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- 1. Multiple Choice
Environmental science is the study of
the environment that includes physical, biological and social sciences
how organisms interact with their environment
Earth's nonliving systems and the planet as a whole
the chemistry of living things
- 2. Fill in the Blank
For most of human history, people obtained food by collecting plants, hunting, or scavenging. These people are called ____.
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is the practice of growing, breeding, and caring for plants and animals that are used as resources?
Subsistence Living
Industry
Agriculture
Architecture
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which is a negative consequence of the agricultural revolution?
increased human life
habitat destruction
reliable food
innovation
- 5. Fill in the Blank
Which revolution began in the middle of the 1700s and resulted in better quality of life for people, but many environmental problems?
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which is a nonrenewable resource?
air
soil
trees
crops
fossil fuels
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which is a renewable resource?
Fossil fuels
minerals
coal
fresh water
natural gas
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which term refers to the number and variety of species that live in an area?
Biodiversity
Ecosystem
Environment
Natural resources
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which can be broken down by natural processes?
lead
mercury
biodegradable pollutants
nonbiodegradable pollutants
- 10. Fill in the Blank
____ pollutants can be broken down by natural processes
- 11. Fill in the Blank
_____ pollutants cannot be broken down by natural processes
- 12. Fill in the Blank
What is the word for an undesired change in air, water, or soil that hurts the health and wellbeing of living things?
- 13. Multiple Choice
When humans use resources wisely, they leave enough for other organisms and future generations. This is called ___
the Tragedy of the Commons
Pollution
Environmental Science
Sustainability
- 14. Multiple Choice
What is the name of the model used to show to the amount of Earth needed to support one person?
Ecological Footprint
Environmental Science
Supply and Demand
Developed Country
- 15. Multiple Choice
The law of supply and demand states that
the greater the supply, the greater the demand
the greater the demand for a limited supply, the less the product is worth
the greater the demand for a limited supply, the greater the product is worth
without regulation, individuals will use too many resources and not leave enough for others
- 16. Multiple Choice
That term describes the idea that without regulation, people will overuse natural resources and deplete natural resources
The Ideal of Sustainability
The Study of Environmental Science
The Law of Supply and Demand
The Tragedy of the Commons
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which are part of the atmosphere? (more than one)
oxygen
water
nitrogen
mountains
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which sphere contains all the water in the world?
biosphere
atmosphere
hydrosphere
geosphere (lithosphere)
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which is NOT part of the biosphere?
Animals
plants
bacteria
water
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which sphere contains all the gases around the earth?
biosphere
atmosphere
hydrosphere
geosphere (lithosphere)
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which sphere contains all living things on earth?
biosphere
atmosphere
hydrosphere
geosphere (lithosphere)
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