Environmental Science Intro 1

Society shifted to fossil fuels

• industrial revolution

• non-renewable

• renewable resource

• agricultural revolution

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Replaced relatively quickly by natural processes.

• resource depletion

• non-renewable

• renewable resource

• agricultural revolution

A material that cannot break down naturally.

• resource depletion

• nonbiodegradable

• renewable resource

• agricultural revolution

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Describes conflicts associated with sharing resources

• resource depletion

• non-renewable

• renewable resource

• Tragedy of the Commons

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Which of the following is studied in environmental science?

• interactions between living organisms and their nonliving environment

• impact of humans on the environment

• interactions between organisms

• all of the above

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The number and variety of species that live in an area.

• sustainability

• biodiversity

• ecology

• biodegradable

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Environmental science is a study of which types of interactions between humans and the environment?

• how humans use natural resources

• how human beings relate to the nonliving environment

• how human actions alter the environment

• all of the above

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Why is the world's loss of biodiversity a source of concern?

• Humans depend on other organisms for food and oxygen.

• Species extinctions have been rare throughout history.

• Loss of biodiversity is not a concern because extinctions are common.

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Listing both the benefit and expenses involved in implementing a particular environmental solution is an example of a(n)

• cost-benefit analysis.

• ecological footprint.

• risk assessment.

• market equilibrium.

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Using economic considerations of resource use, the law of supply and demand describes the

• availability of abundant resources.

• relationship between the availability and the worth of resources.

• worth of nonrenewable resources.

• reduced demand resulting from lack of available resources.

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