ES Woii Ch.1

___________________________ studies how the natural world works, how our environment affects us and how we affect the environment.

Living and nonliving things make up our...

• biotic factors

• environment

• abiotic factors

• natural resources

What is the term used to describe the resources listed on the right side of the diagram?

• ecological footprints

• sustainable

• nonrenewable

• renewable

What needs to be done to prevent resources listed in the middle of the diagram from shifting toward the right side of the diagram?

• They must be used as quickly as possible before running out.

• More of the resources need to be produced.

• They must be used at a sustainable rate.

• Nothing, because they will only ever shift toward the left.

Name another resource that could be added to the list in the center of the diagram.

• Geothermal energy

• Soils

• Copper

• Aluminum

What is the term used to describe the resources listed on the left side of the diagram?

• ecological footprints

• fossil fuels

• nonrenewable

• renewable

What movement promotes the fair and equitable treatment of all people with respect to environmental policy and practice?

• environmental justice

• peer review

• biocentrism

• ecocentrism

____________ judges actions in terms of their benefit or harm to the integrity of whole systems, including living and nonliving elements.

• Biocentrism

• Ecocentrism

• Anthropocentrism

• Environmental justice

____________ are broad explanations which apply to a wide range of situations and observations.

• Theories

• Hypotheses

• Ethics

• Variables

Scientists particularly value ______________ data, or information expressed using numbers.

• prediction

• observational

• modeling

• quantitative