Introduction to Environmental Science Review

Which of the following are considered part of the environment?

• forest and plants

• people and animals

• buildings and other non living things

• all of these

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

• sustainable

• ecological

• nonrenewable

• renewable

Which of the following is an example of a renewable natural resource? (2)

• Copper

• Crude Oil

• Coal

• Wind Energy

• Solar Energy

The environment contains:

• living things only

• Nonliving things only

• Both living and nonliving things

• only artificial things

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Choose which of the following  is NOT an example of a natural resource.

• coal
• sunlight
• timber (trees)
• plastic

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The branch of philosophy that deals with "good", "bad", "right", and "wrong" is called.

• logic

• ethics

• science

• culture

Environmentalism is the study of how the natural world works, how our environment affects us, and how we affect the environment.

• true
• false

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Choose the best definition for sustainable

• using as many resources as you want, whenever you want

• only using renewable resources and not using many nonrenewable resources

• only using nonrenewable resources and not using many renewable resources

• using only just enough resources for survival

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In order to use a resource sustainably you should

• use it a a rate where it can be replenished

• use as much as you want, the people in 3rd world countries do not need it

• use it before someone else does and there is none left for you

• don't use any at all

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Sunlight and Wind energy are___________ resources.

• renewable

• nonrenewable

• semirenewable

• unrenewable