Environment

Vocabulary

100

What is a drought?

a long period of time with a limited or non existent water supply

200

What word is this definition describing? enclosure for small animals: an enclosure that is used for keeping or observing small land animals or reptiles such as lizards in a simulated natural environment

Terrarium

300

What word does this definition explain? a natural resource which can replenish with the passage of time

renewable resource

400

The ___________ environment for mold growth is that with water, food, suitable temperature, and air

optimum environment

500

what is the word that associates with this definition capable of living, worth doing, worthwhile

viable

Multiple Choice

100

Which of the following is examples of environmental factors a polar bear might face A) food, concentration of humans, ice conditions B)Salinity of the water, human interactions, food C)fish, color of the bears fur, sand D)sand, wind, ice conditions

A. food, concentration of humans, ice conditions

200

We have 100ml of water with 2 spoon fulls of salt that have been added. Only 30% of Brine shrimp have hatched in this water If we added 100 ml more to the water what observation could you make? A)the salt in the water will become stronger B)by diluting the water the salt content will decrease and more brine shrimp will hatch C)by diluting the water the salt content will not change and the brine shrimp will stay the same D)the hatched brine shrimp will not survive

B putting more water in will make the salt less in the water causing more shrimp to hatch

300

Mrs. Smith's 3rd grade class conducted an experiemnt with Brine Shrimp. We tried to hatch the Brine Shrimp in 100ml of water with 0 spoons of salt, 4 spoons of salt, and 9 spoons of salt. 90% of the shrimp hatched in 0 spoons of salt, 50% hatched with 4 spoons of salt, and 10% hatched with 9 spoons of salt. What can you conclude from the above information? A) the Brine shrimp are salt tolerant B) Brine shrimp hatch better in salt water C)Brine shrimp are salt sensitive D) Brine Shrimp need salt for their optimum environment

C brine shrimp are salt sensitive

400

Which of the following is a renewable resource A) coal B) gas C)Oxygen D)copper

Oxygen

500

It hasn't rained in boonsboro Maryland in weeks. Mrs. Gallups class has noticed tha some plants have died while others have lived. This happens because plants have different tolerances to: A) temperature B)wind C)water D)sunlight

Water

Measurement

100

What do we use to measure volume

Graduated cylinder

200

Which tool would best measure the growth of a flower? A)graduated cylinder B)ruler C)stop watch D)thermometer

ruler

300

If you use a balance scale, what are you measuring

weight

400

Jesse wanted to train for a race. Everyday he would have his friend time him running the same distance. What is one way he could show his growth to present it to his coach after a month?

recording data onto a chart will show his progress each day

500

Each day at school it was Tina's job at school to check the temperature to see if the class needs to wear their jackets. What measurement tool does Tina check each day?

Thermometer

Environment

100

Name two ways humans can negatively impact the environment.

answers will vary

200

Name two ways humans can positively impact the environment

answers will vary

400

Which of the following is an environmental factor of a fish? A) Temperature B)sand C)wind D)air

temperature. Fish take on the temperature of their surroundings

500

Describe the difference between a preferred environment and an optimum environment.

optimum environment is the environment that is best suited for somethings survival

True or False

100

Renewable resources have a limited supply

false they have an unlimited supply

200

Water is considered a renewable resource

True

300

Rain is an organism

false

400

A terrarium consists of at least one transparent side in which water-dwelling plants or animals are kept.

False that is an aquarium

500

Some environmental factors for a desert terrarium are crayfish, seaweed, water, and grass

false water will be in a desert terrarium but the rest would be hard to find.