Environmental and Sustainability Unit 1

The natural services that support life and human economies at no monetary cost, such as pollination and the purification of air and water is called…

• Ecosystem Service

• Biodiversity

• Natural Capital

• Sustainable Development

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A social movement dedicated to sustaining Earth’s systems that support life is called…

• Environmentalism

• Industrialism

• Capitalism

• Feudalism

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Something that cannot be used up or depleted is called…

• Inexhaustible Resource

• Exhaustible Resource

• Finite Resource

• Limited Resource

Harmful contamination of the environment by a chemical or agent entering it over a diffuse area is called…

• Nonpoint source

• Point source

• Localized pollution

• Direct discharge

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The natural resources and ecosystem services that keep humans and other species alive and that support human economies is called…

• Natural Capital

• Economic Resources

• Human Capital

• Environmental Assets

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Distinguish the differences among environmentalism, ecology, and environmental science.

• Environmentalism is a social movement, ecology is the study of organisms and their environment, and environmental science is an interdisciplinary field that integrates physical and biological sciences.

• Environmentalism is the study of organisms and their environment, ecology is a social movement, and environmental science is an interdisciplinary field that integrates physical and biological sciences.

• Environmentalism is an interdisciplinary field that integrates physical and biological sciences, ecology is a social movement, and environmental science is the study of organisms and their environment.

• Environmentalism is a social movement, ecology is an interdisciplinary field that integrates physical and biological sciences, and environmental science is the study of organisms and their environment.

The sun’s role in the sustainability of Earth’s environment is:

• Providing light and heat

• Causing natural disasters

• Blocking harmful radiation

• Creating oxygen

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Compare and contrast inexhaustible, renewable, and nonrenewable resources. Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable resource?

• Solar energy

• Wind energy

• Coal

• Hydropower

Which of the following are two most unsustainable components of a typical lifestyle?

• Excessive use of plastic and high energy consumption

• Recycling and using public transport

• Composting and using renewable energy

• Minimal water usage and organic farming

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Which of the following statements do you agree with? a. Stabilizing population is not desirable because, without more consumers of products, economic growth would stop. b. We will never run out of resources. Technology will lead to substitutes and waste reduction. c. We can shrink our ecological footprints and improve the environment at the same time.

• a. Stabilizing population is not desirable because, without more consumers of products, economic growth would stop.

• b. We will never run out of resources. Technology will lead to substitutes and waste reduction.

• c. We can shrink our ecological footprints and improve the environment at the same time.

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