lightning
7
This gas makes up 78% of our atmosphere
Hartmannygen
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Carbon
8
Which of the following is responsible for making nitrogen usual for living organisms?
Nitrogen fixing bacteria
Nitrogen absorption
Nitrogen defunktion
Decomposing Bacteria
9
A sustainable world would allow human populations to _________________
exploit the environment
make toxic wastes
exist indefinitely
bring back saber tooth tigers
10
The most geologically active area is ________________
glaciers
Mount Olympus
tectonic plates
coral reefs
11
Gas that makes up 78% of the atmosphere?
nitrogen
carbon dioxide
oxygen
helium
12
Which is most dense?
Mr. Hartmann's Brain
Crust
Apple Core
Inner Core
13
The agricultural revolution caused ______________
fossil fuel use
domestication of animals
great Italian food
human population decrease
14
What causes the movement of Tectonic plates?
magnetic poles
Volcanoes
Mountain Faults
convection currents
15
Plants and animals were domesticated during
Agricultural Revolution
Dance Dance Revolution
Prince & The Revolution
Industrial Revolution
16
Which human activity does NOT affect the environment?
Riding a bicycle
Pollution
Hunting
Littering
17
Wegener did not know about
sea floor spreading
glacier patterns
matching coal beds
matching mountain ranges
18
Which field of study does not contribute to environmental science?
biology
physics
art
earth science
19
One of the largest carbon reservoirs on earth is _________
cafeteria food
fossils
limestone
air
20
A resident of _____________ has the larger ecological footprint ?
Indonesia
United States
Brazil
India
21
Environmental science is not concerned about _______________
disaappearing species
studying fossil fuel effects
cost of resources
smog levels
22
Which is least dense?
inner core
continental crust
mantle
oceanic crust
23
Fossil record changes from Precambrian to Cenozoic era are evidence for______ ?
Planet motion
planet destruction
evolution
Radioactive decay
24
The industrial revolution did not cause _______________
automobile industry growth
growth of cities
fossil fuel use
overhunting of large animals
25
Where does Carbon enter the living part of the ecosystem?
plants
aquasphere
volcanic rock
animals
26
Radioactive element used to date 10,000 year old fossils?
Mr. Rando needs a date
carbon-14
Uranium-238
So does Mr. Hartmann