EER 1000 Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
Environmental science is the study of the____ of the environment.
A. interactions b/w the biological, chemical, and physical components
B. chemical compounds
C. Physical compounds
D. biological compounds - answerA
An activity that is sustainable i...
Environmental science is the study of the____ of the environment.
A. interactions b/w the biological, chemical, and physical components
B. chemical compounds
C. Physical compounds
D. biological compounds - answer✔A
An activity that is sustainable is best described as one that___.
A. is a net positive activity
B. does not involve resource extraction or produce pollution
C. does not negatively impact the lives of others
D. can be carried out indefinitely into the future - answer✔D
" Our common future", written by the Brundtland commission, attempted to____.
A. classify countries into categories according to their wealth and level of industrialization
B. place restrictions on development that used resources in an unsustainable manner
C. evaluate environmental impacts of industrialization and encourage more sustainable paths for
economic development
D. spread wealth and resources more evenly across the globe in order to alleviate perceived
economic inequities - answer✔C
which of the following would be considered a renewable resource?
D. cattle - answer✔D
of the following, which is best research hypothesis for the question " does flower colour affect
how attractive the flowers are to bees?"
A. light coloured flowers will attract more bees than dark coloured flowers.
B. bees are attracted to flowers b/c they can drink the nectar and eat the pollen, and by visiting
flowers, they help the flowers pollinate each other.
C. flowers odor has a greater effect on attraction by bees than does flower colour
D. bees can see light-coloured flowers better than dark coloured flowers - answer✔A
A scientific theory is best described as a(n)____.
A. educated guess
B. widely supported scientific explanation
C. hunch
D. hypothesis that has not yet been thoroughly tested - answer✔B
What is the role of creativity in science?
A. scientists are not supposed to be creative b/c creativity is subject to human emotions and
desires, and scientists are supposed to be objective
B. scientists must be creative in order to design appropriate experiments and think critically
about unexpected results
C. scientists must be creative in order to get the statistical results that support their hypothesis
D. scientists must be creative in order to design experiments that will give them the results that
they predict - answer✔B
to be valid, a scientific observation needs to be____.
D. accurate - answer✔B
what is the role of statists in science?
A. statistics are used to ensure that data collected in an experiment are accurate and reliable
B. statistics are used to determine whether the observed results of an experiment represent
meaningful mathematical differences
C. statistics are sued to prove that a theory is true, in a way that will be accepted by other
scientists
D. statistics are sued to assemble data into a form that will create results in an experiment -
answer✔B
why are models often used in environmental science?(selct two correct answers)
A. mathematical models are used to help make decisions by predicting how conditions may
change over time
B. models that allow Enviromental scientists to study complicated systems where many different
processes are occurring simultaneously
C. models are sued to study systems that would be too expensive to manipulate
D. when a scientist isn't confident about their hypothesis, they will often use a model to confirm
the hypothesis - answer✔A B
A. scientists anonymously evaluate the research of another scientist
B. editors of the scientific journal check to see if the researcher has a good reputation in their
field
C. a scientists friends vouch for the scientist's honesty in order for their research to be published.
D. other scientists oversee the collection of data for an experiment to verify that a researcher is
not making up results - answer✔A
pseudoscience is_____.
A. not published in peer-reviewed journals
B. an alternative form of science that is becoming more popular in the scientific community
C. valid if its findings are supported by a scientist with a PhD
D. science carried out by people without college degrees - answer✔A
you should be skeptical of scientific claims if_____.
A. you dont want to believe them or do not think they can possibly be true
B. they are supported by the findings of several studies
C. they have not and will not go through the peer review process
D. the person making the claims has no financial stake in the matter - answer✔C
which one of the following would be an emergent property of a prairie?
A. the formation of thick,fertile soils
B. the need for water
C. the soil, plants, and earthworms living in the prairie
D. the dominant big bluestem grasses - answer✔A
a scientist is said to be "uncertain" when they____.
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