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Grade 11 Environmental Science
Which of these is an example of a non-renewable resource?
  1. trees
  2. water
  3. coal
  4. grass
Grade 11 Environmental Science
What is one example of indirect evidence that scientists rely on to find climate changes that occurred in the past?
  1. examining the rings of a tree trunk
  2. measuring the height of a tree
  3. counting the leaves on a tree branch
  4. studying the roots of a tree
Grade 11 Environmental Science
The philosophy that says that humans have a unique responsibility to manage, care for, and improve nature is called
  1. ecology.
  2. environmentalism.
  3. stewardship.
  4. biocentric preservation.
Grade 11 Environmental Science
The process by which CO2 dissolves in water and is released from water to the atmosphere is known as
  1. photosynthesis.
  2. respiration.
  3. diffusion.
  4. sedimentation.
Grade 11 Environmental Science
Natural events cause more erosion than human activities.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 11 Environmental Science
What happens when ranchers allow too many animals each too much of the plant cover?
  1. sustainable grazing
  2. erosion
  3. desertification
  4. overgrazing
Grade 11 Environmental Science
When we discuss “our environment” we are referring to
  1. all conditions in the world.
  2. only interactions that affect human life.
  3. only conditions that cause negative effects on our health.
  4. primarily interactions that harm the atmosphere.
  5. the sum of all the conditions surrounding us that influence life.
Grade 11 Environmental Science
The seas are still rising. Many researchers accept that the cause is
  1. glaciers getting bigger.
  2. lower temperatures on Earth's surface.
  3. ocean water getting more dense.
  4. global warming.
Grade 11 Environmental Science
Age structure data include all of the following EXCEPT for what?
  1. the number of members of a population who are between 5 and 11 years old
  2. the ratio of males to females in a population
  3. the amount of population change due to immigration or emigration
  4. the ratio of older people to younger people in a population
Grade 11 Environmental Science
When a large fraction of the resources have been used up, it is considered to be what?
  1. wasted
  2. depleted
  3. gone
  4. extinct
Grade 11 Environmental Science
Who wrote the essay, "The Tragedy of the Commons"?
  1. Albert Einstein
  2. Garrett Hardin
  3. Jimmy Carter
  4. Charles Darwin
Grade 11 Environmental Science
Which of the following is a species that has been identified to be in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant part of its range?
  1. endangered species
  2. threatened species
  3. endemic species
  4. exotic species
Grade 11 Environmental Science
A species that is native to a particular place and is usually found there is called?
  1. endangered species
  2. threatened species
  3. endemic species
  4. exotic species
Grade 11 Environmental Science

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                have been called the "lungs" of Earth.
  1. The land
  2. The air
  3. The oceans
  4. The forests
Grade 11 Environmental Science
What causes desertification?
  1. wind erosion
  2. water erosion
  3. both a and b
  4. none of these
Grade 11 Environmental Science
What is NOT something that pesticides kill?
  1. plant pests
  2. fungal pests
  3. bacterial pests
  4. human pests
Grade 11 Environmental Science
The following human activities have contributed to climate change except which one?
  1. taking a cruise to the Bahamas
  2. boating on the Long Island Sound
  3. taking the ferry to Connecticut
  4. paddling a canoe up the Peconic River
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