ES - Unit 1 Review. Hiatt

Which of the following IS NOT considered part of the environment?

• Animals
• Buildings
• Humans
• All options are part of the environment.

A nonrenewable resource is one that:

• is always around.
• restores itself faster than we use it.
• restores itself more slowly than we use it.
• is cheap

Which of the following would be classified as "renewable"?

• Wood
• Nuclear Energy
• Coal
• Natural Gas

Which of the following would be classified as "nonrenewable"?

• Solar energy
• Nuclear Energy
• Wind Energy
• Heating with wood. 

What is environmentalism?

• a worldview that involves protecting polar bears
• the mindset of hippies
• protecting the natural world at all costs.
• a social movement dedicated to protecting the natural world from undesirable changes brought about by human actions

For an idea to be considered scientific it must be:

• True
• Right
• Testable
• Opinion-based

Which of the following is considered an "ecolabel"?

• "Free trade"
• "Free Range"
• "Made in America"
• "Hecho in E.E.U.U."

Which of the following is NOT an example of a green tax?

• Gas Taxes
• Carbon Taxes
• Income Taxes
• Taxes on car emissions

The first step in the environmental policy process is:

• Ask a question
• Make a hypothesis
• Pass a law
• Identify a problem

Something that has been agreed to by the Secretary of State - but not Congress has NOT been:

• Accepted
• Ratified