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Environmental Science - Chapter 1
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Miller LITE Chapter 1: Environmental Problems and Sustainability
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According to the film An Inconvenient Truth, what is Earth's most vulnerable system?
The Oceans
The soil
The Atmosphere
The core
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the ability of a system or systems to function for a specified time
resilience
constancy
sustainability
inertia
3
Which of the following is true?
Renewable resources can be degraded
Renewable resources are formed slowly
All renewable resources are continuously available
Renewable resources can't be used for energy
4
Which of the following is incorrect about science?
It studies the natural world exclusively
It assumes everything functions in accordance to rules
Scientific laws are absolutely proven
Examinations are conducted through collecting data
5
Fish, fresh water, wild animals, and fertile soil are examples of ___ resources.
perpetual resource
nonrenewable resource
kind of renewable resource
potentially renewable resource
6
Improvement of living standards by economic growth.
economic development
gross domestic product
economic redistribution
economic growth
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Which of the following is a component of environmental science?
How the natural world works
How the environment affects us
All of the above
How we affect the environment
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The application of ethical standards to relationships between humans and the environment is ___
Ethics
Environmental culture
Environmental worldview
Environmental ethics
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When is modeling used in the scientific method?
When there is not enough time to run the experiment
When it is too costly to run an experiment without it
When a phenomenon cannot be observed directly
All of the above
10
What does SCUBA stand for?
Self contained underwater breathing apparatus
submersible container used by adventurers
Some come up barely alive
self confined underwater breathing air
11
________ promotes the fair and equitable treatment of all people
Anthropocentrism
Ecocentrism
Biocentrism
Environmental justice
12
According to the film An Inconvenient Truth, what pollutant is responsible for global warming?
carbon dioxide
methane
nitrogen dioxide
sulfur oxides
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Increase in the capacity to provide people with goods and services produced by an economy.
gross domestic product
economic redistribution
economic development
economic growth
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About ____% of the world's human population lives in the developing countries
70
50
60
80
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How is environmental science different from environmentalism?
Environmentalism aims to protect the natural world
Environmental science started b/c of the green movement
Environmental science aims to protect the natural world
Environmentalism is an interdisciplinary study
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A resource such as solar energy that is renewed continuously is a called a(an)
perpetual resource
nonrenewable resource
potentially renewable resource
kind of renewable resource
17
How did the agricultural revolution influence the human population?
led to a nomadic society
decreased nutrition
Made more food available consistently
led to urbanization
18
Which of the following is false?
Copper is a nonrenewable resource
Nonrenewable resources are replenished in a few 1,000 years
Oil is a nonrenewable resource
Water is a renewable resource
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________ is the variable that is measured in response to the ________.
Independent variable, dependent variable
Dependent variable, controlled variable
Dependent variable, independent variable
Controlled variable, independent variable
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According to the film An Inconvenient Truth, what are some solutions to global warming?
switching to renewable energy sources
reducing dependence on fossil fuels
voting for leaders that support the cause
increasing fuel economy standards
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Which of the following is not included in the environment?
Abiotic factors
None of the above
Biotic factors
living and nonliving matter
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Which environmental ethic is a human-centered view?
Environmental justice
Ecocentrism
Biocentrism
Anthropocentrism
