Environmental Sci: Intro

A natural resource that naturally forms much more slowly than we is it is called...

What does the environmental justice movement promote?

The environmental effects of an individual or group in terms of resources used & waste products

Natural resources that people need to survive are...

Which of these is a nonrenewable resource?

a testable idea that attempts to explain a phenomenon

a material or energy source provided by nature that people need to survive

Scientists work exclusively in the...

Bio-centrism values 

anthropocentrism values

a social movement dedicated to protecting the natural world

Our ecological footprint is affected by the # of people of Earth & how much we...

A factor scientists manipulate in an experiment

Unless resources are regulated, we could eventually be ...

Which of the following are considered part of the environment?

a factor determined by the conditions set up in an experiment

Which of these is a renewable resource? 

Which event caused the biggest change in human population growth?

The knowledge, beliefs, values, & learned ways of life by a group

Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?

the study of right & wrong

A formal examination of a research report by the scientific community

Scientific thought has the ability to...

What is the energy conversion when I use windmills as a source of energy?

Science is 

Science assumes the natural world works according to rules that...

What does this energy conversion represent: chemical > thermal > electrical

The application of ethical standards to relationships between humans & the environment

used at a rate equal to the rate of replenishment into the foreseeable future

I am using data that changes over time...

A tragedy of the commons could happen if we use resources...

Unlike sunlight, crude oil is

Where are you going tonight?

A broad explanation for a wide range of situations & observations

Protesting against taking down trees to build a mini mall is an example of  

I am testing a brand new type of fertilizer on my tomato plants. What are the constants? 

Quantitative data uses...

all living & nonliving things with which organisms interact

I want to see if the color of your pen increases your test scores. Independent variable?

Why is natural gas considered nonrenewable?