Unit 1 Test-Environmental Science

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a landform?

Accepted Answer

garbage dump

Question 2

Over which continent is the hole in the ozone layer located?

Accepted Answer

North America

Question 3

Which of the following is a producer?

Accepted Answer

pine tree

Question 4

What industry is the highest contributor to green house gases in the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

power plants

Question 5

Name two disciplines (studies) that are involved in the study of environmental science.

Accepted Answer

ethics and ecology

Question 6

Which President created the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)?

Accepted Answer

Nixon

Question 7

List 3 chemicals that are found in great supply in living things.

Accepted Answer

potassium, carbon, sulfur

Question 8

What is an eco-label?

Accepted Answer

an explanation telling how the product was grown

Question 9

What is the name given to the last "super-continent," when all the continents were united?

Accepted Answer

Pangea

Question 10

What are the large plates of the lithosphere upon which the continents move called?

Accepted Answer

plate tectonics

Question 11

Give an example of a truly renewable resource.

Accepted Answer

wind

Question 12

All of the following are spheres of the Earth except?

Accepted Answer

hemisphere

Question 13

What service does the ozone layer of the atmosphere supply Earth?

Accepted Answer

Filers out harmful sun rays

Question 14

Describe one reason why plants are genetically modified?

Accepted Answer

to grow stronger

Question 15

What kind of economy does the U.S. have?

Accepted Answer

mixed

Question 16

What is the definition of Environmental Science?

Accepted Answer

an interdisciplinary study

Question 17

Which is not a unique property of water?

Accepted Answer

hard to heat

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a natural cause of changes in climate?

Accepted Answer

pollution from industry

Question 19

"Man was meant to exploit the Earth of its resources" is which environmental worldview?

Accepted Answer

anthropocentric

Question 20

Which is not common among the carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus cycles?

Accepted Answer

all are absorbed by plants

Question 21

Define evaportion...

Accepted Answer

water goes from liquid to gas

Question 22

What event in US history got people to take notice of the environment?

Accepted Answer

moon landing

Question 23

What can a business owner do if demand for her product suddenly increases?

Accepted Answer

increase supply

Question 24

Warm temperatures + strong winds = _________________ evaporation.

Accepted Answer

more

Question 25

How much of the Earth's water is fresh (drink-able)?

Accepted Answer

<5%

Question 26

Define ethics

Accepted Answer

moral principals that guide decisions

Question 27

Which sphere of Earth includes rocks, soil, the mantle, and core?

Accepted Answer

geosphere

Question 28

What kind of climate does Pennsylvania have?

Accepted Answer

temperate

Question 29

In economics, what is it when supply equals demand?

Accepted Answer

equilibrium

Question 30

Which of the following factors does NOT go into categorizing a nation's economy?

Accepted Answer

race/ethics demographics

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