Define environmental science - answer-the study of the environment that includes physical, biological, and social sciences
Define ecology - answer-the study of how living things interact with each other and with their nonliving environment
List the five major fields of study that contribute t...
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 2024 QUIZ WITH ANSWERS
Define environmental science - answer-the study of the environment that
includes physical, biological, and social sciences
Define ecology - answer-the study of how living things interact with each
other and with their nonliving environment
List the five major fields of study that contribute to environmental science -
answer-biology, earth science, physics, chemistry, and social sciences
Describe the environmental effects of hunter-gatherers - answer-Native
American tribes set fires to burn prairies when hunting for bison to prevent
the growth of trees
Describe the environmental effects of the agricultural revolution - answer-
habitats were destroyed and replaced with farmland (slash and burn
agriculture)
Describe the environmental effects of the Industrial Revolution - answer-
burning fossil fuels caused pollution in the environment
Define renewable resource - answer-resource that can be replaced relatively
quickly by natural processes
Define nonrenewable resource - answer-resource that forms at a much
slower rate than the rate that it is consumed
Classify environmental problems into three main problems - answer--
resource depletion
-pollution
-less of biodiversity
Describe the ¨Tragedy of the Commons¨ - answer-if too many animals graze
in one place, the resources will run out
Define the law of supply and demand - answer-the greater the demand for a
limited supply of something, the more that product is worth
Define developing countries - answer-lower average incomes, simple and
agricultural-based economies, and rapid population population growth
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Define developed countries - answer-higher average incomes, slower
population growth, diverse industrial economies
Define sustainability - answer-condition in which human needs are met in
such a way that a human population can survive indefinitely at a standard of
living similar to the current one
Define ecological footprint - answer-shows the productive area of earth
needed to support one person in a particular country
Pollutants that are not broken down by natural processes are... - answer-non
degradable
What are the steps of the experimental method? - answer--observation
-hypothesis
-prediction
-experiment
-variable
-data
Describe two essential parts to a good experiment - answer--experimental
group
-control group
How do scientists study subjects in which experiments are not possible? -
answer-scientists use correlations (associations between two or more events)
to study subjects that cannot be experimented on
Explain how scientists use statistics - answer-statistics are the collection and
classification of data in the form of numbers
Explain why size of a statistical sample is important - answer-if your sample
size is larger, you have a better chance of getting accurate results
Describe three types of models used by scientists - answer--physical models
-graphical models
-conceptual models
Explain the relationship between probability and risk - answer-probability:
chance something will happen
risk: probability of unwanted outcome
Three values that people consider when making decisions about the
environment - answer-aesthetic: what is beautiful or pleasing
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