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Environmental Science Pretest
These questions address many of the issues we cover this year. Please answer each to the best of your knowledge.
1. Where is the closest power plant?
2. The average surface temperatures and ocean levels are increasing, while average ice cover is decreasing. (True /
False)
3. The nearest open landfill is located where? ________________________________________
4. Hybrid cars, unlike regular internal combustion engines, do not produce pollution. (True / False)
5. Overall air quality in this country is better now than it was 30 years ago. (True / False)
6. If a company like Waste Management collects all of the paper, bottles, plastic, etc in a single bin, this is a likely
sign that the material is not really being recycled. (True / False)
7. The two main sources of electricity in this state are: (Choose two)
a. Coal
b. Oil
c. Natural Gas
d. Solar
e. Wind
f. Hydro
g. Nuclear
8. Horses and donkeys can be bred to produce a mule, so they are considered the same species. (True / False)
9. A 2013 study on Global Warming looked at every article published about man-made Global Warming between
Nov. 2012 and Dec. 2013. Of the 2,258 articles published, how many rejected man-made Global Warming?
__________________
10. Different levels of crude oil can be found in ocean water from all over the world. What is the biggest source of
this pollutant? __________________
11. The Endangered Species Act is a complete, comprehensive list of all known species in danger of extinction. (True
/ False)
12. Which of these ecosystems would you expect to have the greatest amount of biodiversity?
a. Deserts
b. Rainforests
c. Arctic Tundras
d. Wetlands
13. Due to its massive population, China is now contributing more air pollution to the world’s atmosphere than the
United States. (True / False)
14. An average individual living in the United States uses as many resources as __________ people in India.
15. Products made in foreign countries but sold in the United States must treat their workers fairly according to laws
that have been passed here. (True / False)
16. Tap water is safe to drink. (True / False)
17. What percent of Earth’s total water supply is fresh (non-salt) water?
a. More than 90%
b. 50%
c. 25%
d. 3%
e. Less than 1%
18. Where is the majority of the fresh water on Earth?
_____________________________
19. Reusing plastic water bottles is a good, healthy way to reduce pollution. (True / False)
20. Deforestation of tropical rain forests could eventually lead to the Earth’s atmosphere running out of oxygen.
(True / False)
21. Aerosol cans release chemical compounds that destroy the ozone layer. (True / False)
22. Nuclear power plants do not directly release any air pollution; only steam. (True / False)
23. The average temperature in cities tends to be (higher / lower / the same) as a natural ecosystem.
24. Fish from the Pacific Ocean is safe to eat. (True / False)
25. There are only enough known oil reserves to last about 50 years, under current usage. (True / False)
26. What is the current human population? ____________________________
27. According to the theory of evolution, humans came from monkeys. (True / False)
28. Legally, antibiotics and growth hormones cannot be used in raising livestock. (True / False)
29. Consuming meat and poultry products can contribute to environmental problems. (True / False)
30. What does anthropogenic mean? _____________________________________________________________
31. Currently, CA has enough water to service every person living in the state in the coming decades. (True / False)
32. Eutrophication is caused by an excess amount of nutrient run-off into aquatic ecosystems that can often lead to
fish die-offs. (True / False)
33. Using methods that do not completely use up or destroy natural resources is known as
_____________________________ use.
34. Wildfires are an essential part of forest ecology and are a necessary part of some plant’s life cycles. (True / False)
35. Why are bees vanishing worldwide and why is this so alarming? _______________________________________
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