Environmental Science Final Exam Review

Which of the following are considered part of the environment?

• forests

• people

• buildings

• all of these

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A person holding a sign during a protest against cutting down trees in a forest would be considered a(n)

• enviromentalist

• peer reviewer

• ecological footprint

• environmental scientist

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A natural resource that is naturally formed much more slowly than we use it is called

• renewable

• nonrenewable

• sustainable

• ecological

Which of the following is an example of a renewable natural resource?

• crude oil

• coal

• wave energy

• copper

Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable natural resource?

• wind energy

• natural gas

• geothermal energy

• sunlight

Which of the following is an example of quantitative data?

• There are 3 tulips.

• The tulips are red.

• Tulips are prettier than roses.

• Tulips smell nice.

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A human-centered view of our relationship with the environment is known as

• biocentrism

• anthropocentrism

• ecocentrism

• environmentalism

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What term describes a social movement dedicated to protecting the natural world from undesirable changes brought about by human actions?

• the environment

• environmentalism

• ecological footprint

• environmental science

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Which steps are usually near the beginning of a scientific investigation?

• hypothesizing and theorizing

• observing and questioning

• predicting and modeling

• gathering and interpreting data

A set of moral principles or values held by a person or a society is called

• ethics

• justice

• biocentrism

• culture

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