Environmental Science Quiz 1

Define renewable resource:

• a resource that can be replaced relatively quickly by natural process

• resource that forms at a much slower rate than the rate that is consumed

• the practice of growing, breeding, and caring for plants and animals

• the study of how humans interact with the environment

Which of the following are nonrenewable resources:

• Fossil Fuels

• Trees

• Polllution

• All of the above

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Wood and water are considered:

• Natural resources

• Nonrenewable resources

• Renewable resources

• Non-natural resources

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 nonrenewable natural resource?

• wind energy
• sunlight
• natural gas
• geothermal energy

Which one of the following environmental issues is the primary cause of the others?

• Increasing resource use
• Destruction of habitat
• Premature extinction
• Human population growth

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Wind is a __________ energy resource.

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

Series of steps scientists follow to solve problems

• Scientific method
• Investigation methods
• Experiment guidelines
• Standard procedures

Scientific theories are based on

• general assumptions of how systems work.
• mathematical principles that can be proven true.
• large amounts of data collected over time.
• observations from within only one scientific discipline.

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