Name Date Period ‘Workbook Activity Introducing Environmental Science Directions Choose the term from the Word Bank that completes each sentence correctly. Write the answer on the line. Word Bank applied sciences natural resources environment organisms environmental science 1. The is an organism's natural and human-made surroundings. 2. Living things are known as 3. Materials found in nature that are useful to humans are called 4, ‘The study of living things and how they interact with their environment is. 5. Fields of study that use scientific knowledge to solve practical problems are _ Directions Match the items in Column A with those in Column B. Write the letter of each correct answer on the line. Column A 6. the study of how living things interact with the environment 7. the study of human societies 8. what humans have made, such as roads and buildings 9. the languages, religions, customs, and arts of a people 10. all the living and nonliving things found in nature Chapter 1, Lesson 1 Column B anthropology built environment culture environmental science mon ow > natural environment {© Pearson AGS Globe, Permission i granted to reproduce for elatso0m wie ony GD Environmental ScienceName Date Period ‘Workbook Activity Chapter 1, Lesson 2 A Living Planet Directions Answer each question on the lines. Use complete sentences. 1. What are three things that people need to survive? 2. Why do living things need energy? Where does most of Earth's energy come from? Directions Read each statement. Circle the answer that correctly completes each sentence. 4. A (pesticide, nutrient, pollutant) is a chemical used to control pests 5. Oxygen will break apart, or (reproduce, dissolve, energize), in water. 6. Living things can (transpire, dissolve, reproduce), or breed and produce offspring, 7. (Wood, Metal, Oxygen) is an element all living things need to survive. 8. Each person needs about (1.9 liters, 1.9 gallons, 1.9 meters) of water a day to stay healthy. 9. The basic unit of life is a (molecule, cell, water), which makes up all living things. 10. Fish use organs called (lungs, ces, gills) to breathe underwater. 11. The ability to do work is (eating, energy, radiation), 12. Chemicals that organisms need to grow are called (nutrients, cells, waves). 13. Heat waves, light waves, and microwaves are all types of (nutrients, pesticides, electromagnetic radiation). 14. A (culture, nutrient, species) is a group of organisms that can breed together. 15. The gas that humans breathe out as waste is (oxygen, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide) {© Pearson AGS Globe Permission is granted to reproduce for avoom we ony. GD Environmental ScienceName Date Period Workbook Activity Chapter 1, Lesson 3 A Short History of Life on Earth Directions Choose the term from the Word Bank that completes each statement correctly. Write the answer on the line, Word Bank agriculture habitat Industrial Revolution Agricultural Revolution Homo sapiens landscape cycle hunter-gatherers pollution 1. The environment where an animal lives is its . People who survive by hunting animals and collecting food are . Anything added to the environment that can harm living things is |. The scientific name for humans is . Farming, or producing food crops, is also called . The characteristics of the land are known as the NAwWwaRwWN . The time in history when people began to farm and raise animals was the 8. The time in history when people started using machines to produce products is the 9. A(n) is a repeating pattern, Directions Answer each question on the lines. Use complete sentences. 10. When did the earliest life forms appear on Earth? 11. How long have humans been on Earth? 12. How did hunter-gatherers affect the environment? 13. How did the Agricultural Revolution change people's diets? 14, What are some positive results of the Industrial Revolution? 15, What is a harmful side effect of the Industrial Revolution? © Pearson AGS Globe, Permission is granted to reproduce fr casroom vse ony GD Environmental ScienceName Date Period ‘Workbook Activity Chapter 1, Lesson 4 Introducing Environmental Challenges Directions Unscramble the word or words in parentheses to complete each sentence. Write the answer on the line. 1. Pollution is one type, or , of environmental problem. (gayercot) 2. An example of a(n) environmental problem is trash in a nearby park. (ollea) 3. Problems are described as if they affect the whole world. (blaglo) 4. The earth has a lot of variety, or. , but this is slowly being lost. (svtiiryde) 5. An oil spill off the eastern U.S. coast is an example of a(n) pollution problem. (noeairlg) Directions Write the letter of the answer that best completes each sentence. 6. Experts predict that by 2050, the Earth's population may grow to9 people. A thousand B million € billion D trillion 7. The rise in global temperature is due in part to increased amounts of gasin the air A carbon dioxide B oxygen € hydrogen D methane 8. One person in ‘uses more resources than one person in any other country. A China B the United States € India D Spain 9. For most of human history, people have believed the earth had resources. A limited B unlimited € not enough D sparse 10. Ina(a) society, natural resources are preserved for future generations. A industrial B hunter-gatherer € sustainable D global {© Pearson AGS Globe Permission is granted to reproduce for avoom we ony. GD Environmental ScienceName Date Period Workbook Activity Chapter 1, Lesson 5 How Science Works Directions Match the items in Column A with those in Column B. ‘Write the letter of each correct answer on the line, Column A Column B _____ 1. apersonal belief that can affect an A algae experiment's results B analysis _____2. amagazine in which scientists can share their data © bias ____ 3. tiny organisms that make their own food D control group ____ 4. what is tested in an experiment E data 5. astudy done in a natural environment F experimental group ____ 6 information collected and organized during an experiment G field study __ 7. the process of making sense of an experiments results H hypothesis ____ 8. agroup in an experiment that has no variable changed ¥ Internet _____ 9. agroup in an experiment with one variable changed J. scientific journal that is being tested K variable 10. an educated guess 11. worldwide network of computers where scientific information can be shared Directions Answer each question on the lines. Use complete sentences, 12. What is meant by coral bleaching? 13. What are the steps of the scientific method? 14. Why do scientists perform their experiments many times? 15. Why is it vital that scientists publish and share their data? © Pearson AGS Globe, Permission is granted to reproduce fr casroom vse ony GD Environmental ScienceName Date Period ‘Workbook Activity Chapter 1, Lesson 6 Science and Society Directions Answer each question on the lines. Use complete sentences. 1. Why is science important to human society? 2. List some characteristics of a good scientist. 3. What does being skeptical mean? 4, Why are ethics an important part of science? 5. What kinds of issues can environmental justice help to solve? Directions Wsite the word or words that complete each sentence correctly. 6. An) is a well-tested hypothesis that explains many scientific observations. 7. An) is a statement of a basic law or truth. 8. help a person decide between right and wrong. 9. The effects of different actions are called 10. Dealing with environmental problems in a way that treats everyone equally is known as Directions Classily each concept as objective or subjective. Write 1. Facts and scientific measurements O for objective and S for 2 . Love of art, music, and literature subjective. 13. Personal feelings 14. Data collected from experiments 15. Opinions © Pearson AGS Globe Permission is granted to reproduc for eatroom ue ony |) Environmental ScienceName Date Period ‘Workbook Activity, Page 1 Chapter 1 Vocabulary Review Directions Match the items in Column A with those in Column B. ‘Write the letter of each correct answer on the line, Column A 1. materials found in nature that are useful to people 2. affecting part of the world 3. dealing with environmental problems in a way that treats everyone equally 4. the group in an experiment where nothing is changed 5. the things that humans have made 6. agroup 7. all of the living and nonliving things in an area B. a science magazine 9. the variety of life on Earth 10. provides practical solutions to problems using scientific knowledge 11. a repeating pattern 12. not influenced by personal feelings or opinions 13. variety 14, set of principles that help determine right from wrong 15. the ability to do work ‘Chapter 1 Column B built environment control group environmental justice natural resources monw > regional applied science biodiversity man category ecosystem, J scientific journal cycle diversity energy morals ozzrez objective {© Pearson AGS Globe, Permission i granted to reproduce for elatso0m wie ony GD Environmental ScienceName Date Period ‘Workbook Activity, Page 2 ‘Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Vocabulary Review, continued Column A Column B ___16. a time when people started using machines to P agriculture produce products Q electromagnetic 17. clectric and magnetic waves radiation 18. farming R habitat 19. a person who survives by moving from place to S hunter-gatherer place, hunting and gathering food T Industrial Revolution 20. the environment where an organism lives 21. help a person to decide between right and wrong U Agricultural Revolution 22. only affecting a certain place V culture 23. the languages, religions, customs, arts, and dress W ethics of a group of people X_ Homo sapiens 24, the scientific name for modern humans ¥ local 25. abasic law or truth Z principle 26. a time when hunter-gatherers began farming and raising animals for food Directions Unscramble the word or words in parentheses to complete each sentence. Write the answer on the line 27. The includes all things that are found in nature. (Itanrua noevetrinmn) 28. A problem that is. affects the whole world. (ibogla) 29. When a person is , they question what they read or hear. (pikalcest) 30. Living things are harmed when is added to the environment. (Iunopolit) 31. A(n) is the basic unit of life. (Icle) 32. A scientist conducts a(n) outdoors. (lifed yudts) {© Pearson AGS Globe Permission is granted to reproduce for avoom we ony. GD Environmental ScienceName Date Period ‘Workbook Activity, Page 3 ‘Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Vocabulary Review, continued 33. A well-tested hypothesis that explains many scientific observations is called a(n) rch oyt) 34. The chemicals organisms need to grow are called (rittnenus) 35. When an organism becomes , ito longer exists. (nixctet) 36. An organism's includes the natural and human-made things that surround it. (vemnrntieno) 37. During , a coral will turn white and die. (olrac higlebanc) 38. A(n) is the part that is changed in an experiment. (bavleria) 39, When an organism , it breeds and produces offspring. (porudecrse) 40. Personal feelings and opinions are (tijbuescev) 41. Inala) natural resources are preserved for future generations. (tbsinaeslua iosctye) 42. The rise in world temperatures is also known as (llogba granwmi) Directions Write the letter of the answer that best completes each sentence. 43. When something , it breaks apart A dissolves B absorbs € combines D heats 44. A(n) is a chemical used to kill or control pests. A fertilizer B disinfectant € pesticide D herbicide 45, All living things are called. - A life forms B organisms € animals D species 46. Ifa person is , their beliefs may affect the results of an experiment. A careless B opinionated € judgmental D biased 47.4 isa group of organisms that can breed with each other. A species B family € group D kingdom {© Pearson AGS Globe Permission is granted to reproduce for avoom we ony. GD Environmental ScienceName Date Period ‘Workbook Activity, Page 4 ‘Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Vocabulary Review, continued 48. The is the group in an experiment where one part is changed. A control group —_B hypothesis, € variable D experimental group 9. The process of making sense of an experiment’s results is called A hypothesis B anal € experimentation D data collection 50. is an educated guess. A theory B principle € hypothesis D trial 51. The study of how living things affect their environment is called A natural science B eco-science C life science D environmental science 52. A. is the effect of an action, A cause B value € bias D consequence 53. The is used to test possible answers to scientific questions. Acxperimental data B scientific method variable method _D experimental group 54, The characteristics of the land in an area are part of the A landscape B ecosystem € environment community 55. During a scientific experiment, is collected and recorded. A nergy B data € analysis D a hypothesis 56. The is a worldwide network of computers. A computer web B data system € world net D Internet 57. Tiny organisms that make their own food are called A bacteria B coral € algae D insects 58. are what are important to a person. A Theories B Values € Religions D Cultures 59. takes place when resources are used faster than they can be replaced. A Environmental justice € Overconsumption B Coral bleaching D Environmental science 60. Something that is. is made in large quantities. A skeptical B massive € global D mass-produced {© Pearson AGS Globe Permission is granted to reproduce for avoom we ony. GD Environmental ScienceName Date Period ‘Workbook Activity ‘Chapter 2, Lesson 1 The Earth Forms Directions Read the sentences. Put the steps of how the earth formed in order. ‘Write 1, 2, 3, or 4 on the line in front of each sentence 1. Energy heated the new planet to high temperatures. 2. Earth’s molten surface hardened into rock. 3. The earth began to cool. 4. Gas and rocky debris circling the sun crashed together. Directions Complete the science terms by writing missing letters. Use the clues to help you. 5. lighter crust 6. heavier crust ce] [ete] Jo] Jafe] fa © 2] Je Directions Choose the term ftom the Word Bank that completes each sentence correctly. Write your answer on the line. Word Bank extremeophiles vents toxic volcanic eruptions 7. Gases from volcanoes and formed a layer of air around the earth. 8. Explosions from beneath the earth’s surface are 9. Substances that are poisonous to life are 10. Tiny organisms called live in the worst environments on Earth. {© Pearson AGS Globe Permission is granted to reproduce for avoom we ony. GD Environmental ScienceName Date Period ‘Workbook Activity ‘Chapter 2, Lesson 2 Land, Water, and Air Directions Use the terms in the Word Bank to complete the paragraph, Write the terms on the lines. Word Bank atmosphere _biospher hydrosphere _lithospher The 1. is Earth’s solid surface and interior, The liquid layer where the earth’s water is found is the 2. The 3. is the layer of air that surrounds the earth. Life can be found in parts of all three layers. Together, these parts are known as Earth's 4. . Directions When you compare and contrast, you tell how things are alike and how they are different. Compare and contrast the pairs of words below. 5. plate tectonics and continental drift A. How they are alike: B How they are different 6. atmosphere and hydrosphere A. How they are alike: B How they are different: Directions Unscramble the word or words in parentheses to complete each sentence, Write the answer on the line. 7. The hydrosphere includes which is water found underground. (wgdnruotrea) 8. Water helps (Uhmeccai stnoircea) or chemical changes, take place. 9. Water in the form of a gas is also called water . (proav) 10. The protects Earth from harmful ultraviolet radiation. (nzoeo ralye) {© Pearson AGS Globe Permission is granted to reproduce for avoom we ony. GD Environmental ScienceName Date Period ‘Workbook Activity ‘Chapter 2, Lesson 3 Cycles of Life Directions Read cach statement. Circle the answer that correctly completes cach sentence. 1. Bacteria change nitrogen in the air into (elements, calcium, nitrates) 2. In the (carbon cycle, oxygen cycle, water cycle), water moves from the air to the earth and back to the air. 3. (Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation) is the process of water changing from a liquid to a gas. 4. (Evaporation, Precipitation, Condensation) occurs when water changes from vapor to a liquid. 5. (Condensation, Precipitation, Transpiration) is water falling to Earth from the atmosphere as rain, hail, sleet, or snow. Directions Choose the term ftom the Word Bank that completes each sentence correctly. Write the answer on the line. Word Bank ammonium carbon dioxide oxygen particle polar ive caps 6. When you breathe, you take in and give off carbon dioxide. 7, The enormous masses of ice at the North and South Poles are 8. A tiny piece of matter, like an atom, is a(n) 9. Many plants can use nitrogen in the form of. 10, Plants take in the gas and use it to make sugar. {© Pearson AGS Globe Permission is granted to reproduce for avoom we ony. GD Environmental ScienceName Date Period Workbook Activity ‘Chapter 2, Lesson 4 Climate and Weather Directions Match the items in Column A with those in Column B. ‘Write the letter of the correct answer on the line. Column A Column B 1. to turn in a circle A axis 2. moment-by-moment conditions in the atmosphere B climate 3. move in a circle around a point © equator 4, a straight line that an object seems to rotate around © humidity E Northern Hemisphere 5. the average weather in a particular area F revolve 6. areas of land lying near the equator G rotate 7. parts of the world north of the equator P ‘a H Southern Hemisphere 8, an imaginary line halfway between the North 1 tropics and South Poles » J weather 9. parts of the world south of the equator 10. the amount of water vapor in the air Directions Answer each question on the lines. Use complete sentences 1. What are prevailing winds? Give three examples. 12. What are jet streams? 13. Define air pressure. 14. Explain the Coriolis effect. 15. How does climate affect where organisms live? © Peston AGS Globe, Perminon erste to reproduce for casoom nly i) Environmental ScienceName Date Period ‘Workbook Activity ‘Chapter 2, Lesson 5 Our Changing World Directions Write the letter of the answer that best completes each sentence. 1 are long, cold periods in Earth's history. A Glaciers B Pangaca € Ice ages D Rotations 2. Scientists use radioactive elements called to determine the age of rocks. A radioisotopes. B atoms € radio waves D fossils 3. Preserved traces or remains of plants and animals are called A radioisotopes —_B fossils € glaciers D rocks 4 rocks are made up of layers of sand, gravel, and mud. A Fossilized B Radioactive € Sedimentary D Proxy 5. Masses of ice that move over land are called A glaciers B fossils € sediments D hail 6. The sources, or , of rocks give clues to the earth's past. A fossils B radioisotopes € origins D sediments 7, Barth's causes day and night. A radiation B rotation € precipitation revolution 8. Information that is not as precise as instrument readings is called data, A proxy B constructed € radiometric D global 9. At one time, Earth had a single landmass called A Pangaca € the North Pole B the polar ice cap D plate tectonics Directions Some changes happen quickly and are easy to notice. Other changes occur slowly and are hard to notice. Write F on the line if the environmental change happens fast. Write $ on the line if the change is slow. 10. Earth's rotation on its axis, 13. weather changes 11. movement of Earth's plates 14. global climate changes 12. the water cycle 15. mountain formation {© Pearson AGS Globe Permission is granted to reproduce for avoom we ony. GD Environmental ScienceName Date Period ‘Workbook Activity, Page 1 ‘Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Vocabulary Review Directions Write the letter of the answer that best completes each sentence. 1. When something is ,ithas melted into a liquid. A flowing B molten € condensed D vaporized 2. The moment-by-moment conditions in an area are called the A climate B temperature € atmosphere D weather 3. The A atmosphere B hydrosphere € lithosphere D hemisphere is the layer of air surrounding the earth. 4, Water or other materials in gas form are called A liquids B vapors € solids D particles 5. The is where life can be found on Earth. A biosphere B thermosphere € land D core 6A isa frozen mass that orbits the sun. A meteor B moon € star D comet 7. The are near the equator. A ice caps B temperate regions € tropics D North and South Poles 8. The hot center of the earth is called the A axis B core mantle D crust 9. When something , it moves in a circle around a point. A rotates B turns € revolves D cycles 10. The theory describes how continents move over time. A Pangaea B shifting land € floating continent D continental drift 11. Basic building blocks of matter are called A elements B atoms C minerals D nutrients 12. The is the layer of air people live and breathe in A troposhere B mesosphere € thermosphere _D stratosphere {© Pearson AGS Globe Permission is granted to reproduce for avoom we ony. GD Environmental ScienceName Date Period ‘Workbook Activity, Page 2 Chapter 2 Vocabulary Review, continued 13. The is the source or beginning of something. A climax B finale € origin 14. The process of changing from liquid to vapor is called A transpiration ——_B respiation © melting 15. A tiny piece of something is a(n) A clement B particle € compound 16. The carth’s surface layer of rock and soil is called the A crust B core € vent 7. ‘was the single landmass on Earth 200 million years ago. A Eurasia B Pandemic © Americana 18. The protects Earth from harmful solar rays. A stratosphere B jet stream € ozone layer 19. A(n) isa trace of a plant or animal preserved in rock. A artifact B fossil € skeleton 20. To is to turn ima circle. A revolve B swirl € rotate Directions Match the items in Column A with those in Column B. Write the letter of each correct answer on the line. Column A 21. the process of water moving from the air to Earth and back to the air 22. a system that provides everything needed to stay alive 23. layer of the earth's atmosphere between the stratosphere and the thermosphere 24, study of how the earth's plates move 25. parts of the world north of the equator ‘Chapter 2 D conclusion D evaporation D pinnacle D mantle D Pangaea D thermosphere D preserves D flip Column B life-support system mesosphere Northern Hemisphere plate tectonics mone > water cycle {© Pearson AGS Globe, Permission i granted to reproduce for elatso0m wie ony GD Environmental ScienceName Date Period ‘Workbook Activity, Page 3 ‘Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Vocabulary Review, continued Column A Column B 26. lighter part of the earth's crust; makes up continents F axis 27. water changing from vapor to liquid chemical reaction c 28. a chemical change H condensation 29. imaginary line halfway between the T continental crust North and South Poles J equator 30. straight line that an object rotates around ____31. blue-green algae K cyanobacteria 32. three major wind belts on Earth L_ prevailing winds ____ 33. layered rocks formed by sand, gravel, and mud M radioisotopes ___34. high-energy radiation from the sun NV sedimentary rocks 35. elements that help determine the age of rocks © ultraviolet radiation 36. wind patterns caused by the rotation of the earth P Coriolis effect _____ 37. a tiny organism that lives in harsh environments Q extremeophile ___38. parts of the world south of the equator R ice age _____39, water moving from the inside of a plant into $ Southern Hemisphere the atmosphere T transpiration ___40. a period of global cooling ___41. the solid surface and interior of the earth U air pressure 42. a form of nitrogen that most plants can absorb ¥ groundwater ___43. pressure caused by the weight of the atmosphere W hydrosphere 44. the water layer of the earth X lithosphere 45. masses of ice at the North and South Poles Y nitrate Z polar ice caps 46. water found underground {© Pearson AGS Globe Permission is granted to reproduce for avoom we ony. 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