How did the creation of the EPA signal a new approach to environmental policy?

One organization was responsible for the env health.

Study of our solar system and the universe

What are two ways governments can encourage the use of mass transit?

Raise gas prices/taxes, Get rid of parking spaces, HOV (high occupancy vehicle) lane

SA: Describe some of the hazards produced by volcanoes.

Lava burns things in its path., Can release pollutants that can lead to inversion layers., Can create/lead to landslides.

Uncentered commercial strip development

Name two types of landforms that can result from the plate boundaries shown in diagram c.

Mountains, Underwater volcanoes

Define cohesion and explain why this property of water is important for life. (SA)

Cohesion describes how water “sticks” to itself, It causes water drops which make absorption happen over time

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1
Look at picture.
False - less
False - dirtier
True
False - I’msoboredthaticantevencomeupwithanotheranswer
2
Look at picture. **
False - conduction
False - convection
True
False - transpiration
3
How did the creation of the EPA signal a new approach to environmental policy?
No one was responsible for the env health.
A private company was responsible for the env health.
One organization was responsible for the env health.
The government was responsible for the env health.
4
What is astronomy?
Study of our solar system and the universe
Study of astronomers
Study of planets
Study of other galaxies
5
Look at picture.
False - close to
False - 22 feet apart from
True
False - you shouldn’t care about your proximity to tallness.
6
What are the different shapes of the galaxies?
Cartwheel
All of the above
Elliptical
Spiral
7
A black hole that consumes gases is known as a
Singularity
Gravitational lensing
Quasar
Black hole
8
How many known planets are in our solar system?
Earth
Venus
Jupiter
Mars
9
What are two ways governments can encourage the use of mass transit?
Raise gas prices/taxes
“No means no and we say ‘no’”
Get rid of parking spaces
HOV (high occupancy vehicle) lane
10
Look at picture.
Hypothesis
Prediction
Theory
Ethic
11
Look at picture.
UGBs
Differentiation
Zoning
GISs
12
Look at picture.
True
False - biosphere
False - geosphere
False - stratosphere
13
The amount of a product offered for sale at a given price is
Benefit
Supply
Cost
Demand
14
What is the main source of pollutants in photochemical smog?
Volcanoes
Motor vehicle emissions
Factories
Farming
15
The _______ includes all living and non living things with which organisms interact.
Ecosystem
Biosphere
Environment
Atmosphere
16
What is one of the primary factors that draws people from rural to urban areas?
More open space
Less pollution
Heat islands
More jobs
17
Which of the following effects is always associated with a tornado?
A storm surge
Funnel of rotating air
Landslides and mudslides
Lightning and thunder
18
Look at picture.
False - inconsistent
True
False - not related
False - the same
19
SA: Describe some of the hazards produced by volcanoes.
Lava burns things in its path.
Can release pollutants that can lead to inversion layers.
Can lead to hurricanes.
Can create/lead to landslides.
20
_______ is a branch of philosophy that involves the study of a society’s morals and principles.
Ethics
Philosophy
Morality
Environmentalism
21
The boundary between air masses that differs in temperature and moisture is called a(n)
Ozone layer
Front
Thermosphere
Convection current
22
Look at picture.
No way to tell
C
B
A
23
Look at picture.
False - command and control
False - carbon tax
True
False - green tax
24
One of these populations has reached carrying capacity. Which one is it and why?
Because most are middle-aged.
B
C
Because it has stabilized.
25
Look at picture.
Evaporation
Recharge
Transpiration
Condensation
26
The graph above represents
Carrying capacity
Logistic growth
Limiting factors
Exponential growth
27
Look at picture.
Abiotic factors
Habitats
Biotic factors
Resources
28
As the asthenosphere moves, it drags along large plates of crust called ________ plates.
Tectonic
Divergent
Transform
Convergent
29
Look at picture.
False - cost-benefit analysis
True
False - benefit-cost analysis
False - demand and supply
30
Look at picture.
False - up, not out
True
False - left, not right
False - down, not up
31
Look at picture.
Scattered, or leapfrog, development
Uncentered commercial strip development
Low-density, single-use residential development
Sparse street development
32
Each step up in the food chain, concentrations of toxicants can be greatly multiplied in **
Biomagnification
Risk assessment
Epidemiology
Toxicology
33
Look at picture
Ecological footprint
Environmental science
Environmentalism
The environment
34
Look at picture.
False: different amounts of - no correlation
False: More
True
False: the same
35
Name two types of landforms that can result from the plate boundaries shown in diagram c.
Mountains
Earthquakes
Underwater volcanoes
36
Look at picture.
Warm front
Heat island
Temperature inversion
Cold front
37
Define cohesion and explain why this property of water is important for life. (SA)
Cohesion describes how water “sticks” to itself
It allows water to be drinkable
Cohesion describes how water “sticks” to other substances
It causes water drops which make absorption happen over time
38
Look at picture.
A
C
B
Both A and B
39
Look at picture.
True
Transpiration
Precipitation
Evaporation
40
Which statement about science is true?
D
B
C
A
41
The acidity or basicity of a solution is described by the _______ scale.
Acidity
Richter
pH
Magnitude
42
What has happened to resource consumption in the last several hundred years?
It has remained at the same level.
It has decreased only slightly.
It has decreased dramatically.
It has increased dramatically.
43
_____ is a systematic process for learning about the world and testing our understanding of it.
Environmentalism
Hypothesizing
Observation
Science
44
The process in which several scientists read an article and provide feedback to the author is
Peer-review
Editing
Revising
Philosophy
45
Water molecules are composed of
1 oxygen and 2 hydrogen atoms
2 oxygen and 2 hydrogen atoms
2 oxygen and 1 hydrogen atoms
1 oxygen and 1 hydrogen atoms
46
A human-centered view of our relationship with the environment is known as
Environmentalism
Biocentrism
Ecocentrism
Anthropocentrism
47
What is the observable universe?
Only what can be viewed by the naked eye
The known universe
The farthest a human can see
The entire universe
48
Look at picture.
Atoms
Lipids
Compounds
Molecules
49
Look at picture.
Nitrogen fixation
Nutrient cycling
Nitrogen filtration
Photosynthesis
50
What is the universe?
All of space
All of the planets
All of the above
All of the galaxies
51
Look at picture.
Population control
Immigration
Emigration
Migration
52
Look at picture.
Community
Biosphere
Ecosystem
Population
53
Explain the difference between land cover and land use.
Cover is what is on it.
Use is what humans do with it.
Cover is what humans do with it.
Use is what is on it.
54
What planet in our solar system has the biggest tilt of its axis?
Jupiter
Earth
Uranus
Mars
55
**SA: Why is it important for internat. organizations to work together on environmental policy?
Most issues don’t just affect one nation.
It can be a faster process with more countries working.
Most issues cross international borders.
Issues like pollution spread and don’t care about borders.
56
Look at picture.
Sex ratio
Survivorship curve
Carrying capacity
Biotic potential
57
Look at picture.
Scrubbers
Fossil fuels
Chlorofluorocarbons
Catalytic converters
58
Look at picture.
False - polluted
False - no
True
False - more
59
A natural resource that is naturally formed much more slowly than we use it is called
Renewable
Ecological
Sustainable
Nonrenewable
60
Look at picture.
Asthenosphere
Ecosphere
Atmosphere
Biosphere
61
The lowest layer of Earth’s atmosphere, the one directly nove the ground, is called the
Troposphere
Thermosphere
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
62
Fish, cattails, frogs, water lilies, dragonflies, and all other living things in a pond make up
The biosphere
A population
A community
An ecosystem
63
Look at picture. (SA)
The economy would be hurt since many industries rely on kids
Less annoying people
Our planet would be more sustainable
Fewer friends
64
Look at picture.
Migration
Emigration
Population growth
Immigration
65
A jackhammer on a city street is an example of what type of pollution?
Air
Light
Water
Noise
66
SA: What is the Oort Cloud?
Region surrounding our solar system
FROZEN particles
Contains particles of dust + where many asteroids are formed
The neighboring galaxy
67
In the US, laws from the 1780s to the late 1800s (pre John Muir) reflected the perception that
C
D
A
B
68
A solar system is a sun with planets orbiting around it. `. ``
False
True
69
What type of plant is associated with nitrogen-fixing bacteria?
Large evergreen trees
Aquatic plants, like algae
Legumes, like soybeans
Grain crops, like wheat and oats
70
Which sphere are humans part of?
Hydrosphere
Biosphere
Geosphere
Atmosphere
71
Look at picture.
Community
Habitat
Population structure
Population
72
Look at picture.
B
Transform
C
A
73
Look at picture.
Some is too acidic.
Only about 0.5% is usable, including groundwater, etc.
Some is frozen.
Most of our water is frozen.
74
Which statement about environmental policy in the US is true?
Environmental policy is based only on scientific information
All important env policies are created at the federal level
The environmental policies have always been successful
All 3 branches of government are involved
75
The central core of every atom, containing particles called protons and neutrons, is called
Compound
Electron
Bond
Nucleus
76
What statement accurately describes effective scientists?
B
D
A
C
77
Look at picture.
Pollution gets trapped with inversion layer.
Normally convection currents make wind that moves pollution.
Temp. inversion makes air below cooler and above warmer.
Temp. inversion blocks radiation from sun.
78
_______ is known as Earth’s twin.
Mars
Pluto
Mercury
Venus
79
Look at picture.
True
False - guessing randomly
False - counting all of them
False - looking for evidence of them being somewhere
80
What is the most scientifically recognized theory for how the universe was created?
Big Explosion Theory
Big Crunch Theory
Universe Expansion Theory
Big Bang Theory
81
What type of area would Raleigh, NC be considered?
Country
Urban
Suburban
Rural
82
Which of the following is a provision of the Clean Air Act?
D
A
B
C
83
Compare and contrast environmental science and environmentalism. (SA)
Both use scare tactics.
One is a social movement and one is fact based.
One is fact-based and one is opinion-based.
Both involve the natural world
84
Look at picture.
True
False - uniform
False - random
False - territorial
85
When demand for a product is low, the producer will
Drop price and raise supply
Raise price and drop supply
Drop price and supply
Raise price and supply
86
The air you breathe in from the atmosphere is made mostly of
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Argon
Carbon dioxide
87
Look at picture.
Energy Star
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
Ecolabeling
Price tagging
88
SA: Describe the birth, life, and death of a star.
Starts as a nebula, then goes to protostar.
Red (Super)Giant explode to nebula, neutron star, black hole
Protostar to yellow star or blue star (hotter and bigger)
Yellow to Red Giant or blue to Red Supergiant.
89
Saving energy and other resources without sacrificing people’s comfort is the goal of
Greenways
Zoning
Green building design
Urban growth boundaries
90
List the 5 levels of organization, from smallest to largest, that an ecologist studies.
Biosphere, ecosystem, population, species, individual
Individual, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere
Biosphere, ecosystem, community, population, individual
Individual, species, population, ecosystem, biosphere
91
Look at picture.
Supply and demand
Profit and loss statement
Public interest survey
Cost benefit analysis
92
Look at picture.
Command and control
Cap and trade
Green tax
Subsidy
93
The equation for determining population growth is
(Birth+immigration) - (death+emigration)
(Birth+death) - (immigration+emigration)
(Birth+emigration) + (death - immigration)
(Birth+immigration) + (death - emigration)
94
Look at picture.
Liquisphere
True
Hydrosphere
Biosphere
95
SA: What were some of the costs of westward expansion in the US?
Some people didn’t have resources
National Park System
Cuyahoga River Fire + Silent Spring
Creation of Environmental Policy
96
Look at picture.
Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
Thermo:separate from space; Strato: ozone layer - uv protect
Thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere
Tropo:where we live, weather; Meso:protects from space junk
97
A _______ is a cluster of stars.
Constellation
Galaxy
Universe
Solar system
98
How can people who are too young to vote make an impact on environmental policy?
They can talk to people who can vote.
They can vote illegally.
They can’t make an impact.
They can talk to legislators.
99
Look at picture.
Able to predict them taking over humans
Able to predict and prevent growing too much + crowding area
Able to know if food source is stable
Able to predict and prevent extinction
100
Look at picture.
No way to know
C
B
A
101
Look at picture.
False - abiotic factor
False - community
True
False - hydrocarbon
102
Predator prey relationships are an example of a
Destabilizing system
Negative feedback loop
Positive feedback loop
System with no feedback
103
Look at picture.
Logistic growth
Limiting factors
Carrying capacity
Exponential growth
104
What type of plate boundary is shown in diagram b?
Transform
Divergent
Convergent
Slide
105
Which of the following factors contributed to sprawl in the US?
Improved roads
More affordable automobiles
Less expensive land
All of the above
106
Nutrients circulate endlessly throughout the environment in complex cycles called
Eutrophication cycles
Respiration cycles
Biogeochemical cycles
Photosynthesis cycles
107
Which of the following are considered part of the environment?
All of these
Buildings
Forests
People
108
Turning off the lights when you aren’t in the room is a great way to reduce your
Ecological footprint
Ethics
Morals
Carbon footprint
109
Explain how a city’s size can increase by 20% when its population only increases by 10%.
Urbanization
People spreading and increasing per capita land consumption
Sprawl
More people moving in
110
The amount of a product that people will but at a given price if free to do so is _______.
Ecolabeling
Demand
Cap-and-Trade
Supply
111
Look at picture. * “one” should be “some” and “SA” should be “EC” *
Reduced pollution and forces people to consider their effect
Creation of EPA
NEPA which requires gov. agencies to make EIS
Writing of Silent Spring and ban on DDT (bc of biomag.)
112
How does zoning sometimes encourage or increas sprawl?
If outside is mostly commercial, they have to live outside
If inside is mostly residential, they have to live outside
If outside is mostly residential, they have to live outside
If inside is mostly commercial, they have to live outside
113
Which steps are usually near the beginning of a scientific investigation?
Predicting and modeling
Hypothesizing and theorizing
Observing and questioning
Gathering and interpreting data
114
Look at picture.
Nonrenewable resources
Natural resources
Cultures
Renewable resources
115
The totality of existence is known as the observable universe.
True
False
116
Provide at least one example to illustrate how humans have affected the land cover in the US.
Cut down trees to build homes
Change a Target to a Walmart
Created roads
Create National Parks
117
Look at picture.
Causing nuclear warfare
Limiting factors
Increasing too quickly
Extinction
118
Identify one positive effect that humans have on the environment.
Decreased obesity and high blood pressure
Increased obesity and high blood pressure
Humans eat animals, which is a positive feedback loop.
People live on less land, which leaves more natural land.
119
How do humans affect the carbon cycle? How could we reduce our effects on the carbon cycle?
Humans can’t reduce their effect, since they don’t have one.
Humans create technology and combust fossil fuels.
Humans exhale carbon dioxide.
We could control emissions or find green energy sources.
120
Look at picture.
Over 400 years on Saturn
Phosphorous gas makes it red
Over 300 years on Jupiter
Storm twice as big as Earth
121
Look at picture.
Core
Mantle
Crust
Asthenosphere
122
SA: Name an example of a “service” provided by ecological systems.
Trees ‘breathing’ in C02 and out oxygen
Nitrogen fixation
Phosphorus cycle
Trees giving wood.
123
Which of the following gives Value to all living things, both human and nonhuman?
Environmental justice
Anthropocentrism
Ecocentrism
Biocentrism
124
What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?
Elliptical
Cartwheel
Irregular
Spiral
125
Where might you find carbon on Earth? List 4 examples. (SA)
Carbon gases are emitted by many things such as cars
Animals gain carbon by eating plants or other animals
Trees take in CO2
Humans exhale CO2
126
SA: During which season would you expect cold fronts to occur?
Fall: transition from warm to *cold*
Summer: warm outside = cold front
Winter: cold outside = cold front
Spring: transition from *cold* to warm
127
Which of the following is an example of a renewable natural resource?
Copper
Wave energy
Crude oil
Coal
128
Look at picture.
False - water
True
False - hydrogen
False - ozone
129
Look at picture.
pollution regulation
Taxes and Subsidies
Command and Control
Cap and Trade
130
Look at picture.
Limiting factor
Population
Sex ratio
Carrying capacity
131
Look at picture.
Sprawl
Urbanization
Emigration
Immigration
132
Create an analogy to demonstrate how thin the atmosphere is compared to the rest of the Earth.
Cake pop: cake to chocolate part
Cupcake to frosting
Watermelon to outside green part
Orange to peel
133
Because of their large size, proteins, nucleic acids, and lipids are together called
Elements
Hydrocarbons
Solutions
Macromolecules
134
The first step of the environmental policy process is to
Guide the solution to law
Gain access to policymakers
Identify the problem
Get organized
135
The __________ states that everyone deserves clean air, water, and food.
Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Justice Movement
Ethics
Morality
136
Build up of energy on the surface of the sun occasionally will leap off the surface=prominence*
True
False
137
How are irregular galaxies formed?
The wobble effect pulls a galaxy in different directions.
One galaxy splits in half.
A galaxy gets consumed by a black hole.
Two galaxies collide and combine.
138
How many known planets are in our solar system?
Pluto
Mercury
Jupiter
Earth
139
SA What are some ways to protect yourself against some forms of chemical hazards found indoors?
Never be indoors
Open garage before starting car (carbon monoxide)
Use a carbon monoxide detector
Store chemicals outside of the house
140
Which of the following is a principle of smart growth?
Protecting wildlife habitats
Focusing development outside of existing urban centers
Creating neighborhoods best suited for cars
Building up, not out
141
Look at picture.
Transform
Divergent
True
Oceanic
142
A set of moral principles or values held by a person or society is called
Culture
Justice
Biocentrism
Ethics
143
_______ is referred to as the Red Planet.
Uranus
Saturn
Mars
Jupiter
144
Radiation, conduction, and convection are the three main methods of
Measuring air pressure
Calculating relative humidity
Modeling climate
Transferring heat
145
Look at picture.
Check
Lottery
Subsidy
Green tax
146
Is this diagram correct?
No
Yes
147
The hottest planet in our solar system is _______.
Mars
Venus
The sun
Mercury
148
Look at picture.
Convection current
Temperature inversion
Acid deposition
Air mass
149
A person holding a sign during a protest against cutting down trees would be considered a(n)
Environmentalist
Environmental scientist
Ecological footprint
Peer reviewer
150
Which sphere of Earth is made of all the rock above and below the surface?
Geosphere
Lithosphere
Hydrosphere
Atmosphere
151
Trees, grass, crops, wetlands, water, buildings, and pavement are all examples of
Urban area
Land cover
Rural area
Land use
152
Look at picture.
Community
True
Population
Ecosystem
153
Look at picture.
More die younger
1
2
3
154
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B and C
C
B
A
155
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GIS
Ecological restoration
Zoning
UGB
156
Look at picture.
False - individual
True
False - population
False - organism
157
Look at picture.
Nucleus
Element
Atom
True
158
Water which returns from the atmosphere to Earth’s surface as rain or snow is called
Transpiration
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
159
Normal precipitation has a pH of about 5.6. What pH might acid precipitation have?
4.6
9.6
12.6
7
160
Which statement about the relationship between economics and the environment is true?
Internal and external env costs are usually considered equal
Long term effects often receive more weight than short term
The relationship usually receives serious consideration
Harm to the environment can harm economies
161
What are some of the issues that led to the development of the environmental justice movement?
Drought in Africa
Pollution in France and Switzerland
Health in 3rd world countries was affected by environment
Cuyahoga river fire
162
Look at picture.
Public transportation
Government services
Off-centered commercial strip development
Pollutants
163
Alpha Centauri is the closest star system to our solar system.
True
False
164
Explain why neg. feedback loops are more common in natural environmental systems than pos. ones
Negative takes everything closer to homeostasis.
Neg. feedback loops take the environment closer to balance.
Negative ones benefit the environment.
Positive ones benefit the environment.
165
Transportation and communication systems, water services, power supplies, etc. are examples of
Land use
Ecological footprints
Rural areas
Infrastructure
166
The __ includes all parts of our planet that host life with all of its organisms + environments
Geosphere
Atmosphere
Biosphere
Lithosphere
167
Per capita land consumption means the
Type of land people live on
Type of land covered by state capitals
Amount of land each person uses
Amount of land a country uses as a whole
168
________ are organic compounds containing only hydrogen and carbon.
Hydrocarbons
Carcinogens
Elements
Carbogens
169
Giraffes, lions, zebras, hyenas, and all the other living things of the Serengeti make up a(n)
Biosphere
Ecosystem
Community
Population
170
Look at picture.
Prove that the animal was there, not that they saw it
Easier than finding and counting all of them
Sampling (try in smaller area and multiply)
Evidence (ex. tracks, feces, etc.)
171
Look at picture.
Observation
Theory
Law
Hypothesis
172
Look at picture.
Sex ratio
Limiting factors
Population growth
Carrying capacity
173
What is one of the key differences between scientific theories and hypotheses?
D
C
A
B
174
Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable natural resource?
Wind energy
Natural gas
Sunlight
Geothermal energy
175
Describe the overall structure or order of the scientific process. (SA)
Start with observe and inquire and hypothesize.
Not necessarily linear (not what she wants here, but true.)
No specific structure
End with communication
176
What statement about cap and trade is true?
A
B
C
D
177
The Milky Way is a _______ galaxy.
Cartwheel
Elliptical
Spiral
Irregular
178
“Energy Star,” “USDA Organic,” and “Fair Trade Certified” are all examples of
Ecolabeling
Non-market values
Ecosystems
Market failure
179
How many known planets are in our solar system?
621,078
9
8
5
180
A person’s _______ is where they see themself in the world.
Perspective
Philosophy
Worldview
Ethics
181
Pandas depend on bamboo. The amount of intact bamboo forest will help determine the
Carrying capacity of the population
Sex ratio of the population
Biotic potential of the population
Limiting factor of the population
182
What is one of the qualities of an effective scientist? (SA)
Accept what they hear
Open to being wrong
Rely on facts and evidence
Curiosity
183
A population’s growth rate is determined by births, deaths,
Immigration, and emigration
Immigration, and migration
Immigration, and biotic potential
Migration, and biotic potential
184
Which statement about scientific thought is correct?
D
A
B
C
185
Look at picture.
True
False - Environmental Impact Statements
False - UGBs
False - subsidies
186
Nitrogen ______ is the conversion of nitrogen into a more usable form.
Cycling
Fixation
Transformation
Filtration
187
Which diagram shows a divergent plate boundary?
B
None
A
C
188
Look at picture.
Random
Uniform
Aging
Clumped
189
The shift of a population from the countryside to cities is called
An ecological footprint
Infrastructure
Urbanization
Land preservation
190
Look at picture. **barely changed to fit. No change in meaning
If A and B’s ideas about cfcs are a theory or hypothesis **
How the peer review process works in scientific journals
Wealthy countries imposing their pollution on poorer ones **
The damage done to the ozone layer by cfcs
191
_______ tells consumers which brands are made with processes that do not harm the environment.
Policy
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
Energy Star
Ecolabeling
192
Look at picture.
1
2
3
None
193
A yellow star is extremely hot, hotter than the average star.
False
True
194
Look at picture.
B
A
C
D
195
Look at picture.
Policy
Ecolabeling
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
Laws
196
Look at picture.
Because there WILL be more young
Increase quickly
Because there are more old than young
Decline quickly
197
Look at picture.
Nonrenewable resources
Footprints
Renewable resources
Fossil fuels
198
*it asks 5 things you learned during the astronomy project, but it’s different for everyone*
.
.
.
.
199
A light year is a measure of ________.
Brightness
Time
Distance
Speed
200
The lithosphere is carried on a softer, but still firm, layer of rock called the
Crust
Geosphere
Core
Asthenosphere
201
Look at picture.
More young than old.
More old than young.
Decline quickly
Expand quickly
202
Look at picture.
False - steady
True
False - decreased
False - urban
203
Some people argue that because Earth’s resources are ultimately limited, nonstop econ growth is
Not a problem
Not sustainable
Highly desirable
Inevitable
204
Look at picture.
Stay
True
Migrate
Decrease
205
What happens after a scientist submits results for publication in a scientific journal?
B
C
A
D
206
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Prevent increase in size of the animals that eat elk
Increase in elk hurts the animals they eat’s population.
Prevent elk extinction
Poor usage of state funding
207
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False - UGB
False - EIS
True
False - NEPA
208
A chunk of rock and ice that is caught in an orbit around a star is known as a
Meteoroid
Meteorite
Asteroid
Comet
209
Which of Earth’s spheres consists of the layers of gases surrounding our planet?
Atmosphere
Geosphere
Hydrosphere
Biosphere
210
Ultimately, where do economies get their resources and put their wastes?
Cities
Ecosystems
Households
Factories
211
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False - biosphere
False - atmosphere
True
False - community
212
“All the living things and their physical environment within a given area” best defines
A population
An ecosystem
A community
The biosphere
213
Look at picture. * “SA” should be “EC” *
Fuel efficient cars
Write an informative paper about ecological footprint
Conserve resources and use renewable resources
Turn off lights when leaving a room
214
What forms all stars?
Nebula
Supernova
Black hole
Red giant
215
SA: Explain the purpose of environmental policy.
To set guidelines for human interaction with the environment
To stop urbanization
To stop sprawl
To create a three dimensional model
216
Which diagram illustrates the process that created the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?
C
A
Transform
B
217
When a chunk of rock or degree from space makes contact with Earth’s surface, it’s referred to
As a meteoroid
As a meteor
As a meteorite
As an asteroid
218
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Unstable
High
Low
Stable
219
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Web journals
News magazines
Weekly newspapers
Peer-reviewed journals
220
Describe how humans interact with 3 of Earth’s spheres. (SA)
Some humans have pets, which are living - biosphere
Some humans eat fruit and vegetables - biosphere
Humans inhale and exhale gases - atmosphere
Humans drink water - hydrosphere
221
Identify one interaction between the economy and the environment.
Higher interest rates lead to crop prices rising
Drought -> lower yield -> prices increase
Pollution from factories needed for economy hurts env
Cutting trees -> species die
222
How have scientists discovered other planets?
Wobble effect
Gravity effect
Noticing gravity pulling on something
Telescopes and spacecrafts
223
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Biocentric
Ecocentric
Philosophical
Anthropocentric
224
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False

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1
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False - less
False - dirtier
True
False - I’msoboredthaticantevencomeupwithanotheranswer
2
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False - conduction
False - convection
True
False - transpiration
3
How did the creation of the EPA signal a new approach to environmental policy?
No one was responsible for the env health.
A private company was responsible for the env health.
One organization was responsible for the env health.
The government was responsible for the env health.
4
What is astronomy?
Study of our solar system and the universe
Study of astronomers
Study of planets
Study of other galaxies
5
Look at picture.
False - close to
False - 22 feet apart from
True
False - you shouldn’t care about your proximity to tallness.
6
What are the different shapes of the galaxies?
Cartwheel
All of the above
Elliptical
Spiral
7
A black hole that consumes gases is known as a
Singularity
Gravitational lensing
Quasar
Black hole
8
How many known planets are in our solar system?
Earth
Venus
Jupiter
Mars
9
What are two ways governments can encourage the use of mass transit?
Raise gas prices/taxes
“No means no and we say ‘no’”
Get rid of parking spaces
HOV (high occupancy vehicle) lane
10
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Hypothesis
Prediction
Theory
Ethic
11
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UGBs
Differentiation
Zoning
GISs
12
Look at picture.
True
False - biosphere
False - geosphere
False - stratosphere
13
The amount of a product offered for sale at a given price is
Benefit
Supply
Cost
Demand
14
What is the main source of pollutants in photochemical smog?
Volcanoes
Motor vehicle emissions
Factories
Farming
15
The _______ includes all living and non living things with which organisms interact.
Ecosystem
Biosphere
Environment
Atmosphere
16
What is one of the primary factors that draws people from rural to urban areas?
More open space
Less pollution
Heat islands
More jobs
17
Which of the following effects is always associated with a tornado?
A storm surge
Funnel of rotating air
Landslides and mudslides
Lightning and thunder
18
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False - inconsistent
True
False - not related
False - the same
19
SA: Describe some of the hazards produced by volcanoes.
Lava burns things in its path.
Can release pollutants that can lead to inversion layers.
Can lead to hurricanes.
Can create/lead to landslides.
20
_______ is a branch of philosophy that involves the study of a society’s morals and principles.
Ethics
Philosophy
Morality
Environmentalism
21
The boundary between air masses that differs in temperature and moisture is called a(n)
Ozone layer
Front
Thermosphere
Convection current
22
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No way to tell
C
B
A
23
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False - command and control
False - carbon tax
True
False - green tax
24
One of these populations has reached carrying capacity. Which one is it and why?
Because most are middle-aged.
B
C
Because it has stabilized.
25
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Evaporation
Recharge
Transpiration
Condensation
26
The graph above represents
Carrying capacity
Logistic growth
Limiting factors
Exponential growth
27
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Abiotic factors
Habitats
Biotic factors
Resources
28
As the asthenosphere moves, it drags along large plates of crust called ________ plates.
Tectonic
Divergent
Transform
Convergent
29
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False - cost-benefit analysis
True
False - benefit-cost analysis
False - demand and supply
30
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False - up, not out
True
False - left, not right
False - down, not up
31
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Scattered, or leapfrog, development
Uncentered commercial strip development
Low-density, single-use residential development
Sparse street development
32
Each step up in the food chain, concentrations of toxicants can be greatly multiplied in **
Biomagnification
Risk assessment
Epidemiology
Toxicology
33
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Ecological footprint
Environmental science
Environmentalism
The environment
34
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False: different amounts of - no correlation
False: More
True
False: the same
35
Name two types of landforms that can result from the plate boundaries shown in diagram c.
Mountains
Earthquakes
Underwater volcanoes
36
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Warm front
Heat island
Temperature inversion
Cold front
37
Define cohesion and explain why this property of water is important for life. (SA)
Cohesion describes how water “sticks” to itself
It allows water to be drinkable
Cohesion describes how water “sticks” to other substances
It causes water drops which make absorption happen over time
38
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A
C
B
Both A and B
39
Look at picture.
True
Transpiration
Precipitation
Evaporation
40
Which statement about science is true?
D
B
C
A
41
The acidity or basicity of a solution is described by the _______ scale.
Acidity
Richter
pH
Magnitude
42
What has happened to resource consumption in the last several hundred years?
It has remained at the same level.
It has decreased only slightly.
It has decreased dramatically.
It has increased dramatically.
43
_____ is a systematic process for learning about the world and testing our understanding of it.
Environmentalism
Hypothesizing
Observation
Science
44
The process in which several scientists read an article and provide feedback to the author is
Peer-review
Editing
Revising
Philosophy
45
Water molecules are composed of
1 oxygen and 2 hydrogen atoms
2 oxygen and 2 hydrogen atoms
2 oxygen and 1 hydrogen atoms
1 oxygen and 1 hydrogen atoms
46
A human-centered view of our relationship with the environment is known as
Environmentalism
Biocentrism
Ecocentrism
Anthropocentrism
47
What is the observable universe?
Only what can be viewed by the naked eye
The known universe
The farthest a human can see
The entire universe
48
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Atoms
Lipids
Compounds
Molecules
49
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Nitrogen fixation
Nutrient cycling
Nitrogen filtration
Photosynthesis
50
What is the universe?
All of space
All of the planets
All of the above
All of the galaxies
51
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Population control
Immigration
Emigration
Migration
52
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Community
Biosphere
Ecosystem
Population
53
Explain the difference between land cover and land use.
Cover is what is on it.
Use is what humans do with it.
Cover is what humans do with it.
Use is what is on it.
54
What planet in our solar system has the biggest tilt of its axis?
Jupiter
Earth
Uranus
Mars
55
**SA: Why is it important for internat. organizations to work together on environmental policy?
Most issues don’t just affect one nation.
It can be a faster process with more countries working.
Most issues cross international borders.
Issues like pollution spread and don’t care about borders.
56
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Sex ratio
Survivorship curve
Carrying capacity
Biotic potential
57
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Scrubbers
Fossil fuels
Chlorofluorocarbons
Catalytic converters
58
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False - polluted
False - no
True
False - more
59
A natural resource that is naturally formed much more slowly than we use it is called
Renewable
Ecological
Sustainable
Nonrenewable
60
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Asthenosphere
Ecosphere
Atmosphere
Biosphere
61
The lowest layer of Earth’s atmosphere, the one directly nove the ground, is called the
Troposphere
Thermosphere
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
62
Fish, cattails, frogs, water lilies, dragonflies, and all other living things in a pond make up
The biosphere
A population
A community
An ecosystem
63
Look at picture. (SA)
The economy would be hurt since many industries rely on kids
Less annoying people
Our planet would be more sustainable
Fewer friends
64
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Migration
Emigration
Population growth
Immigration
65
A jackhammer on a city street is an example of what type of pollution?
Air
Light
Water
Noise
66
SA: What is the Oort Cloud?
Region surrounding our solar system
FROZEN particles
Contains particles of dust + where many asteroids are formed
The neighboring galaxy
67
In the US, laws from the 1780s to the late 1800s (pre John Muir) reflected the perception that
C
D
A
B
68
A solar system is a sun with planets orbiting around it. `. ``
False
True
69
What type of plant is associated with nitrogen-fixing bacteria?
Large evergreen trees
Aquatic plants, like algae
Legumes, like soybeans
Grain crops, like wheat and oats
70
Which sphere are humans part of?
Hydrosphere
Biosphere
Geosphere
Atmosphere
71
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Community
Habitat
Population structure
Population
72
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B
Transform
C
A
73
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Some is too acidic.
Only about 0.5% is usable, including groundwater, etc.
Some is frozen.
Most of our water is frozen.
74
Which statement about environmental policy in the US is true?
Environmental policy is based only on scientific information
All important env policies are created at the federal level
The environmental policies have always been successful
All 3 branches of government are involved
75
The central core of every atom, containing particles called protons and neutrons, is called
Compound
Electron
Bond
Nucleus
76
What statement accurately describes effective scientists?
B
D
A
C
77
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Pollution gets trapped with inversion layer.
Normally convection currents make wind that moves pollution.
Temp. inversion makes air below cooler and above warmer.
Temp. inversion blocks radiation from sun.
78
_______ is known as Earth’s twin.
Mars
Pluto
Mercury
Venus
79
Look at picture.
True
False - guessing randomly
False - counting all of them
False - looking for evidence of them being somewhere
80
What is the most scientifically recognized theory for how the universe was created?
Big Explosion Theory
Big Crunch Theory
Universe Expansion Theory
Big Bang Theory
81
What type of area would Raleigh, NC be considered?
Country
Urban
Suburban
Rural
82
Which of the following is a provision of the Clean Air Act?
D
A
B
C
83
Compare and contrast environmental science and environmentalism. (SA)
Both use scare tactics.
One is a social movement and one is fact based.
One is fact-based and one is opinion-based.
Both involve the natural world
84
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True
False - uniform
False - random
False - territorial
85
When demand for a product is low, the producer will
Drop price and raise supply
Raise price and drop supply
Drop price and supply
Raise price and supply
86
The air you breathe in from the atmosphere is made mostly of
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Argon
Carbon dioxide
87
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Energy Star
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
Ecolabeling
Price tagging
88
SA: Describe the birth, life, and death of a star.
Starts as a nebula, then goes to protostar.
Red (Super)Giant explode to nebula, neutron star, black hole
Protostar to yellow star or blue star (hotter and bigger)
Yellow to Red Giant or blue to Red Supergiant.
89
Saving energy and other resources without sacrificing people’s comfort is the goal of
Greenways
Zoning
Green building design
Urban growth boundaries
90
List the 5 levels of organization, from smallest to largest, that an ecologist studies.
Biosphere, ecosystem, population, species, individual
Individual, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere
Biosphere, ecosystem, community, population, individual
Individual, species, population, ecosystem, biosphere
91
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Supply and demand
Profit and loss statement
Public interest survey
Cost benefit analysis
92
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Command and control
Cap and trade
Green tax
Subsidy
93
The equation for determining population growth is
(Birth+immigration) - (death+emigration)
(Birth+death) - (immigration+emigration)
(Birth+emigration) + (death - immigration)
(Birth+immigration) + (death - emigration)
94
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Liquisphere
True
Hydrosphere
Biosphere
95
SA: What were some of the costs of westward expansion in the US?
Some people didn’t have resources
National Park System
Cuyahoga River Fire + Silent Spring
Creation of Environmental Policy
96
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Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
Thermo:separate from space; Strato: ozone layer - uv protect
Thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere
Tropo:where we live, weather; Meso:protects from space junk
97
A _______ is a cluster of stars.
Constellation
Galaxy
Universe
Solar system
98
How can people who are too young to vote make an impact on environmental policy?
They can talk to people who can vote.
They can vote illegally.
They can’t make an impact.
They can talk to legislators.
99
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Able to predict them taking over humans
Able to predict and prevent growing too much + crowding area
Able to know if food source is stable
Able to predict and prevent extinction
100
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No way to know
C
B
A
101
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False - abiotic factor
False - community
True
False - hydrocarbon
102
Predator prey relationships are an example of a
Destabilizing system
Negative feedback loop
Positive feedback loop
System with no feedback
103
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Logistic growth
Limiting factors
Carrying capacity
Exponential growth
104
What type of plate boundary is shown in diagram b?
Transform
Divergent
Convergent
Slide
105
Which of the following factors contributed to sprawl in the US?
Improved roads
More affordable automobiles
Less expensive land
All of the above
106
Nutrients circulate endlessly throughout the environment in complex cycles called
Eutrophication cycles
Respiration cycles
Biogeochemical cycles
Photosynthesis cycles
107
Which of the following are considered part of the environment?
All of these
Buildings
Forests
People
108
Turning off the lights when you aren’t in the room is a great way to reduce your
Ecological footprint
Ethics
Morals
Carbon footprint
109
Explain how a city’s size can increase by 20% when its population only increases by 10%.
Urbanization
People spreading and increasing per capita land consumption
Sprawl
More people moving in
110
The amount of a product that people will but at a given price if free to do so is _______.
Ecolabeling
Demand
Cap-and-Trade
Supply
111
Look at picture. * “one” should be “some” and “SA” should be “EC” *
Reduced pollution and forces people to consider their effect
Creation of EPA
NEPA which requires gov. agencies to make EIS
Writing of Silent Spring and ban on DDT (bc of biomag.)
112
How does zoning sometimes encourage or increas sprawl?
If outside is mostly commercial, they have to live outside
If inside is mostly residential, they have to live outside
If outside is mostly residential, they have to live outside
If inside is mostly commercial, they have to live outside
113
Which steps are usually near the beginning of a scientific investigation?
Predicting and modeling
Hypothesizing and theorizing
Observing and questioning
Gathering and interpreting data
114
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Nonrenewable resources
Natural resources
Cultures
Renewable resources
115
The totality of existence is known as the observable universe.
True
False
116
Provide at least one example to illustrate how humans have affected the land cover in the US.
Cut down trees to build homes
Change a Target to a Walmart
Created roads
Create National Parks
117
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Causing nuclear warfare
Limiting factors
Increasing too quickly
Extinction
118
Identify one positive effect that humans have on the environment.
Decreased obesity and high blood pressure
Increased obesity and high blood pressure
Humans eat animals, which is a positive feedback loop.
People live on less land, which leaves more natural land.
119
How do humans affect the carbon cycle? How could we reduce our effects on the carbon cycle?
Humans can’t reduce their effect, since they don’t have one.
Humans create technology and combust fossil fuels.
Humans exhale carbon dioxide.
We could control emissions or find green energy sources.
120
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Over 400 years on Saturn
Phosphorous gas makes it red
Over 300 years on Jupiter
Storm twice as big as Earth
121
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Core
Mantle
Crust
Asthenosphere
122
SA: Name an example of a “service” provided by ecological systems.
Trees ‘breathing’ in C02 and out oxygen
Nitrogen fixation
Phosphorus cycle
Trees giving wood.
123
Which of the following gives Value to all living things, both human and nonhuman?
Environmental justice
Anthropocentrism
Ecocentrism
Biocentrism
124
What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?
Elliptical
Cartwheel
Irregular
Spiral
125
Where might you find carbon on Earth? List 4 examples. (SA)
Carbon gases are emitted by many things such as cars
Animals gain carbon by eating plants or other animals
Trees take in CO2
Humans exhale CO2
126
SA: During which season would you expect cold fronts to occur?
Fall: transition from warm to *cold*
Summer: warm outside = cold front
Winter: cold outside = cold front
Spring: transition from *cold* to warm
127
Which of the following is an example of a renewable natural resource?
Copper
Wave energy
Crude oil
Coal
128
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False - water
True
False - hydrogen
False - ozone
129
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pollution regulation
Taxes and Subsidies
Command and Control
Cap and Trade
130
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Limiting factor
Population
Sex ratio
Carrying capacity
131
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Sprawl
Urbanization
Emigration
Immigration
132
Create an analogy to demonstrate how thin the atmosphere is compared to the rest of the Earth.
Cake pop: cake to chocolate part
Cupcake to frosting
Watermelon to outside green part
Orange to peel
133
Because of their large size, proteins, nucleic acids, and lipids are together called
Elements
Hydrocarbons
Solutions
Macromolecules
134
The first step of the environmental policy process is to
Guide the solution to law
Gain access to policymakers
Identify the problem
Get organized
135
The __________ states that everyone deserves clean air, water, and food.
Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Justice Movement
Ethics
Morality
136
Build up of energy on the surface of the sun occasionally will leap off the surface=prominence*
True
False
137
How are irregular galaxies formed?
The wobble effect pulls a galaxy in different directions.
One galaxy splits in half.
A galaxy gets consumed by a black hole.
Two galaxies collide and combine.
138
How many known planets are in our solar system?
Pluto
Mercury
Jupiter
Earth
139
SA What are some ways to protect yourself against some forms of chemical hazards found indoors?
Never be indoors
Open garage before starting car (carbon monoxide)
Use a carbon monoxide detector
Store chemicals outside of the house
140
Which of the following is a principle of smart growth?
Protecting wildlife habitats
Focusing development outside of existing urban centers
Creating neighborhoods best suited for cars
Building up, not out
141
Look at picture.
Transform
Divergent
True
Oceanic
142
A set of moral principles or values held by a person or society is called
Culture
Justice
Biocentrism
Ethics
143
_______ is referred to as the Red Planet.
Uranus
Saturn
Mars
Jupiter
144
Radiation, conduction, and convection are the three main methods of
Measuring air pressure
Calculating relative humidity
Modeling climate
Transferring heat
145
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Check
Lottery
Subsidy
Green tax
146
Is this diagram correct?
No
Yes
147
The hottest planet in our solar system is _______.
Mars
Venus
The sun
Mercury
148
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Convection current
Temperature inversion
Acid deposition
Air mass
149
A person holding a sign during a protest against cutting down trees would be considered a(n)
Environmentalist
Environmental scientist
Ecological footprint
Peer reviewer
150
Which sphere of Earth is made of all the rock above and below the surface?
Geosphere
Lithosphere
Hydrosphere
Atmosphere
151
Trees, grass, crops, wetlands, water, buildings, and pavement are all examples of
Urban area
Land cover
Rural area
Land use
152
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Community
True
Population
Ecosystem
153
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More die younger
1
2
3
154
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B and C
C
B
A
155
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GIS
Ecological restoration
Zoning
UGB
156
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False - individual
True
False - population
False - organism
157
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Nucleus
Element
Atom
True
158
Water which returns from the atmosphere to Earth’s surface as rain or snow is called
Transpiration
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
159
Normal precipitation has a pH of about 5.6. What pH might acid precipitation have?
4.6
9.6
12.6
7
160
Which statement about the relationship between economics and the environment is true?
Internal and external env costs are usually considered equal
Long term effects often receive more weight than short term
The relationship usually receives serious consideration
Harm to the environment can harm economies
161
What are some of the issues that led to the development of the environmental justice movement?
Drought in Africa
Pollution in France and Switzerland
Health in 3rd world countries was affected by environment
Cuyahoga river fire
162
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Public transportation
Government services
Off-centered commercial strip development
Pollutants
163
Alpha Centauri is the closest star system to our solar system.
True
False
164
Explain why neg. feedback loops are more common in natural environmental systems than pos. ones
Negative takes everything closer to homeostasis.
Neg. feedback loops take the environment closer to balance.
Negative ones benefit the environment.
Positive ones benefit the environment.
165
Transportation and communication systems, water services, power supplies, etc. are examples of
Land use
Ecological footprints
Rural areas
Infrastructure
166
The __ includes all parts of our planet that host life with all of its organisms + environments
Geosphere
Atmosphere
Biosphere
Lithosphere
167
Per capita land consumption means the
Type of land people live on
Type of land covered by state capitals
Amount of land each person uses
Amount of land a country uses as a whole
168
________ are organic compounds containing only hydrogen and carbon.
Hydrocarbons
Carcinogens
Elements
Carbogens
169
Giraffes, lions, zebras, hyenas, and all the other living things of the Serengeti make up a(n)
Biosphere
Ecosystem
Community
Population
170
Look at picture.
Prove that the animal was there, not that they saw it
Easier than finding and counting all of them
Sampling (try in smaller area and multiply)
Evidence (ex. tracks, feces, etc.)
171
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Observation
Theory
Law
Hypothesis
172
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Sex ratio
Limiting factors
Population growth
Carrying capacity
173
What is one of the key differences between scientific theories and hypotheses?
D
C
A
B
174
Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable natural resource?
Wind energy
Natural gas
Sunlight
Geothermal energy
175
Describe the overall structure or order of the scientific process. (SA)
Start with observe and inquire and hypothesize.
Not necessarily linear (not what she wants here, but true.)
No specific structure
End with communication
176
What statement about cap and trade is true?
A
B
C
D
177
The Milky Way is a _______ galaxy.
Cartwheel
Elliptical
Spiral
Irregular
178
“Energy Star,” “USDA Organic,” and “Fair Trade Certified” are all examples of
Ecolabeling
Non-market values
Ecosystems
Market failure
179
How many known planets are in our solar system?
621,078
9
8
5
180
A person’s _______ is where they see themself in the world.
Perspective
Philosophy
Worldview
Ethics
181
Pandas depend on bamboo. The amount of intact bamboo forest will help determine the
Carrying capacity of the population
Sex ratio of the population
Biotic potential of the population
Limiting factor of the population
182
What is one of the qualities of an effective scientist? (SA)
Accept what they hear
Open to being wrong
Rely on facts and evidence
Curiosity
183
A population’s growth rate is determined by births, deaths,
Immigration, and emigration
Immigration, and migration
Immigration, and biotic potential
Migration, and biotic potential
184
Which statement about scientific thought is correct?
D
A
B
C
185
Look at picture.
True
False - Environmental Impact Statements
False - UGBs
False - subsidies
186
Nitrogen ______ is the conversion of nitrogen into a more usable form.
Cycling
Fixation
Transformation
Filtration
187
Which diagram shows a divergent plate boundary?
B
None
A
C
188
Look at picture.
Random
Uniform
Aging
Clumped
189
The shift of a population from the countryside to cities is called
An ecological footprint
Infrastructure
Urbanization
Land preservation
190
Look at picture. **barely changed to fit. No change in meaning
If A and B’s ideas about cfcs are a theory or hypothesis **
How the peer review process works in scientific journals
Wealthy countries imposing their pollution on poorer ones **
The damage done to the ozone layer by cfcs
191
_______ tells consumers which brands are made with processes that do not harm the environment.
Policy
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
Energy Star
Ecolabeling
192
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1
2
3
None
193
A yellow star is extremely hot, hotter than the average star.
False
True
194
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B
A
C
D
195
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Policy
Ecolabeling
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
Laws
196
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Because there WILL be more young
Increase quickly
Because there are more old than young
Decline quickly
197
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Nonrenewable resources
Footprints
Renewable resources
Fossil fuels
198
*it asks 5 things you learned during the astronomy project, but it’s different for everyone*
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.
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.
199
A light year is a measure of ________.
Brightness
Time
Distance
Speed
200
The lithosphere is carried on a softer, but still firm, layer of rock called the
Crust
Geosphere
Core
Asthenosphere
201
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More young than old.
More old than young.
Decline quickly
Expand quickly
202
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False - steady
True
False - decreased
False - urban
203
Some people argue that because Earth’s resources are ultimately limited, nonstop econ growth is
Not a problem
Not sustainable
Highly desirable
Inevitable
204
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Stay
True
Migrate
Decrease
205
What happens after a scientist submits results for publication in a scientific journal?
B
C
A
D
206
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Prevent increase in size of the animals that eat elk
Increase in elk hurts the animals they eat’s population.
Prevent elk extinction
Poor usage of state funding
207
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False - UGB
False - EIS
True
False - NEPA
208
A chunk of rock and ice that is caught in an orbit around a star is known as a
Meteoroid
Meteorite
Asteroid
Comet
209
Which of Earth’s spheres consists of the layers of gases surrounding our planet?
Atmosphere
Geosphere
Hydrosphere
Biosphere
210
Ultimately, where do economies get their resources and put their wastes?
Cities
Ecosystems
Households
Factories
211
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False - biosphere
False - atmosphere
True
False - community
212
“All the living things and their physical environment within a given area” best defines
A population
An ecosystem
A community
The biosphere
213
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Fuel efficient cars
Write an informative paper about ecological footprint
Conserve resources and use renewable resources
Turn off lights when leaving a room
214
What forms all stars?
Nebula
Supernova
Black hole
Red giant
215
SA: Explain the purpose of environmental policy.
To set guidelines for human interaction with the environment
To stop urbanization
To stop sprawl
To create a three dimensional model
216
Which diagram illustrates the process that created the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?
C
A
Transform
B
217
When a chunk of rock or degree from space makes contact with Earth’s surface, it’s referred to
As a meteoroid
As a meteor
As a meteorite
As an asteroid
218
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Unstable
High
Low
Stable
219
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Web journals
News magazines
Weekly newspapers
Peer-reviewed journals
220
Describe how humans interact with 3 of Earth’s spheres. (SA)
Some humans have pets, which are living - biosphere
Some humans eat fruit and vegetables - biosphere
Humans inhale and exhale gases - atmosphere
Humans drink water - hydrosphere
221
Identify one interaction between the economy and the environment.
Higher interest rates lead to crop prices rising
Drought -> lower yield -> prices increase
Pollution from factories needed for economy hurts env
Cutting trees -> species die
222
How have scientists discovered other planets?
Wobble effect
Gravity effect
Noticing gravity pulling on something
Telescopes and spacecrafts
223
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Biocentric
Ecocentric
Philosophical
Anthropocentric
224
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True
False