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Michael L. McKinney, Robert M. Schoch, Logan Yonavjak, and Grant A. Mincy
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Chapter 1 – Environmental Science: An Overview
Multiple Choice
1. Planet Earth has existed for over _____ billion years.
A. 4
B. 8
C. 10
D. 12
Ans: A
2. Holistic approaches to solving environmental problems are generally:
A. cheaper and less efficient.
B. cheaper and more efficient.
C. more expensive and less efficient.
D. more expensive and more efficient.
Ans: B
3. What is the specific name for the approach that controls pollution by reducing the flow of
material through society?
A. End-of-pipe solutions
B. Input reduction
C. Out-of-pipe solutions
D. Output reduction
Ans: B
4. All of the following are key traits of the environmental system, except:
A. integration.
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B. complexity.
C. stability.
D. openness.
Ans: C
5. In terms of __________, the Earth is a(n) __________ system.
A. energy; closed
B. energy; open
C. matter; open
D. energy; unstable
Ans: B
6. The cells of the human body have __________ integration than the cells of Volvox.
A. equal
B. higher
C. less or lower
D. negligible
Ans: B
7. According to the Gaia hypothesis, the Earth is similar to a(n):
A. cell.
B. organism.
C. robot.
D. solar system.
Ans: B
8. Industrialized societies have __________ cycling of materials.
A. controlled
B. decreased
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C. ignored
D. accelerated
Ans: D
9. The world population is currently over _____ billion.
A. 7
B. 6
C. 8
D. 10
Ans: A
10. Select the best example of an exponential increase in numbers.
A. 1 - 2 - 4 - 6 - 8 - 10 - 12
B. 1 - 2 - 4 - 8 - 16 - 32 - 64
C. 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7
D. 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1
Ans: B
11. According to the World Bank, what is the predicted stabilization number for the worldwide
population?
A. 11 billion
B. 8 billion
C. 9 billion
D. 15 billion
Ans: C
12. By an equation, an impact is the product of population and:
A. contamination.
B. resources.
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C. consumption.
D. time.
Ans: C
13. Select the correct sequence for the passage of materials and energy through the environment.
A. Sink-throughput-source
B. Source-throughput-sink
C. Throughput-sink-source
D. Throughput-source-sink
Ans: B
14. The United States has about _____% of the world's population.
A. 1
B. 5
C. 10
D. 15
Ans: B
15. At what stage did humans have their earliest impact on the environment?
A. Agriculture
B. Conservatism
C. Gathering and hunting
D. Industry
Ans: C
16. The change in human society to agriculture __________ population size.
A. decreased
B. increased
C. neutralized
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D. stabilized
Ans: B
17. Select the environmental problem that the EPA has not designated as one of the three greatest
environmental problems.
A. Global warming
B. Groundwater drainage
C. Increasing species extinction
D. Ozone depletion
Ans: B
18. The highest priority environmental problems according to the EPA could be described as:
A. global, long term, and complex in nature.
B. local and targeting a single species.
C. having the greatest immediate impact on humans.
D. relating to pollution of our oceans.
Ans: A
19. Which stage of the human population is associated with the fastest population growth,
increasing throughput, and rapid increases in pollution leading to social movements?
A. Agriculture and conservationism
B. Industry and environmentalism
C. Gathering and hunting
D. Transition and sustainability
Ans: B
20. Select the oldest organization from the following choices.
A. Defenders of Wildlife
B. Sierra Club
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C. World Wildlife Fund
D. Audubon Society
Ans: B
21. Select the approach that is not sustainable technology.
A. Efficiency improvements
B. Increase input flow
C. Reuse and recycle
D. Substitution
Ans: B
22. Select the country that annually uses the greatest percentage of its national wealth on energy.
A. Africa
B. Iceland
C. Japan
D. United States
Ans: D
23. Select the example of an efficiency improvement leading to a reduction in fossil fuel usage.
A. Burning cleaner fossil fuels that pollute less
B. Substituting natural gas for refined gasoline
C. Using incandescent bulbs in place of fluorescent light bulbs
D. Making lighter weight automobiles with greater gas mileage
Ans: D
24. Saving glass products to employ in more glass production is an example of:
A. biodegradation.
B. degradation.
C. recycling.
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D. reuse.
Ans: D
25. Using solar energy instead of fossil fuel is an example of:
A. recycling.
B. remediation.
C. reuse.
D. substitution.
Ans: D
26. According to the concept of the debt bomb, rich countries receive __________ money from
poor countries than they transfer to them.
A. less
B. more
C. the same amount of
D. a variable amount of
Ans: B
27. Select the most specific sphere of concern on the Earth.
A. All animals
B. All people
C. Races of humans
D. Self
Ans: D
Matching
28. Each letter is used only once.
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_____ acid rain
_____ oil spill
_____ species extinction
A. High-risk problem
B. Medium-risk problem
C. Low-risk problem
Ans: B, C, A
29. Each letter is used only once.
_____ 4.6 billion
_____ 7.4 billion
_____ 77 million
A. Annual increase in world’s population
B. World’s population (approximately for 2011)
C. Number of years the planet has existed
Ans: C, B, A
Short Answer
30. List three approaches used by the sustainability movement not attempted by previous
movements.
Ans: Reducing resource usage; addressing social, economic, as well as biological and legal
issues (holistic, encourages the development of local action groups)
31. What are the two main forces that accelerate resource depletion and pollution, i.e., increase
impact?
Ans: Population, consumption
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,Environmental Science: Systems and Solutions, Sixth Edition
Michael L. McKinney, Robert M. Schoch, Logan Yonavjak, and Grant A. Mincy
Test Bank
Chapter 1 – Environmental Science: An Overview
Multiple Choice
1. Planet Earth has existed for over _____ billion years.
A. 4
B. 8
C. 10
D. 12
Ans: A
2. Holistic approaches to solving environmental problems are generally:
A. cheaper and less efficient.
B. cheaper and more efficient.
C. more expensive and less efficient.
D. more expensive and more efficient.
Ans: B
3. What is the specific name for the approach that controls pollution by reducing the flow of
material through society?
A. End-of-pipe solutions
B. Input reduction
C. Out-of-pipe solutions
D. Output reduction
Ans: B
4. All of the following are key traits of the environmental system, except:
A. integration.
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B. complexity.
C. stability.
D. openness.
Ans: C
5. In terms of __________, the Earth is a(n) __________ system.
A. energy; closed
B. energy; open
C. matter; open
D. energy; unstable
Ans: B
6. The cells of the human body have __________ integration than the cells of Volvox.
A. equal
B. higher
C. less or lower
D. negligible
Ans: B
7. According to the Gaia hypothesis, the Earth is similar to a(n):
A. cell.
B. organism.
C. robot.
D. solar system.
Ans: B
8. Industrialized societies have __________ cycling of materials.
A. controlled
B. decreased
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C. ignored
D. accelerated
Ans: D
9. The world population is currently over _____ billion.
A. 7
B. 6
C. 8
D. 10
Ans: A
10. Select the best example of an exponential increase in numbers.
A. 1 - 2 - 4 - 6 - 8 - 10 - 12
B. 1 - 2 - 4 - 8 - 16 - 32 - 64
C. 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7
D. 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1
Ans: B
11. According to the World Bank, what is the predicted stabilization number for the worldwide
population?
A. 11 billion
B. 8 billion
C. 9 billion
D. 15 billion
Ans: C
12. By an equation, an impact is the product of population and:
A. contamination.
B. resources.
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C. consumption.
D. time.
Ans: C
13. Select the correct sequence for the passage of materials and energy through the environment.
A. Sink-throughput-source
B. Source-throughput-sink
C. Throughput-sink-source
D. Throughput-source-sink
Ans: B
14. The United States has about _____% of the world's population.
A. 1
B. 5
C. 10
D. 15
Ans: B
15. At what stage did humans have their earliest impact on the environment?
A. Agriculture
B. Conservatism
C. Gathering and hunting
D. Industry
Ans: C
16. The change in human society to agriculture __________ population size.
A. decreased
B. increased
C. neutralized
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D. stabilized
Ans: B
17. Select the environmental problem that the EPA has not designated as one of the three greatest
environmental problems.
A. Global warming
B. Groundwater drainage
C. Increasing species extinction
D. Ozone depletion
Ans: B
18. The highest priority environmental problems according to the EPA could be described as:
A. global, long term, and complex in nature.
B. local and targeting a single species.
C. having the greatest immediate impact on humans.
D. relating to pollution of our oceans.
Ans: A
19. Which stage of the human population is associated with the fastest population growth,
increasing throughput, and rapid increases in pollution leading to social movements?
A. Agriculture and conservationism
B. Industry and environmentalism
C. Gathering and hunting
D. Transition and sustainability
Ans: B
20. Select the oldest organization from the following choices.
A. Defenders of Wildlife
B. Sierra Club
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C. World Wildlife Fund
D. Audubon Society
Ans: B
21. Select the approach that is not sustainable technology.
A. Efficiency improvements
B. Increase input flow
C. Reuse and recycle
D. Substitution
Ans: B
22. Select the country that annually uses the greatest percentage of its national wealth on energy.
A. Africa
B. Iceland
C. Japan
D. United States
Ans: D
23. Select the example of an efficiency improvement leading to a reduction in fossil fuel usage.
A. Burning cleaner fossil fuels that pollute less
B. Substituting natural gas for refined gasoline
C. Using incandescent bulbs in place of fluorescent light bulbs
D. Making lighter weight automobiles with greater gas mileage
Ans: D
24. Saving glass products to employ in more glass production is an example of:
A. biodegradation.
B. degradation.
C. recycling.
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D. reuse.
Ans: D
25. Using solar energy instead of fossil fuel is an example of:
A. recycling.
B. remediation.
C. reuse.
D. substitution.
Ans: D
26. According to the concept of the debt bomb, rich countries receive __________ money from
poor countries than they transfer to them.
A. less
B. more
C. the same amount of
D. a variable amount of
Ans: B
27. Select the most specific sphere of concern on the Earth.
A. All animals
B. All people
C. Races of humans
D. Self
Ans: D
Matching
28. Each letter is used only once.
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_____ acid rain
_____ oil spill
_____ species extinction
A. High-risk problem
B. Medium-risk problem
C. Low-risk problem
Ans: B, C, A
29. Each letter is used only once.
_____ 4.6 billion
_____ 7.4 billion
_____ 77 million
A. Annual increase in world’s population
B. World’s population (approximately for 2011)
C. Number of years the planet has existed
Ans: C, B, A
Short Answer
30. List three approaches used by the sustainability movement not attempted by previous
movements.
Ans: Reducing resource usage; addressing social, economic, as well as biological and legal
issues (holistic, encourages the development of local action groups)
31. What are the two main forces that accelerate resource depletion and pollution, i.e., increase
impact?
Ans: Population, consumption
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