Fall 2021 Env Sci .Weekly Quiz 1 (1.1 and 1.2)

All of these fields of study contribute to environmental science EXCEPT

• linguistics

• biology and earth science

• physics

• chemistry

During the agricultural revolution

• plants and animals were domesticated

• fossil fuel use increased

• human populations decreased due to disease.

• none of the above

Which of the following describes the depletion of a renewable resource?

• hunting overpopulated deer to maintain a healthy population size

• intensive use of farmland that exhausts soil nutrients

• mining coal

• increasing use of solar energy to generate electrical power

The term “biodiversity” refers to

• The number of species living on Earth.

• The number and variety of species living on Earth

• The number and variety of species that are considered renewable.

• the study of different biologies

What has happened to resource consumption for developed countries in the last several hundred years?

• It has remained at the same level.

• It has decreased only slightly.

• It has increased dramatically.

• It has decreased dramatically.

Natural resources that are naturally replenished over months, years, or decades are called

• nonrenewable resources.

• fossil fuels.

• footprints

• renewable resources

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

• wind energy

• sulight

• natural gas

• solar energy

Why is environmental science considered an interdisciplinary field?

• It borrows techniques from many science subjects.

• It studies environments from all across the planet.

• It is more of a social movement than a scientific study.

• It is a new form of science that is still being developed

What important roll does a citizen play in environmental science?

• Electing like-minded political representatives.

• Placing their own needs before the needs of society.

• Their observations are the first steps toward addressing an environmental problem.

• None of the above

Other than the domestication of plants and animals, what was an important characteristic of the Agricultural Revolution?

• Humans continued a nomadic life-style.

• Humans had no effect on the environment.

• Humans used machines to increase the production of goods.

• Humans began settling into villages, towns, or cities.