Unsafe working conditions, smoking, poor diet, drugs, drinking, driving,
criminal assault, unsafe sex and poverty are: (Francisco Puck)
a =chemical hazards
b =physical hazards
c =biological hazards
d =cultural hazards
Chemicals, radiation or viruses that cause birth defects while the human
embryo is growing and developing during pregnancy (Francisco Puck)
a =carcinogens
b =teratogens
c =tetracinogens
d =biohazards
The climate of the earth abruptly warmed by ----- degrees or more to end
and ice
age 12,500 years ago. (Leslie Mears-Nigg)
a =20
b =100
c =75
d =15
What are the main gases responsible for holding in the sun's rays that
cause the Greenhouse effect? (Amy Burwell)
a =methane
oxygen
nitrogen
b =Carbon Dioxide
Methane
water vapor
c =Nitorogen
Argon
Methane
d =Carbon Dioxide
Oxygen
Fossil fuels
What is responisble for the natural phenomenon called El Nino? (Amy Burwell)
a = Strong trade winds
b =Cold water in an area where water tempurature should be warm.
c =Warm water in an area where water temperature should be cold.
d =Extreme temperatures off coastal shorelines
Climate belts are expected to migrate: (Susana Palma)
a =60-90 miles per 1.8 degrees Celcius
b =50-100 miles per 2 degress Celcius
c =60-90 miles per 1 degree Celcius
d =None of the above, the climate belts will never migrate
What type of climates emits brown air cities? (Amy Burwell)
a =Cool and moist climates
b =Tropical climates
c =Sunny and dry climates
d =Tundra climates
What elements of smog does not allow the mixing of air? (Amy Burwell)
a =normal conditions
b =inversion
c =lapse rate
d =air pressure
Which are the two greatest factors that encounter cities with bad air
pollution? (Leslie Mears-Nigg)
a =Climate and Industry
b =Industry and Economy
c =Economy and Climate
d =None of the above
Has science predicted the green house effects on the future? (Jennifer
Watkins)
a =Yes, theories have been proven!
b =Yes, but some questions are still unanswered.
c =Yes, but only of the next ten years.
d =No, but theories have been composed.
Which of the following does not affect how much of the sun's energy we
recieve: (Leslie Mears-Nigg)
a.) seasonal changes
b.) composition of the atmosphere
c.) tilt of the axis
d.) distance from the sun
Which of the following does not create a season: (Leslie Mears-Nigg)
a.) tilt of the axis
b.) position of sea level
c.) polarity
d.) rotation on the axis
Since the 1980's how much has normal ozone levels dropped? (Mili Gonzalez)
A. 5-15%
B. 4%
C. 2.3%
D. 6%
Every person in the U.S. produces: (Susana Palma)
a) more than twice his or her weight in waste every day
b) more than five times his or her weight in waste every day
c) more than ten times his or her weight in waster every day
d) none of the above
Organisms that make their food from compounds obtained from their
environment, such as phytoplankton and green plants, are called:(Chloe Downing)
a) Biotic
b) Producers
c) Consumers
d) omnivores
What are estrogenlike chemicals that disrupt the endocrine system by
attaching to estrogen recptor molecules called? (Mili E. Gonzalez)
A. Hormone mimics
B. Hormone disrupters
C. Hormone blockers
D. Thyroid disrupter
What health threat isn't caused from El Nino? (Shawnelle Cox)
a. Hanta virus
b. The flu
c. Malaria
d. Yellow Fever
A community of different species interacting with one another and with their
nonliving environment of matter and energy is called: (Chloe Downing)
a) habitat
b) climate
c) ecosystem
d) population
Which is not a greenhouse gas? (Kathryn Scruggs)
a. carbon dioxide
b. chlorofluorocarbons
c. argon
d. nitrous oxide
Which is not a result of warm ocean currents? (Kathryn Scruggs)
a. hurricanes
b. deserts
c. humidity around continents
d. increased evaporation
What is a paradigm? (Kathryn Scruggs)
a. a statistic
b. a model
c. a broad theory
d. conflicting views
"We may change various elements and compounds from one physical or chemical
form to another, but in no physical and chemical change can we create or
destroy any of the atoms involved." What law is this? (Kathryn Scruggs)
a. law of conservation of energy
b. law of conservation of matter
c. law of tolerance
d. law of progressive simplification
Which of the following are possible consequences of global warming?
(Kathryn Scruggs)
a. environmental refugees
b. increase of wildfires
c. spreading of disease
d. all of the above
Our good health and that of other species depends on having enough ozone
in the ----- and as little ozone as possible in the ------. (Kelly Czubko)
(a)troposphere, stratosphere
(b)stratosphere, troposphere
(c)mesosphere, stratosphere
(d)stratosphere, mesosphere
The main building blocks of an atom are: (Kelly Czubko)
(a)Ions
(b)molecules
(c)protons
(d)neutrons
What two gases is the sun made of: (Kelly Czubko)
(a)Nitrogen and Helium
(b)Helium and Oxygen
(c)Helium and Hydrogen
(d)Carbon and Helium
In a type of species interaction called __________, one species
benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed to any significant
degree. (Rahila Jarrett)
a. mutualistic interaction
b. commensalism
c. predatation
d. parasitism
In a __________ between two species, both species generally
benefit.(Rahila Jarrett)
a. mutalistic interaction
b. commensalism
c. predatation
d. parasitism
The causes of a temperature inversion include: (Shawnele Cox)
a)Topography
b)High Pressures
c)Radiation
d)All the Above