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Sophia - Environmental Science - Unit 1 Milestone 1. Which of the following describes an effect of an environmental issue experienced at the global level? • Particulate matter from a coal factory is causing health problems for workers. • Formaldehyde in the new office carpeting is causing a severe allergic reaction. • Consumers experience dizziness and nausea from pollutants in the water supply. • The consumption of fossil fuels contributes to air pollution and rising CO2 level...

Sophia - Environmental Science - Practice Unit 1 Milestone 11 Of the four graphs below, select the one that is misleading. ”Types of Weather in February” Pie Chart is the correct answer CONCEPT Graphs in Environmental Science 2 Plant and animal life faced some challenges when moving from water to land. Identify which things from the list below were among the challenges faced during the early life transitions. Yes No More difficult to move on land X Finding an adequate food sup...

Sophia - Environmental Science - Unit 1 Challenge 1. 1 — Science & The Scientific Process Identify the steps of the scientific method in a given situation. Alexander Fleming made a great discovery in the 1920s. While cleaning some glass plates upon which he had been growing bacteria, he noticed one plate had grown mold and the bacteria was gone. Which of the following activities corresponds with the conclusion step of the scientific method? • a.) Fleming determines that penicillin (from mol...

Sophia - Environmental Science - Unit 3 Milestone 3. Select the true statement about efforts to address water pollution in the United States. • The Clean Water Act of 1972 stated that all U.S. waterways would be clean by 1983. • The Refuse Act of 1899 was designed to protect waterways from non-point source pollution. • Media coverage of water pollution issues in the 1960s led to public concern and political action. • Individual states address non-point pollution sources by fining...

Sophia - Environmental Science - Unit 1 Milestone 1. Which of the following describes an effect of an environmental issue experienced at the global level? • Particulate matter from a coal factory is causing health problems for workers. • Formaldehyde in the new office carpeting is causing a severe allergic reaction. • Consumers experience dizziness and nausea from pollutants in the water supply. • The consumption of fossil fuels contributes to air pollution and rising CO2 level...

Sophia - Environmental Science - Unit 1 Challenge 1. 1 — Science & The Scientific Process Identify the steps of the scientific method in a given situation. Alexander Fleming made a great discovery in the 1920s. While cleaning some glass plates upon which he had been growing bacteria, he noticed one plate had grown mold and the bacteria was gone. Which of the following activities corresponds with the conclusion step of the scientific method? • a.) Fleming determines that penicillin (from mol...

Sophia - Environmental Science - Unit 3 Milestone 3. 1 Select the true statement about efforts to address water pollution in the United States. • The Clean Water Act of 1972 stated that all U.S. waterways would be clean by 1983. • The Refuse Act of 1899 was designed to protect waterways from non-point source pollution. • Media coverage of water pollution issues in the 1960s led to public concern and political action. • Individual states address non-point pollution sources by fin...