A cost-benefit analysis balances the cost of an action against

the benefits one expects to receive

An ecological footprint is the

amount of land and ocean needed to support one person

What is a constant variable

a variable that is held consistent

All of the following issues involve environmental science except:

asking people questions about the cost of various resources

The term "biodiversity" refers to

The number and variety of species that live in an area

During the agricultural revolution,

plants and animals were domesticated

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1
Most of today's environmental problems began during which period(s) in human history?
industrial revolution
agricultural revolution
Both (a) and (c)
hunter-gather period
2
"Tragedy of the Commons" addresses the conflicts associated with what environemntal challenge
curbing overpopulation
preserving biodiversity
preventing pollution
protecting shared resources
3
A cost-benefit analysis balances the cost of an action against
the benefits one expects to receive
what consumers and taxpayers are willing to pay
those who perform the analysis
those who benefit from the action
4
An ecological footprint is the
amount of land and ocean needed to support one person
number of animals a person has killed
mark a person's shoe makes in soft earth
number of trees people cut down
5
Fossil fuels are depleted faster than they can be replaced. This is an example of __ resources
nonrenewable
renewable
environmental
ecological
6
Achieving a sustainable world is a goal that will depend on
cooperation between governments, industry, and citizens
responsible consumption by developed countries
both (a) and (c)
a higher standard of living in developing ocuntries
7
What is a constant variable
a variable that you deliberately change
a variable that is held consistent
none of the above
a variable that is measured
8
_ is a biodegradable material that becomes a pollutant if allowed to accumulate excessively
plastic
mercury
metal from junk cars
newspaper
9
All of these fields of study contribute to environmental science except:
biology and earth sciences
social sciences
linguistics
physics and chemistry
10
Countries that are characterized by high population growth rate and extreme poverty
developing countries
industrial countries
developed countries
wealthy countries
11
What would occur if the supply of oil declined and the demand remained the same?
oil usage would drop
oil usage would increase
oil prices would increase
oil prices would drop
12
All of the following issues involve environmental science except:
studying the loss of plant and animal species
measuring smog level in cities
asking people questions about the cost of various resources
publishing the results of a study on fossil fuel depletion
13
The term "biodiversity" refers to
The number and variety of species living on Earth
The number and variety of species that live in an area
number and variety of species that are considered renewable
The number of species living on Earth
14
The ______________ was not a direct result of the Industrial Revolution
improved quality of life
overhunting of large mammals
growth of cities
shift in the use of fossil fuels
15
Countries that are characterized by high personal wealth, and high levels of consumption
developing countries
powerful countries
industrial countries
developed countries
16
A person notices that a sidewalk is wet. If that person assumes it rained. The person is making
a prediction
an inference
a hypothesis
an observation
17
Which of the following situations best describes the use of a renewable resource?
filling a car with gasoline
mining copper
burning coal in a power plant
building wooden furniture
18
All of the following make up three major categories of environmental problems except:
pollution
loss of biodiversity
resource depletion
overpopulation
19
the __variable is what is being tested, the __ variable is the one being measured in response
independent; control
independent;dependent
dependent; independent
control; dependent
20
During the agricultural revolution,
fossil fuel use increased
Both (a) and (c)
human populations decreased due to disease
plants and animals were domesticated

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