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Environmental Science Review
Test Description: Final Exam Review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) When making a decision about whether or not to build a dam, you are considering an economic value when you ask which of the following questions?
A
Will building the dam destroy natural resources?
B
How many jobs will building the dam generate?
C
Will the dam provide new leisure activities?
D
Is it right to build a dam here?
2) The three final steps of the experimental method in their correct order are
A
drawing conclusions, analyzing data, and repeating experiments.
B
drawing conclusions, repeating experiments, and communicating results.
C
observing, hypothesizing, and drawing conclusions.
D
repeating experiments, communicating results, and drawing conclusions.
3) Why are mathematical models important?
A
They can represent how a system or process works.
B
All of the above
C
They can be used to create useful digital images.
D
They are especially useful in situations with many variables.
4) Scientists use statistics to
A
All of the above
B
analyze data.
C
communicate ideas to each other.
D
graph data.
5) Compared to developing nations, developed nations have
A
faster-growing populations.
B
greater personal wealth.
C
lower health standards.
D
higher health standards.
6) Which of the following describes the depletion of a renewable resource?
A
intensive cultivation of farmland that exhausts soil nutrients
B
hunting of excess deer to maintain a healthy population size
C
increasing use of solar energy to generate electrical power
D
mining coal
7) Large-scale atmospheric phenomena caused by air that is constantly in motion is known as
A
conduction
B
convection
C
hurricanes
D
weather
8) What is the estimated temperature of Earth’s inner core?
A
30ºC to 40ºC
B
300ºC to 400ºC
C
4,000ºC to 5,000ºC
D
400ºC to 500ºC
9) In the troposphere, which of the following decreases as altitude increases?
A
pressure
B
temperature
C
both temperature and pressure
D
radiation
10) Which of the following is Earth’s densest atmospheric layer?
A
stratosphere
B
troposphere
C
mesosphere
D
thermosphere
11) _____ causes air to be denser near Earth’s surface.
A
Temperature
B
Evaporation
C
Gravity
D
Condensation
12) Deep currents flow along the
A
halocline
B
ocean floor.
C
thermocline.
D
ocean surface.
13) Which of the following is the layer of the ocean extending from the base of the thermocline to the bottom of the ocean?
A
bottom zone
B
thermocline
C
surface layer
D
deep zone
14) Which of the following plants is likely to be a pioneer species?
A
oak tree
B
grass
C
lichen
D
shrub
15) An example of a population is
A
all animals in a forest.
B
all maple trees in a forest.
C
all plants in a forest.
D
all trees in a forest.
16) Which of the following reproductive situations will limit a population’s biotic potential?
A
the number of interactions each individual has
B
the maximum number of offspring each individual can produce
C
the minimum number of offspring each pair can produce
D
the size of offspring each individual can produce
17) Some organisms are more likely to survive because they
A
lack certain physical traits.
B
All of the above
C
have certain physical traits.
D
engage in certain behaviors.
18) Most land animals depend on angiosperms for
A
all of the above
B
food
C
water
D
reproduction
19) Humans have inadvertently promoted the evolution of insects that are resistant to insecticides by
A
all of the above.
B
using the wrong insecticide.
C
using insecticides that are outdated.
D
trying to control pests with chemicals.
20) Which two kingdoms contain organisms that can use energy from the sun to make food?
A
plants and animals
B
protists and plants
C
eubacteria and plants
D
fungi and protists
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