PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CHAPTERS 1 - 8 TEST BANK PROF JAMES REEDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
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PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CHAPTERS 1 - 8 TEST BANK PROF JAMES REEDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
D - ANSWER 1. Environmental science is a
A. narrowly defined set of physical, life, and social sciences.
B. theoretical approach in interpreting the environment.
C. way to s...
PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CHAPTERS 1 - 8 TEST
BANK PROF JAMES REEDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
D - ANSWER 1. Environmental science is a
A. narrowly defined set of physical, life, and social sciences.
B. theoretical approach in interpreting the environment.
C. way to see the world in scientific terms.
D. systematic approach learning about the environment.
E. special set of problem-solving skills.
B - ANSWER 2. Most environmental problems result from
A. excessive pollution.
B. complex, interrelated problems.
C. technological development problems.
D. global warming.
E. urban degradation.
A - ANSWER 3. In explaining your choice of an environmental science major in college to your
roommate, you would probably emphasize the fact that environmental science is a(n)
A. applied interdisciplinary field concerning the environment with an emphasis on solving
problems.
B. well-established field that has been in existence for a long time.
C. theoretical discipline that will help to solve the problems created by human impact.
D. relatively new field that will identify remedies to environmental issues.
E. theoretical field with an emphasis on scientific understanding.
,D - ANSWER 4. Ideally, science
A. is correct most of the time.
B. tells us what we expected to find.
C. uses new technology.
D. is methodical and logical.
E. proves that our hypotheses are correct.
E - ANSWER 5. The best definition of a hypothesis is a(n)
A. proof of a proposed theory.
B. proposed theory that has been tested numerous times.
C. theory based on experiments.
D. argument based on acute intuition.
E. proposed explanation based on observation.
A - ANSWER 6. Of the following statements and questions, which is the best example of deductive
reasoning?
A. If all insects have six legs, then butterflies have six legs.
B. In repeated tosses of a coin, there is a 50/50 chance of each toss resulting in a "head."
C. How many times will the toss of coins turn "heads-up" if 100 people each toss a coin?
D. Since every insect I have examined so far has six legs, I conclude that all insects must have six legs.
E. All of these are examples of deductive reasoning.
A - ANSWER 7. The statement, "Since every insect I have examined so far has six legs, I conclude that all
insects must have six legs" is an example of
A. inductive reasoning.
,B. deductive reasoning.
C. hypothesis testing.
D. reductive reasoning.
E. parsimony.
C - ANSWER 8. Although your sister is not a scientist, she says that she uses scientific techniques in her
everyday life. You do not believe her but she insists it is true. Which of the following examples could she
use to best persuade you that science is used daily?
A. When she cooks, she measures ingredients and puts them together to form something else (e.g., a
cake).
B. When she drives in her car, she hypothesizes about things (e.g., when the red light will turn green).
C. She put some tomatoes in the sun and some in the shade to see if the sun causes them to ripen faster.
D. She buys a brand of toothpaste based on statistical data (four out of five dentists recommend it).
E. She cannot provide any example that would persuade you of using scientific techniques in her
everyday life.
D - ANSWER 9. A group of concerned citizens are collecting water samples from a local river to detect the
level of nitrogen in the water. They plan to take samples every day for a month and then will divide the
sum by the number of days they sampled. What is the group trying to do?
A. Determine the mean level of nitrogen in the water.
B. Determine the average level of nitrogen in the water.
C. Determine the confidence level of the sample.
D. Both determine the mean level of nitrogen in the water and determine the average level of nitrogen
in the water.
E. Both determine the average level of nitrogen in the water and determine the confidence level of the
sample.
B - ANSWER 10. Which of the following is not an example of how statistics are used?
A. Assessing the general state of a group.
, B. Determining the context of how data was gathered.
C. Estimating the confidence you can have in the data.
D. Determining if your group is unusual.
E. Evaluating the relationship between variables.
C - ANSWER 11. Utilitarian conservationists, including Gifford Pinchot and Theodore Roosevelt,
supported forest conservation in order to provide
A. wildlife habitats in forested areas.
B. untouched, unvisited wilderness areas.
C. homes, jobs, and recreation for people.
D. the scenic beauty found in natural areas.
E. resources, such as natural habitats, for future generations.
A - ANSWER 12. Biocentric preservationists, first led by John Muir, advocate saving natural areas for their
A. beauty and wildlife habitat.
B. hunting and fishing value.
C. wood and mineral resources for the future.
D. tourism and recreation potential.
E. economic value in cleaning the air and preventing soil erosion.
B - ANSWER 13. Environmentalism stemming from the publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring
differed from earlier North American conservation perspectives by
A. focusing on human population growth.
B. placing more emphasis on pollution problems.
C. emphasizing international problems.
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