The name of the natural resource that is naturally formed much more slowly than we use it?
A) Renewable B) Non-renewable C) Sustainable
100
The chemical formula for Ozone is?
A) O B) O2 C) O3
100
The word hydro means?
A) flying_______ B) air_____ C) water______
100
The first step of the environmental policy process is to
What is a) gain access to policymakers b) identify a problem c) get organized
100
What is economics?
a) the study of good and services and their distribution>>>
b) the study of money as it relates to how it is made>>>
c) neither A or B
200
Of the following which is an example of a renewable resource?
A) Crude Oil B) Wave Energy C) Copper
200
Ozone depletion was caused by these chemicals, which were used in aerosol cans and refrigerators
A) Fossil fuels B) Chlorofluorocarbons C) Chloroplasts
200
There is only a small portion of Earth's water that exist in both liquid and ____________.
a) fresh b) frozen c) salty
200
The main goal of the Healthy Forest Restoration Act is
What is a) prevent salvage logging >>>b) prevent erosion and soil damage >>>> C) promote salvage logging>>>
200
Supply is _______
a) how much people want
b) the amount of a product offered for sale
c) the price of the product
300
One of the following is an example of a non-renewable natural resource.
A) Sunlight B) Natural Gas C) Geothermal Energy
300
What does the ozone layer do to benefit living things on earth?
A) Provides fresh water B) Protects life from the sun's UV rays C) Is necessary for living things to breathe
300
To conserve water you should water you lawn?
A) in the evening when it is dark
B) you shouldn't water your lawn
C) in mid day when sun is bright
300
Who does the government interact with when making environmental policies?
a) no one they just decide
b) citizens, organizations and businesses
c) the people who cause the problem
300
Demand is ?
a) the price of a product that people are willing to pay
b) the amount of the product offered for sale
c) what a person wants at a given moment in time
400
The ultimate source of energy in an ecosystem in which rabbits eat grass and foxes eat rabbits is?
A) the grass B) the rabbits C) the sun
400
________________ was the name of the project that aided in all countries working together to reduce the use of CFC's
a) the Clean Air Act b) the Montreal Protocol c) the EPA
400
Most of the fresh water that we use in the U.S., which is about 74% comes from this source.
A) surface water sources B) the ocean C) aquifers
400
What did Rachel Carson write about that awakened the public?
a) the ozone
b) water pollution
c) damaging effects of DDT and Pesticides
400
What is a cost-benefit analysis?
a) research in to how much a company can charge for and item they sell
b) the price of an item
c) a comparison of what is sacrificed or gained by a specific action.
500
The richest one fifth of the world's people uses what percent of the world's resources?
A) 5% B) 43% C) 86%
500
Where was the Ozone Hole first discovered?
a) Over New Jersey b) Over Australia c) Over Antarctica
500
List in order the sequence of the Hydrologic Cycle.
a) Condensation, evaporation, precipitation, infiltration ___b) Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, infiltration___
c) Infiltration, precipitation, condensation, evaporation
500
What does science do in order to help law makers create policies?
a) Collect data and provide potential solutions
b) Research areas of concern
c) Both A and B
500
Ecolabels tell people what?
a) how much is considered safe to eat.
b) the amount of calories in a given product.
c) whether the product was made in processes that do not harm the environment.