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Environmental Science Unit 1 Milestone.Questions & Correct Answers.

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Sophia Environmental Science Unit 1 Milestone 1 Which of the following is the best example of how a nonprofit organization can apply environmental science?  Use data to formulate climate change predictions  Promote sanitation and clean drinking water in developing nations  Vote for a political candidate who supports environmental issues  Reintroduce an endangered species into a national park CONCEPT Applying Environmental Science 2 Ecosystems provide many benefits to humans, which are termed "ecosystem services." Photosynthesis and soil formation are examples of __________ services.  supporting  provisioning  cultural  regulating CONCEPT Biodiversity 3 Choose the sentence that describes Thomas Malthus and his contributions to environmental awareness.  He wrote “An Essay on the Principle of Population,” published in 1798, that warned of the dangers of human overpopulation.  He was the first chief of the United States Forest System and served from 1905 until 1910.  His book Silent Spring, published in 1962, raised public awareness of harmful agricultural practices.  He wrote the book The Population Bomb, in which he discussed the negative effects of human population growth. CONCEPT Environmentalism 4 Factors that led to population growth during the Industrial Revolution and the Green Revolution include all of the following except __________.  more government regulations  improved methods of transportation  increased food productivity  improvements in technology CONCEPT Human Arrival and Expansion 5 Which of the following is NOT a major impact of population growth?  The thinning of the ozone layer allowing harmful radiation to reach Earth  Air and water pollution and climate change  The degradation of habitat and the loss of species  Increased need for energy leading to depletion of natural resources CONCEPT The Impact of Population Growth 6 Of the four graphs below, select the one that is misleading.     CONCEPT Graphs in Environmental Science 7 The blueberry bushes in Lawrence’s back yard did not have a good yield this year. He wondered if it was because there hadn’t been much rain. Lawrence decided to water the bushes closest to the house and see if that made a difference. If Lawrence were following the steps of the scientific method, before he formed and tested a hypothesis, he would __________.  do some preliminary research  evaluate data collected from testing his idea  determine if his theory can be disproved  attempt to answer the question with a guess

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