What is homeostasis in ennvironmental science?

maintaining a constand and balanced environment

The Anthropocene is an epoch where...

effects of human activites have altered geochemical cycles of the earth

A negative feedback loop.....

presence of stimulus eventually decreases original stimulus

What is environmental justice?

Ensuring marginalized groups don’t suffer unfairly from climate change

Define Environmental Ethics:

ethical relationships between humans & nonhumans

In a positive feedback loop...

presence of stimulus eventually increases original stimulus

What is sustainability?

living in the earth without significantly impairing its function

uses observations to arrive at a conclusion

Which of the following is not a reason we study environmental science?

To reverse the negative effects of climate change on the environment.

Environmentalism is best defined as..

a social movement to protect the natural world

Which is not a way scientists share their findings

publishing a peer-review article

What is the definition of sustainable development ?

Development of the present without compromising the needs of the future

Which of the following is not one of the big 3 reasons for human-induced global change

growth of western consumer culture and wastefulness

Environmental science is the study of....

interactions between living and nonliving things, impact of humans on the environment

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M1 Intro Environmental Science, Ethics

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1
What is homeostasis in ennvironmental science?
changing the environment
maintaining a constand and balanced environment
regulation of body temperature in response to outside temperature
maintaining a constant internal condition when faced with external changes
2
The Anthropocene is an epoch where...
humans had not fully evolved yet and had no impact on the environment
effects of human activites have altered geochemical cycles of the earth
human civilzation has developed
rock strata (layers) show specific evidence of a new boundary
3
A negative feedback loop.....
lack of stimulus eventually increases original stimulus
lack of stimulus eventually decreases original stimulus
presence of stimulus eventually decreases original stimulus
presence of stimulus eventually increases original stimulus
4
What is environmental justice?
Cracking down on big companies that cause the most pollution
Ensuring marginalized groups don’t suffer unfairly from climate change
Fighting to implement laws that combat climate change
Making sure climate change’s effects are the same across the globe
5
How much of the global population is using most of the Earth's resources?
25%
75%
50%
100%
6
Scientists' findings should __ in order to make a valuable contribution to the sum of human knowledge
be large-scale
be significant
replicable
fill a gap in current research
7
A hypothesis and a theory are the same thing
False
True
8
Define Environmental Ethics:
cleaning the water supply
protecting the environment
supplying food to poor countries
ethical relationships between humans & nonhumans
9
An environmental ethic where humans and human welfare are most important.
biocentrism
humancentrism
anthropocentrism
ecocentrism
10
Which of the following sections of a scientific paper gives information on measurements and calculations used?
introduction
materials and methods
results
discussion
11
In an experiment studying an insomnia drug, those recieving a placebo are part of the
control group
experimental group
12
A hypothesis must be falsifiable (disproved by experimental results)
False
True
13
In a positive feedback loop...
lack of stimulus eventually increases original stimulus
presence of stimulus eventually increases original stimulus
lack of stimulus eventually decreases original stimulus
presence of stimulus eventually decreases original stimulus
14
What is sustainability?
taking natural resources in order to sustain life
the ability of society to survive with limited resources
sustaining life but with a significant cost to the environment
living in the earth without significantly impairing its function
15
Inductive reasoning
uses observations to arrive at a conclusion
uses a law or priciple to predict specific results
16
Which of the following is not a reason we study environmental science?
To understand the environmental consequences of human actions and tech.
To find equitable, ethical, and sustainable use of resources.
To reverse the negative effects of climate change on the environment.
To aquire improved understanding of the Earth's environmental systems.
17
Who suffers from environmental racism
racial minorities
low-income populations
all of the above
indiginous people
18
What is ethics?
Ethics is doing what you are told
Ethics is following the law
Ethics is doing what is right
Ethics is a study of morality
19
Natural Sciences does not include the discipline of
physics
biology
chemistry
psychology
20
Which describes the region of the earth that encompasses all living organisms?
lithosphere
hydrosphere
atmosphere
biosphere
21
Environmentalism is best defined as..
a study of the economy and the environment
a social movement to protect the natural world
the study of the natural world works and our impact
a social movement to require recycling
22
An individual caring about how climate affects diverse wildlife habitats is an example of...
biocentrism
moral extensionism
ecocentrism
ethics
23
The Gaia hypothesis argues that stability in environmental conditions results from
fate / good fortune
chance
evolutionary forces
biological homeostasis
24
An environmental ethic where all living things have value.
biocentrism
anthropocentrism
ecocentrism
humancentrism
25
Which is not a way scientists share their findings
attending a meeting or conference
publishing their work on social media
communicating with collegues
publishing a peer-review article
26
What is the definition of sustainable development ?
Developing alternate sources of energy that release less CO2
Development of nuclear plants
Development that lasts
Development of the present without compromising the needs of the future
27
What is the last step on the Lab Report?
Results
Conclusions
Sources of Error
Materials
28
Which of the following is not a main indicator of global stress?
overfishing
poverty
soil degradation
deforestation
29
Which of the following is not one of the big 3 reasons for human-induced global change
mechanization of industry and agriculture
growth of western consumer culture and wastefulness
artifical chemicals and materials introcuded to the environment
sheer size of human population
30
Deductive reasoning
descriptive science
hypothesis-based science
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Science is a method of gaining knowledge aboud
morality
aethetics
material phenomena
spirituality
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Peer-reviewers can
all of the above
comment on validity of methods
make recommendations on whether a study should be funded
provide feedback for a scientist seeking promotion to a higher rank
33
A hypothesis can be proven
True
False
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Environmental science is the study of....
living organisms and their behavior
impact of the environment on humans
interactions between living and nonliving things
impact of humans on the environment

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