Environmental Science | Review

1.   Which of the following situations best describes the use of a renewable

resource?

• filling a car with gasoline

• building wooden furniture

• mining copper

• burning coal in a power plant

All of these fields of study contribute to environmental science except

• linguistics

• biology and earth science

• social sciences

• physics and chemistry

Which was not a result of the Industrial Revolution?

• increased pollution

• loss of natural environment

• increase in quality of living

• overhunting of large mammals

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According to the law of supply and demand, reduced oil production

leads to .

• lower demand for oil

• lower oil prices

• higher prices for oil

• exploration of new fuel sources

Which of the following sciences contribute to the field of environmental

science?

• physics and chemistry

• biology and earth science      

• social sciences

• all of the above

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During the period of human history known as the _________________________,human

populations grew rapidly because of advances in farming methods.

• Industrial Revolution

• agricultural revolution

• “Tragedy of the Commons”

• hunter-gatherer period

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Which major changes in human society and the environment occurred

during the Industrial Revolution?

• People lived in small tribes; many mammals went extinct.

• Domesticated plants were altered; forest was replaced with farmland.

• Fossil fuel consumption, technological efficiency, and environmental pollution increased.

• Common grazing areas were replaced with closed fields.

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All of the following make up the three major categories of environmental

problems except

• loss of biodiversity

• overpopulation

• resource depletion

• pollution

Attempts to create a sustainable society strive to achieve what?

• greater resource consumption

• stable resource consumption

• negative population growth

• restrictions on technology

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A cost-benefit analysis balances the cost of an action against __________.

• those who benefit from the action

• those who perform the analysis

• what consumers and taxpayers are willing to pay

• the benefits one expects to receive

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