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a world view or paradigm that shapes the way an individual or group of people perceive and evaluate environmental issue
Politics
Environmental Value System
Environmental Ethics
Entropy
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Humans first Environmental Value System
Technocentric
Egocentric
Anthropocentric
Ecocentric
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A system in which energy, but not matter, is exchanged with its surroundings.
Isolated System
Open System
Closed System
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A state of balance among the components of a system.
Negative Feedback
Positive Feedback
Closed System
Equilibrium
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What type of pollution is spread rapidly from one event?
Non-Point Source
Point Source
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Hypothesis that compares earth to a living system, developed by james lovelock
Entropic
Zeus
Gaia
Thermodynamic
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What country is directly south of Detroit?
Canada
Germany
United States
Mexico
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What does the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics state?
Entropy remains constant in a closed system.
Entropy will increase in a closed system.
Energy cannot be created or destroyed; energy is conserved.
Entropy will decrease in a closed system.
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Which of the following is a form of energy?
Mechanical
Chemical
Heat
All of these
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Water is Wet
False
True
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An approach that looks at the whole picture
Holistic
Reductionist
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A system that exchanges neither matter nor energy with its surroundings.
Open System
Isolated System
Closed System
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Environment first Environmental Value System
Anthropocentric
Ecocentric
Egocentric
Technocentric
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The energy for life on Earth comes from
The Sun
Chemical Energy
Thermal Energy
Water
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Environmental Value System that believes technology can solve all our problems
Technocentric
Ecocentric
Egocentric
Anthropocentric
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How many UN sustainability goals are there?
12
4
17
8
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Who is the voice of Buzz in Toy Story?
Hank Thomas
Ted Allen
Tom Hanks
Tim Allen
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An assemblage of parts and the relationships between them, which together constitute a whole.
Model
System
Hypothesis
Whole
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As you move up the energy (ecological) pyramid, energy is
remains constant
gained
lost as heat energy
transformed from solar energy to chemical energy
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What percentage of energy is transferred from one level of the energy pyramid to the next level?
50%
1%
10%
100%
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The only type of energy humans can see
Chemical
Electrical
Light
Heat
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A hotdog is a sandwich?
True
False
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An approach that looks at each individual part
Reductionist
Holistic
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A measure of the amount of disorder, chaos or randomness in a system
Entropy
Thermodynamics
Equilibrium
Thanos Constant
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Famous Dave that played uncle Joey on Full House
David Letterman
Dave Coulier
Dave Thomas
Dave Grohl
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The 2 basic processes in an ecosystem are (PICK 2 ANSWERS):
Flow of Energy
The Circle of Life
Cycling of Matter
Recycling of Water
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What is a type of pollution?
Noise
Invasive Species
All of them
Matter (gas/waste)
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What color are Goehle's Shoes?
Blue
Black
Tan
Maroon
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The 1st Law of Thermodynamics states that...
Energy cannot be created but it can be destroyed
Energy can be created or destroyed
Energy cannot be created or destroyed.
Energy can be created but not destroyed
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The goods and services provided by the environment is called...
Natural service
Natural economy
Natural capital
Natural income
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A system in which both matter and energy are exchanged with its surroundings (for example, natural ecosystems).
Isolated System
Closed System
Open System
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What is the "Powerhouse of the cell"
the mitosis
the mitocondroid
the mitochondria
the mitochondretta
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Famous Dave that started Wendy's
Dave Coulier
Dave Grohl
Dave Thomas
David Letterman
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Dolphins are Fish
False
True
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What type of pollution is spread slowly from many sources?
Point Source
Non-Point Source
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An ecological footprint is...
A measurement of an individual's impact on the environment.
A measurement of sustainability.
A measurement of the importance of a specific ecosystem.
A fossilized footprint
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Famous Dave that hosted a late night show
Dave Grohl
David Letterman
Dave Coulier
Dave Thomas
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What is the state capital of California
Sacramento
Fresno
San Francisco
Los Angeles
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A system in which both matter and energy are exchanged with its surroundings (for example, natural ecosystems).
Open System
Isolated System
Closed System
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A simplified description designed to show the structure or workings of an object, system or concept.
System
Drawing
Sketch
Model
