ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE A - UNIT 1 EXAM TEST WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
1. lesson 1 what is science?
2. what is an example of science? studying the uni-
verse, including
motions, positions,
and interactions of
celestial objects
3. what is environmental science? the studying of the
composition of the
environment and
organisms' inter-
actions within the
environment
4. which are human causes of extinction? select all that burning of fossil fu-
apply. els
introduction of a
foreign species
5. how is conservation defined? conservation is the
careful manage-
ment of resources
and the preserva-
tion of wildlife and
habitats
6. how is proper science validated? experimentation
and testing
7. what type of science is a pseudoscience? false
8. which scientific questions can be disproved by con- can monkeys com-
ducting tests? select all that apply. municate with
each other?
are vegetables
good for growing
strong bones?
, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE A - UNIT 1 EXAM TEST WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
do video games
negatively impact
mental health?
9. which claim is credible? from a universi-
ty article: "flying
squirrels can move
through the air
quickly, gliding to
trees."
10. what is the focus of environmental science? solutions to en-
vironmental prob-
lems
11. which are causes of extinction? cutting down
forests, overfish-
ing
12. match each contribution to science with the correct rachel carson:
individual. warned of the dan-
gers of pesticides
and herbicides
robert shelford:
collected different
insects specimens
frank egler: en-
couraged scientific
research in ecolo-
gy
marjory stoneman
douglas: advocat-
ed for the preser-
vation of the ever-
glades
13.
ANSWERS
1. lesson 1 what is science?
2. what is an example of science? studying the uni-
verse, including
motions, positions,
and interactions of
celestial objects
3. what is environmental science? the studying of the
composition of the
environment and
organisms' inter-
actions within the
environment
4. which are human causes of extinction? select all that burning of fossil fu-
apply. els
introduction of a
foreign species
5. how is conservation defined? conservation is the
careful manage-
ment of resources
and the preserva-
tion of wildlife and
habitats
6. how is proper science validated? experimentation
and testing
7. what type of science is a pseudoscience? false
8. which scientific questions can be disproved by con- can monkeys com-
ducting tests? select all that apply. municate with
each other?
are vegetables
good for growing
strong bones?
, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE A - UNIT 1 EXAM TEST WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
do video games
negatively impact
mental health?
9. which claim is credible? from a universi-
ty article: "flying
squirrels can move
through the air
quickly, gliding to
trees."
10. what is the focus of environmental science? solutions to en-
vironmental prob-
lems
11. which are causes of extinction? cutting down
forests, overfish-
ing
12. match each contribution to science with the correct rachel carson:
individual. warned of the dan-
gers of pesticides
and herbicides
robert shelford:
collected different
insects specimens
frank egler: en-
couraged scientific
research in ecolo-
gy
marjory stoneman
douglas: advocat-
ed for the preser-
vation of the ever-
glades
13.
