Environmental Science Intro

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

• environmentalist
• ecological footprint
• peer reviewer
• environmental scienctist

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

• renewable
• nonrenewable
• ecological
• stustainable

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
• sunlight
• natural gas
• geothermal energy

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

• Environmentalism
• Environmental Science
• Biocentrism
• Ecological Footpring

The ____________________ includes all the living and nonliving things with which organisms interact.

• Economy
• Ecosystem
• Environment
• Ecological

There are limits to many of our ____________________, materials and energy sources provided by nature, that humans need to survive.

• Natural Resources
• Ecology
• Environment

Which of the following are considered part of the environment?

• forest
• people
• buildings
• all of these

In the last several hundred years, human population has ___________________ dramatically.

• Increased
• Decreased
• Stayed the same
• none of the above

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

• wind energy
• sunlight
• natural gas
• geothermal energy