Env. Sci. Unit 1

All living and nonliving things that humans interact with.

• Commons
• Air Pollution
• Biodiversity
• Environment

A shared resource or area that is not owned by any individual.

• Commons
• Environment
• Consumption
• Ecological Footprint

The moral relationship between humans and the environment.

• Consumption
• Environmental Ethics
• Supply and Demand
• Law of Unintended Consequences

The number of different species present in an area.

• Consumption
• Environment
• Sustainability
• Biodiversity

An estimate of the land needed to support an individual’s lifestyle.

• Famine
• Environmental Ethics
• Ecological Footprint
• Environment

Living and consuming at a rate that can be continued indefinitely.

• Environmental Ethics
• Consumption
• Cost-Benefit Analysis
• Sustainability

What is the definition of ecological footprint?

• is the footprint of ecologist
• is a measure of the impact living things have on the environment.
• is a kind of plant that grows in the rainforrest.
• a measure of the impact humans have on the environment.

Which of the following are considered part of the environment?

• forest
• people
• buildings
• all of these

A possible explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested. 

• data
• theory
• hypothesis
• fact

A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question. 

• scientific method
• recipe
• data collection
• metric system