ENV320 CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
TEST 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS EXPERT VERIFIED
●● Random samples are used:
a.only when large samples are not available
b.only in double-blind medical experiments
c.to eliminate the need for rigorous method of choice
d.only in environmental science experiments
e.to eliminate bias from a study.
Answer: e.to eliminate bias from a study
●● The concept that a resource that is degraded by the increasing
populations that utilize the resource without any regulation of that
resource is referred to as:
a. a paradigm shift
b. the tragedy of the commons
c. the lack of sustainable thinking
d. the population bomb
e. the ecosystem destruction theory.
Answer: b. the tragedy of the commons
,●● The best definition of a hypothesis is a(n):
a. Theory based on experiments
b. Argument based on acute intuition
c. Proposed theory that has been tested numerous times
d. Proposed explanation based on observation
e. Proof of a proposed theory.
Answer: d. Proposed explanation based on observation
●● Place the steps of the scientific method in order that they occur..
Answer: 1. Identify question
2. Form testable hypothesis
3. Collect data to test hypothesis
4. Interpret results
5. Report for peer review
6. Publish findings
●● Science is not absolute. What we know about a topic is based on the
data available, and the interpretation of those data. Future discoveries
may alter today's interpretations. Although we cannot possibly assess all
points of view regarding a problem, ______ ______ enables us to
discriminate between statements of fact and opinion..
Answer: Critical Thinking
,●● Plants capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere would be an
example of:
a. sustainable development
b. ecotourism
c. ecosystem services
d. environmentalism
e. biodiversity.
Answer: c. ecosystem services
●● What landmark publication does your textbook indicate helped
establish the modern environmentalism movement and called attention
to the threats of pollution to humans and other species?
a. Walden by Henry David Thoreau
b. A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold
c. Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
d. Acid Rain by Robert Angus Smith
e. Man and Nature by George Perkins Marsh.
Answer: c. Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
●● Most environmental problems result from:
a. Global Warming
b. Complex, Interrelated Problems
c. Excessive Pollution
, d. Technological Development Problems
e. Urban Degradation.
Answer: b. Complex, Interrelated Problems
●● If current trends continue, climate models indicate that by 2100
global mean temperature will probably increase by 2 to 6 degrees
Celcius compared to the temperatures today. This would result in
decreases of:
a. Glaciers & Snowfields
b. Storm Intensity
c. Flooding
d. Severe Droughts
e. Heat Waves.
Answer: a. Glaciers & Snowfields
●● Why is world hunger an environmental issue?
a. Food production is global but the resources are unequally distributed
b. There is not enough land available to use for agricultural production
c. Agriculture is only possible in developed nations
d. There is not enough fertilizer available to provide higher crop yields
e. There is not enough fresh water available to use for irrigation.
Answer: a. Food production is global but the resources are unequally
distributed
TEST 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS EXPERT VERIFIED
●● Random samples are used:
a.only when large samples are not available
b.only in double-blind medical experiments
c.to eliminate the need for rigorous method of choice
d.only in environmental science experiments
e.to eliminate bias from a study.
Answer: e.to eliminate bias from a study
●● The concept that a resource that is degraded by the increasing
populations that utilize the resource without any regulation of that
resource is referred to as:
a. a paradigm shift
b. the tragedy of the commons
c. the lack of sustainable thinking
d. the population bomb
e. the ecosystem destruction theory.
Answer: b. the tragedy of the commons
,●● The best definition of a hypothesis is a(n):
a. Theory based on experiments
b. Argument based on acute intuition
c. Proposed theory that has been tested numerous times
d. Proposed explanation based on observation
e. Proof of a proposed theory.
Answer: d. Proposed explanation based on observation
●● Place the steps of the scientific method in order that they occur..
Answer: 1. Identify question
2. Form testable hypothesis
3. Collect data to test hypothesis
4. Interpret results
5. Report for peer review
6. Publish findings
●● Science is not absolute. What we know about a topic is based on the
data available, and the interpretation of those data. Future discoveries
may alter today's interpretations. Although we cannot possibly assess all
points of view regarding a problem, ______ ______ enables us to
discriminate between statements of fact and opinion..
Answer: Critical Thinking
,●● Plants capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere would be an
example of:
a. sustainable development
b. ecotourism
c. ecosystem services
d. environmentalism
e. biodiversity.
Answer: c. ecosystem services
●● What landmark publication does your textbook indicate helped
establish the modern environmentalism movement and called attention
to the threats of pollution to humans and other species?
a. Walden by Henry David Thoreau
b. A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold
c. Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
d. Acid Rain by Robert Angus Smith
e. Man and Nature by George Perkins Marsh.
Answer: c. Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
●● Most environmental problems result from:
a. Global Warming
b. Complex, Interrelated Problems
c. Excessive Pollution
, d. Technological Development Problems
e. Urban Degradation.
Answer: b. Complex, Interrelated Problems
●● If current trends continue, climate models indicate that by 2100
global mean temperature will probably increase by 2 to 6 degrees
Celcius compared to the temperatures today. This would result in
decreases of:
a. Glaciers & Snowfields
b. Storm Intensity
c. Flooding
d. Severe Droughts
e. Heat Waves.
Answer: a. Glaciers & Snowfields
●● Why is world hunger an environmental issue?
a. Food production is global but the resources are unequally distributed
b. There is not enough land available to use for agricultural production
c. Agriculture is only possible in developed nations
d. There is not enough fertilizer available to provide higher crop yields
e. There is not enough fresh water available to use for irrigation.
Answer: a. Food production is global but the resources are unequally
distributed
