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| What is a biodegradable material that becomes a pollutant if it is allowed to accumulate? | Newspaper | ||||
| Why is the world's loss of biodiversity a source of concern? | Humans depend upon other species for food and oxygen. | ||||
| Using scientific information from chemistry and biology to devise a plan to clean up a lake and make it healthy again describes. | Earth Science | ||||
| The "Tragedy of the Commons" describes the conflict between. | Individuals and society | ||||
| A sustainable world would be characterized by the | Indefinite existence of human populations in a healthy and prosperous | ||||
| According to the law of supply and demand, what would occur if the supply of oil declined and the demand remained the same? | Oil prices would increase | ||||
| An ecological footprint is the | amount of land and ocean area needed to support one person | ||||
| Most of today's environmental problems began during which period in human history | Industrial Revolution | ||||
| Compared to developing nations, developed nations have | greater personal wealth | ||||
| The introduction of harmful levels of chemicals or wastes into the evironment is called | pollution | ||||
| The classification and collection of data that are in the form of numbers is called | statistics | ||||
| The group that does not receive the experimental treatment in an experiment is the | control group | ||||
| In an experiment, the factor of interest is called the | variable | ||||
| The average mass of a wolf in a pack of wolves is an example of | mean | ||||
| A model of a dinosaur is an example of a ___ model | physical | ||||
| The chance that an earthquake will occur in your town in the next year is an example of | risk | ||||
| Which step in the experimental method are scientists conducting when they photograph a bird in flight | observing | ||||
| Curiosity and imagination are important in science because they are | abilities in scientists that help expand our knowledge | ||||
| The chance that an event will happen is known as | probability | ||||
| In statistics, the group of individuals used to represent the population is called the | sample | ||||
| How did the Himalaya Mountains form | colliding tectonic plates | ||||
| What are wind and water erosion not likely to affect | tides | ||||
| The ozone layer is located in the | stratosphere | ||||
| Deep currents flow along the | ocean floor | ||||
| A volcano is a mountain formed from | magma | ||||
| The transfer of energy through space is | radiation | ||||
| The total quantity of dissolved salts in the ocean is | salinity | ||||
| A fault is a break in the Earth's | crust | ||||
| The part of the Earth that contains the air we breath is called the | atmosphere | ||||
| The most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere is | nitrogen | ||||
| Biomes with higher temperatures and less precipitation tend to have | shorter and denser vegetation | ||||
| The main factor that determines what type of plants grow in a biome is | temperature and altitude | ||||
| Tropical rain forests are threatened by | deforestation and the trade of rain forest plants and animals | ||||
| If you visited a savanna, you would likely see | large herds of grazing animals, such as rhinos, gazelles, and giraffes | ||||
| The deforestation of the rain forests may cause climate changes which, in turn, may affect | flooding | ||||
| The distance north or south of the equator, is measured in degrees, is called | longitude | ||||
| What is estivating | burying in the ground | ||||
| Animals such as pronghorn, bison, and badgers live on the North American | grasslands | ||||
| In the tundra, the frozen layer of soil just beneath the surface is called the | permafrost | ||||
| How are tundra biomes and desert biomes similar? | They are both extreme climates | ||||
| What is the Taiga | a forwst biome dominated by coniferous trees, such as pine, fir, and spruce | ||||
| What are the two main types of freshwater wetlands | marshes and swamps | ||||
| What adaption prevents phytoplankton from sinking in deep waters | flagella | ||||
| Estuaries are very productive ecosystems because they recieve fresh nutrients from | rivers and oceans | ||||
| Swamps are commonly found on | flat, poorly drained land | ||||
| What causes most coastal pollution in the United States | industrial waste and sewage | ||||
| The types of organisms found in a pond or lake depend on | sunlight, temperature of the water, nutrients | ||||
| As they flow down a mountain to flatter ground, rivers gernerally become | wider, warmer, and slower | ||||
| The majority of marine organisms are found in | shallow, coastal waters | ||||
| which ecosystem has the highest level of salinity | salt marsh | ||||
| Which organism produces most of the food in an aquatic ecosystem | phytoplankton | ||||
| The amount of dissolved salts in water is known as | salinity |
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Created by:
nchandler
on 2010-12-09