Environmental 9 Week Review - 1

Which of the following includes all of the water on or near Earth’s surface?

With respect to energy, Earth is a(n)

The term “biodiversity” refers to

Which of the following situations best describes the use of a renewable resource?

Which of the following is not an ecosystem?

Why is the world’s loss of biodiversity a source of concern?

All of the following issues involve environmental science except

What part of Earth encompasses all areas where organisms can obtain the energy they need?

Where is most of the fresh water on Earth located?

Without the greenhouse effect, Earth’s atmosphere would be _____ to support life.

In the experimental method what are scientists conducting when they photograph birds in flight?

The molten rock that is found in the upper mantle is

The organisms most likely to belong to the same species are

With respect to energy, Earth is a(n)

Using scientific info to devise a plan to clean up a lake and make it healthy again describes

How did the Himalaya Mountains form?

A focus of environmental science not studied in ecology is the

The group that does not receive the experimental treatment in an experiment is the

An ecological footprint is the

Which of the following is not one of the compositional layers of Earth?

The ozone layer is located in the

A good hypothesis is more than a guess because it

What essential characteristic does a good experiment have?

The energy in most ecosystems comes from

All of these fields of study contribute to environmental science except