Environmental Science

The study of how humans interact with the environment

• environmental science

• biology

• ecology

• physics

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Which of the following is a natural resource

• electricity

• gasoline

• sunlight

• wifi

Resources that cannot be replaced quickly

• renewable resource

• nonrenewable resource

• sunlight

• wind

The thin layer of life around the Earth

• biosphere

• stratosphere

• atmosphere

• ozone layer

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The introduction of harmful levels of chemicals or waste material into the environment

• extinction

• biosphere

• pollution

• renewable

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a world in which human populations can continue to exist indefinitely with a high standard of living and health

• population crisis

• consuption

• sustainable

• environment

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When you investigate an environmental problem, the final step is to

• gather data

• list pros and cons

• consider the consequences

• make a decision

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Areas defined by their geographical location and ecological similarity are called?

• ecozones

• biotopes

• biomes

• biodomes

Which of the statements is true about the tropical rainforest biome?

• the rain forest soil is very rich.

• there are few animals in the rain forest.

• the rainforest soil is poor in nutrients

• there are few plants in the rainforest.

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Has permafrost; in the Arctic or Antarctic

• taiga

• savanna

• desert

• tundra