Science and the Environment

What are considered "the commons"

• Common house hold items like knifes, spoons, and forks.

• A renewable resource owned by no one and available for use by anyone at little or no charge

• A field where college students can sit outside in between classes

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Which of these is not an example of a commons?

• The air

• The ocean

• Privately owned farms

Sustainability is

• using resources in such a way that they are not depleted or permanently damaged.

• the ability to read minds

• the ability to save resources for years and years

This period in history is when humans grew plants, animals were raised and harvested, and the human population dramatically increased.

• Industrial Revolution

• Agricultural Revolution

• Hunter-Gather period

• The Renaissance

In what time period did the use of machines begin to replace the use of human or animal power?

• Agricultural Revolution

• Hunter-Gatherer period

• The 80's

• Industrial Revolution

What is a way hunter gatherers affected their environment?

• Introduced new farming practices
• Killed Animals
• Changed Landscape
• Killed Animals and Changed Landscape

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What era has created the most pollution problems?

• agricultural

• industrial

• hunter gatherer

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In which era did the human population begin to grow rapidly?

• Industrial

• agricultural

• hunter gatherer

The agricultural revolution was ...

• The shift from food gathering to food production
• the building of shelters and religious temples
• the ice age
• hunters and gatherers revolting

A natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which it is consumed is a

• nonpoint-source pollutant

• renewable resource

• nonrenewable resource

• biodegradable resource