Introduction to Environmental Science

Environmental science is the study of the interaction of humans with the environment. Which of these would NOT be included as part of the environment?

• What is the soil made of

• Animals and plants is the region and surrounding area

• The average temperature, wind, precipitation, and other climate factors.

• All of these would be considered a part of the environment

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One of the three major environmental problems is resource depletion. Which is a major contributing factor to this problem?

• Developing countries have a much higher rate of resource consumption than others.

• Developed countries have a much higher rate of resource consumption than others.

• The human population overall is too small.

• Each country uses approximately the same amount of resources.

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Trees are considered ________________ resources because they will eventually regrow, given enough time.

• renewable

• nonrenewable

• inexhaustible

• recyclable

An example of an inexhaustible resource would be:

• sunlight

• coal

• iron ore

• soil

Which example best illustrates the point behind the Tragedy of the Commons essay?

• Various nations overfishing in international waters, leading to a collapse of fish stocks.

• A property owner clear-cutting all of the trees on his land to sell for timber.

• A farmer that overplants his fields one year, leading to a poor harvest.

• One country declaring war on another.

1. Sustainability is defined as…

• Consuming at a rate to satisfy the current generation.

• Rapidly increasing resource consumption over time.

• Maintaining a rate of resource consumption that will allow the population to survive indefinitely.

• Not consuming any resources at all.

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An average person from _______________ would be expected to have a higher ecological footprint than the other two countries.

• Country "A"

• Country "B"

• Country "C"

• None of the above; They would have roughly equal ecological footprints.

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Which government agency is responsible for enforcing laws such as the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act?

• The FDA

• The IRS

• The EPA

• The NRA

What is made up of all the living and nonliving things which an organism interacts with?

• Atmosphere

• Water Supply

• Environment

• Soil

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What is one way that factories cause pollution?

• dumping chemicals into rivers and lakes

• driving cars

• eating too much pizza

• building too many fires

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