Phillips science quiz

"If I don't use this resource, someone else will"

• Tragedy of the Commons
• Law of Supply and Demand
• biodiversity

• Prisoner's Dilemma

Human needs may be met indefinitely.

• cost/ benefit analysis

• sustainability

• developed nation

• Only if technology advances rapidly

What is a diverse individual ecnomies

• A person with multiple sources of income
• declining population

• None of the above
• Developed nation

What helps determine a product's worth

• Law of supply and demand

• Color of the product
• Brand of the product
• cost/benefit analysis

May be used to determine how much to spend to control pollution

• cost = benefit anaysis

• The cost of clean-up
• The cost of prevention
• The marginal cost of pollution

Earth as a "closed system"

• Earth is not a closed system
• Earth is a closed system because it does not interact with other planets
• Earth is a closed system because it does not lose or gain matter in large amounts
• Spaceship earth

What is mercury, lead, and some plastic?

• Human needs may be met indefinitely.

• Types of gases
• Types of nondegradable

• Types of liquids

What is energy from the sun

• Heat from a stove
• Light from a lamp
• Solar energy
• Renewable source

What may be broken down by natural processes

• Rocks
• Biodiversity

• Plastic
• Biodegradable

what do we call the number and variety of species that live in the area

• Biodiversity
• Ecosystem
• Habitat
• Population