What is Environmental Science

all living and nonliving things in nature

• biodiversity
• built environment
• natural environment
• sustainable society

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preserves natural resources for future generations

• biodiversity

• built environment

• sustainable society

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the parts of the world that humans have made

• natural environment

• built environment

• sustainable society

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the variety of life on Earth

• biodiversity
• natural environment
• built environment

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Environmental science is a(n) ______________________ because it uses knowledge to solve practical problems.

• Earth

• Applied

• Physical

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Overpopulation, overconsumption, pollution, and loss of biodiversity are examples of ______________________.

• environmental challenges 
• pollution 
• envirnomental factors 

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Moral principles that guide people’s actions are called ______________________.

• compass 
• ethics
• instincts 

A(n) ______ is the environment where an organism lives.

• diversity 
• ecosystem 
• EPA 
• Earth 

Using more resources than the environment can support is known as______________________.

• exessive use 
• over consumption 
• wasteful 

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What is a claim based upon?

• ideas

• hypothesis

• rules

• Question

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