1. Which area, in general, do you anticipate having the lowest number of pollutants/particles?
A. Open spaces
B. Lots of air flow
C. Places left not cleaned
D. In a secluded closet
E. All of the above
2. Which particles can we really not do anything about?
A. Bacteria
B. Viruses
C. Dust
D. Pollen
3. Which particles can we do something about?
A. Dirt from the baseball field
B. Cold germs
C. Air blowing in from the windows on a 95o day
D. Pollen from trees and other plants
4. What are two consequences of these “particles” on humans?
A. Allergies
B. Brain Damage
C. Global Warming
D. Car Damage
5. In general, what is the major cause of global warming?
A. Colder Winters
B. Ocean water becoming more saline rich
C. Increased gases in the atmosphere
D. Increased electromagnetic waves in the atmosphere
6. T/F: Global warming is a myth. Explain.
A. True B. False
7. Which of these is not typically associated as a result of global warming?
A. Rising sea levels
B. Drastic temperature changes
C. Migratory animals unable to migrate
D. More severe weather
8. Which of these is not typically associated with a human cause of global warming?
A. Agricultural areas found here in Preble County
B. Transportation
C. Power plants like DP&L
D. Mass production of goods
E. Mass cattle production
9. Which of these is an identified natural cause of global warming?
A. Volcanoes
B. Mining of coal
C. Earthquakes
D. The Industrial Revolution
10. The Kyoto Accord, in part, punishes factories for over polluting by fining them. How do companies handle this fine?
A. They lie about their pollutants
B. They reduce the goods produced
C. They redirect the factory exhaust into lakes
D. They charge more for their products
11. Why is global warming such a difficult issue to correct?
A. There are no laws to protect the environment
B. Overconsumption is a cultural way of life here
C. No one cares about the issue and is no one is working on correcting it
D. The things you throw in a recycling bin never are actually recycled
12. Why is pollution considered a global problem and not just a national or local problem?
A. If we pollute, we charge Canada to clean it up
B. If we pollute, weather patterns carry that around the world
C. By creating pollution, we are forcing other humans to create products to clean it up
D. No single person pays the price for over polluting
13. What is planned obsolescence?
A. Companies plan on ignoring pollution laws
B. Society convinces us to get rid of perfectly good things so we buy more
C. Companies plan to over produce so they can make more money
D. Companies make products with the intent of it breaking so we have to buy another
14. What is perceived obsolescence and how does it contribute to pollution?
A. Companies plan on ignoring pollution laws
B. Society convinces us to get rid of perfectly good things so we buy more
C. Companies plan to over produce so they can make more money
D. Companies make products with the intent of it breaking so we have to buy another
15. What are the two activities humans participate in that consume most of our “leisure time”? WRITE DOWN TWO ANSWERS!!
A. Eating
B. Exercising
C. Watching TV
D. Shopping
16. The government dictates how much resource we can use, what we can produce, and what we charge for products. What is this called?
A. A capitalist economy
B. A mixed economy
C. A communist economy
D. A monarchian economy
17. The government lets manufacturers govern themselves. We can make goods how we want and charge what we want. What is this called?
A. A capitalist economy
B. A mixed economy
C. A communist economy
D. A monarchian economy
18. Why do some people feel like we are headed toward a communist economy?
A. We are running out of resources
B. Our economy is doing poorly and the government feels the need to step in
C. Global warming
D. Over population
E. All of the above
19. How can we contribute to a lesser waste society?
A. Recycle material
B. Reduce the amount of needless things we purchase
C. Reuse material if necessary
D. Cultivate our own gardens
E. All of the above
20-26. Look at the population pyramids below and answer the following questions.
A B C D
20. Which pyramid most closely represents the United States?
21. Which pyramid most closely represents the tribes of the Amazon Rain Forest?
22. Which pyramid most closely represents China or India?
23. In which country would you expect to find the worst health care?
24. If population experts had their way, they would like to see this pyramid represent global population.
25. Why would a country represented by pyramid A have so many kids?
A. To support their means
B. It is mandated in their religious beliefs
C. Because all of the men have children with many different wives
D. They sell their children to the highest bidder and make money
26. Which country do you anticipate having the biggest problems with an industrialized economy?
A B C D
27. What is the number one problem facing ALL of human kind?
A. Pollution
B. Global Warming
C. Natural Disasters
D. Over Population
E. Increased Suns Energy
28. If we want to solve the population growth problem. What is the biggest problem with correcting population growth?
A. The countries with the largest population prohibit limiting the number of children the followers could have
B. Too many people watch the Dugger’s
C. We can’t eliminate people from the planet
D. People think more children equals more money
29. Why is it a common belief that humans (the smartest species on the planet) is actually “devolving” instead of evolving like the rest of the species on the planet?
A. We iz gettin’ stupider
B. Less educated people are having more kids
C. Less people are going to college
D. We have run out of things to learn
30. We individuals consume energy by burning fossil fuels. This impact on the earth has a name. What is the name of this impact that we have?
A. Carbon footprint
B. Social Deposit
C. Environmental Defecation
D. Compound Interest
31-35. Match the common water pollutants with where they are found.
A. Once-living dead things/excrement (poopsies and pees) B. Pipes
C. Farm Runoff D. Added as a ‘cleaner’ E. Road maintenance
31. Ammonia 32. Salts 33. Copper/Iron
34. Chlorine 35. Nitrates
36-38. Use the choices below to answer these questions AND ALSO answer the multiple choice question as well. TWO answers will go on each blank.
A. Ammonia B. Salts C. Copper/Iron
D. Chlorine E. Nitrates
36. Which of the following is intentionally added to our water supply and why?
A. It strengthens our teeth
B. It helps us digest some of the stuff we eat
C. It helps clean the metals out of our pipes
D. It kills pathogens (disease causers)
37. In houses that are old (40+ years) it is very common to find this in our water. Why?
A. It is what the pipes are made of
B. It is an additive to septic tanks
C. There are lots of old plants around old houses
D. Old houses are closer to farms
38. Two of the above have to be checked carefully in these parts. What are those two and why?
A. We live in a very humid climate and it rains a lot
B. We live in a highly vegetative area and we have a lot of acid rain
C. We have a lot of old houses here and lots of animals die here
D. We live in an agricultural area and we have snowy/icy winters
39. Which of these was not a common requirement for a successful city?
A. Local professional sports team
B. Some form of entertainment
C. Places to get food
D. Centrally located police/fire
E. Easy road access/travel
40. The biggest knock I had on most of the created cities were the lack of businesses that employed large numbers of people. Why do you think most of you didn’t consider this?
A. We really don’t need places like that
B. People don’t want places like that
C. We chose other large areas of employment
D. We probably thought they were dirty & take up space
41. Where are most of the largest employers in Eaton located? That would be Parker-Hannifan, Neaton, SIlfex, Wal-Mart, and Henny Penny. Is this coincidence. Why are they here?
A. Center of town because it is easy to get to
B. All together because it is easier to get everyone to the same location
C. Outskirts of town so they are not a pollution travel issue
D. On back roads so they do not clog up traffic
42. Which of these is science NOT supposed to be?
A. Truthful
B. Biased
C. Pursuit of knowledge
D. Process based
43. Favoring a certain outcome the definition for which of the following words?
A. Accuracy
B. Bias
C. Hypothesis
D. Conclusion
44. How did our planet form?
A. It was a combination of accretion and gravity
B. They sun ‘belched out’ a huge massive amount of material that ended up being the planets
C. An asteroid heated up as it approached the sun and the parts flew out and became the planets
D. Eight of Jupiter’s moons escaped orbit and became the planets
45. What is accretion?
A. The spinning of a planet
B. The result of centripetal force
C. The process a planet undergoes to be round
D. The collision of particles on the sun
E. The joining of small bits to form a larger bit
46. Gravity is proportional to ______and inversely proportional to ______.
A. Mass, distance
B. Distance, mass
C. Space, time
D. Time, space
47. What is one reason why the center of our earth is so much denser than the outside of our earth.
A. There are rocks nearer the center of the earth
B. The denser parts arrived to form earth first
C. The suns heat lightens the outer portion of the earth
D. Volcanoes force the lighter material only from the earth’s center leaving the heavier stuff behind
48. T/F: Humans have occupied the Earth about 40% of the time the Earth has been around.
A. True B. False
49. What are the steps of the scientific method in order?
A. Hypothesis, design test, test, conclusion, observe, collect data
B. Observe, collect data, hypothesize, design test, test, conclude
C. Observe, hypothesize, design test, test, collect data, conclude
D. Conclude, observe, design test, test, collect data, hypothesize
50. A scientific method that has been proven over and over again is considered a ____.
A. Law
B. Conclusion
C. Theory
D. Hypothesis
E. Observation
51. A scientific method that is a commonly accepted belief but may have no proof (but lots of evidence) is called a _____.
A. Law
B. Conclusion
C. Theory
D. Hypothesis
E. Observation
52. How does the sun produce energy?
A. It burns atoms
B. Gravity expansion
C. Nuclear fusion
D. Rotating inner core
53. Approximately, what is the percent of oxygen in the air around you?
A. 75% B. 25% C. 99% D. 50% E. 1%
54. What is the most abundant element in the air you breathe?
A. Carbon Dioxide
B. Oxygen
C. Hydrogen
D. Argon
E. Nitrogen
55. What is the process by which plants produce energy called?
A. Respiration
B. Photosynthesis
C. Replication
D. Inspiration
56. What is the equation for photosynthesis?
A. Carbon dioxide + water à sugars + oxygen (and energy)
B. Oxygen + water à sugars + carbon dioxide
C. Oxygen + carbon dioxide à sugar + water
D. Sugars + oxygen à carbon dioxide + water
57. What is the equation for cellular respiration (that’d be breathing)?
A. Carbon dioxide + water à sugars + oxygen (and energy)
B. Oxygen + water à sugars + carbon dioxide
C. Oxygen + carbon dioxide à sugar + water
D. Sugars + oxygen à carbon dioxide + water
58-62. Match the layers of the atmosphere below with what their description.
A. Exosphere
B. Thermosphere
C. Mesosphere
E. Troposphere
D. Stratospheres
58. very little matter (it is “outer space”)
59. It could be VERY hot or VERY cold (you could both freeze to death and burst into flames!)
60. Atmosphere is thicker (shooting stars are seen here)
61. Stratospheres – satellites, weather balloons, and spy planes are here
62.) 75% of our atmosphere here (and ALL weather)
63. What does the ozone layer do?
A. Reflects sunlight
B. Absorbs UV rays
C. Makes the sky blue
D. Generates weather patterns