Environmental Science What is it Test Chapter 1

Question 1

Devising a plan to clean up a lake using science and chemistry is most likely

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Environmental science

Question 2

Which country is most likely to have the fastest growing population?

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Kenya

Question 3

If the oil supply declines and the demand stays the same the price of oil would....

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Increase

Question 4

Cost - Risk analysis involves Listing the ___________ and _________of an environmental program

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benefits, risks

Question 5

The introduction of harmful levels of chemicals into water is called a __________________

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Pollutant

Question 6

During _____________ revolution humans drastically altered their habits

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industrial

Question 7

When a society achieves this it maintains a high standard of living without depleting resources

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Sustainablility

Question 8

The focus of environmental science is the influence of ________ on environment.

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man

Question 9

depending on organisms for food + oxygen, this makes the loss of _______________ a big concern.

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Biodiversity

Question 10

The residents of ___________are likely to leave the largest ecological footprint

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United states

Question 11

Most of today's environmental problems began during the ___________ revolution

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Industrial

Question 12

Which country is likely to either have a stabilized or slow growing population?

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Canada

Question 13

The amount of land an ocean area needed to support one person is called the

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Ecological footprint

Question 14

What causes the price of any commodity to increase or decrease

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Supply and demand

Question 15

The relationship between availability and the worth of a resource is determined by

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Law of supply and demand

Question 16

Building a piece of furniture out of wood is using a ________________ resource

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Renewable

Question 17

The "Tragedy of the commons" describes conflict between

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Individuals and society

Question 18

Indefinite existence of human populations in a healthy and prosperous condition would be

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Sustainability

Question 19

Protecting shared resources is addressed in the essay

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Tragedy of the commons

Question 20

A biodegradable material the becomes a pollutant if it is too abundant would be....

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newspaper

Question 21

Science that examines how living things interact with each other and their environment is

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Ecology

Question 22

Compared to developing nations, developed nations have

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greater personal wealth

Question 23

The _______________ revolution did not cause the over hunting of large mammals such as bison

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Industrial

Question 24

Which of the following does not contribute to environmental science.

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Language studies or linguistics

Question 25

Which describes the depletion of renewable resources

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Farming that depletes the soil

Question 26

Copper Ore, Petroleum, and diamonds are all _______________ resources

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non-renewable

Question 27

Sunlight, Air, Forests, minerals and water are all ________

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natural resources

Question 28

During the ____________ revolution plants and animals were domesticated.

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agricultural

Question 29

The number and variety of species that live in an area indicate ______________

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Biodiversity

Environmental Science What is it Test Chapter 1

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Environmental Science What is it Test Chapter 1

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