History of Environmental Science Unit Quiz

President Teddy Roosevelt's first message to Congress was about conservation efforts.

The leading organization in wildlife conservation and endangered species.

In 1970, DDT was promoted as a part of the Clean Air Act.

Smog episodes in large cities helped increase human’s lung capacity.

Nuclear disaster in Japan which demonstrated the dangers in present-day nuclear power plants.

A way to measure consumption of natural resources compared to the planet’s ability to sustain providing those resources.

Benjamin Franklin left money in his will to build a fresh water pipeline in Philadelphia.

Natural resources in a finite supply, formed more slowly than we use them.

Greenhouse emission fell by 10% in the first half of 2020, due to decreased commuting.

1st nation-wide Earth Day celebration is organized and creates a national political presence for environmental concerns.

Lead to large amounts of Europe’s forests being cut down and changes to the climate due to the impact.

Believed by some to have had THE biggest impact in history on our planet and environment.

Natural resources that are replenished in a short period of time.

How many gallons of oil spilled into Prince William Sound, Alaska, when the Exxon Valdez oil tanker ran aground.

Concern about and action aimed at protecting the environment.

Seen as a turning point in history because it opened a much stronger national dialogue about people and the environment.

The Energy Independence and Security Act resulted in worse fuel economy standards.

Branch of biology focused on the study of relationships between organisms and their environments & of the natural world.

Lewis and Clark’s expedition was to help save the environment for future generations.

The Enlightenment was an era where people had better vision.

A bacterial infection that killed off 30% of the European population in the Middle Ages, contributing to planet cooling.

Authored Silent Spring, altering the public to the rising use of pesticides and chemicals and their negative effects.

The process of making an area more urban, which comes with unique environmental issues.

Agency that consolidated federal research, monitoring, standard-setting and enforcement agencies for the environment.

Scientist James Hanson warned Congress of consequences from global warming in 1988.

World’s largest iceberg, totaling more than 1,600 square miles; broke off from the Arctic Ice Shelf in 2021.

To restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation's waters.

Warns the destructive impact of people on the land in a speech to Congress. Authors “Man and Nature”.

Natural ecological systems such as air and water cycles, plant pollination, nutrient cycles.

Unstable weather patterns have led to numerous wildfires in the 2020s.