Environmental Science Quiz

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14 questions

Note from the author:

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Environmental Science Quiz

Last updated 2 months ago

14 questions

Note from the author:

After exploring soil, learning about the New Jersey Pine Barrens, and doing some outdoor activities in the environmental science unit, this was used to assess student knowledge. 

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Draggable item		Corresponding Item

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Which is your favorite animal of the Pine Barrens and why?
Use at least two complete sentences to answer.
Note: It does not have to be one mentioned above, but you do need to make a choice of an animal found in the Pine Barrens. Even if you have no favorite, you are picking the least objectionable one from the diversity of animals available to choose from.

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NOTE: The next question lets you choose one prompt to answer! 🤔 

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We had two outdoor experiences during our Environmental Science Unit. Choose ONE and answer the prompts related to it. Use complete sentences.
A) NATURE ART - What was your biggest challenge in creating a nature art and why? No challenges? Explain why not. Be as detailed as possible.
B) GET OUTSIDE - What sense did you use the most in your get outside experience and how did that help you? Give at least two specific, detailed examples of using that sense.

After exploring soil, learning about the New Jersey Pine Barrens, and doing some outdoor activities in the environmental science unit, this was used to assess student knowledge. 

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The O horizon is made of _____

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The A horizon is called _______

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The B horizon is know as

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The C Horizon is called _______

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Below the C horizon is a layer of solid rock called

Check the items that make up soil

air

water

organic matter

minerals

Match the layer of the soil profile with the description that best goes with it

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
subsoil		decomposed leaves and dead organisms
bedrock		high in mineral matter
humus		rock fragments
parent materials		sometimes called "R" horizon

Classify the organisms of the Pine Barrens to either plant or animal.

Sundew
Timber Rattlesnake
Orchids
Black banded sunfish
Pickerel
Bladderwort
Blueberries
Pine Barrens Tree Frog

Plant
Animal

Which is your favorite animal of the Pine Barrens and why?
Use at least two complete sentences to answer.
Note: It does not have to be one mentioned above, but you do need to make a choice of an animal found in the Pine Barrens. Even if you have no favorite, you are picking the least objectionable one from the diversity of animals available to choose from.

The landscape of the Pine Barrens is defined by the water in it. Most of this resource is hidden in a(n) _________.

aquifer

stream

lake

pitch pine tree

Besides water, a defining element of the Pine Barrens is ________

oxygen

air

fire

plants

__________ plants get the nutrients they need when digestive juices and enzymes break the insects trapped by the plant down.

Carnivorous

Pine Barrens

Green

All

The water in the river is tea colored and ________, allowing only hardy fish and plants to survive in it.

poisonous

acidic

brown

dirty

NOTE: The next question lets you choose one prompt to answer! 🤔 

We had two outdoor experiences during our Environmental Science Unit. Choose ONE and answer the prompts related to it. Use complete sentences.
A) NATURE ART - What was your biggest challenge in creating a nature art and why? No challenges? Explain why not. Be as detailed as possible.
B) GET OUTSIDE - What sense did you use the most in your get outside experience and how did that help you? Give at least two specific, detailed examples of using that sense.

The O horizon is made of _____

The A horizon is called _______

The B horizon is know as

The C Horizon is called _______

Below the C horizon is a layer of solid rock called

Check the items that make up soil

air

water

organic matter

minerals

Match the layer of the soil profile with the description that best goes with it

subsoil

decomposed leaves and dead organisms

bedrock

high in mineral matter

humus

rock fragments

parent materials

sometimes called "R" horizon

Classify the organisms of the Pine Barrens to either plant or animal.

Sundew

Timber Rattlesnake

Orchids

Black banded sunfish

Pickerel

Bladderwort

Blueberries

Pine Barrens Tree Frog

Plant

Animal

The landscape of the Pine Barrens is defined by the water in it.  Most of this resource is hidden in a(n) _________.

aquifer

stream

lake

pitch pine tree

Besides water, a defining element of the Pine Barrens is ________

oxygen

air

fire

plants

__________ plants get the nutrients they need when digestive juices and enzymes break the insects trapped by the plant down.

Carnivorous

Pine Barrens

Green

All

The water in the river is tea colored and ________, allowing only hardy fish and plants to survive in it.

poisonous

acidic

brown

dirty