Understanding Environmental Science

What do you think "environment" means?

• The environment is a type of weather pattern.
• The environment refers to the internal processes of an organism.
• The environment is living things and nonliving things interact with each other

• The environment is solely about human-made structures.

Ahmed is conducting a research project on environmental science. He wants to understand how humans impact the environment in bad ways. Can you list two ways in which this occur

• Urban development and agriculture.
• Recycling and composting.
• Deforestation and pollution.
• Water conservation and renewable energy.

Why do people need the natural world?

Why is environmental science considered interdisciplinary?

• Environmental science is considered interdisciplinary because it combines insights from multiple scientific disciplines to tackle complex environmental issues.
• Environmental science does not involve social sciences.
• Environmental science is only concerned with climate change.
• Environmental science focuses solely on biology.

How does studying economics relate to environmental science?

• Studying economics is unrelated to any form of resource management or sustainability.
• Economics helps analyze resource allocation and the impact of economic activities on the environment.
• Environmental science is only concerned with biological aspects and ignores economic factors.
• Economics focuses solely on financial markets and has no relevance to environmental issues.

List three examples of nonliving things in the environment.

• animals
• rocks, water, air
• trees
• soil

Give two reasons why environmental science is important.

• It discourages biodiversity.
• It increases pollution levels.
• It focuses solely on urban development.
• 1. It helps in understanding and mitigating climate change. 2. It promotes sustainable resource management and conservation.

Name four of the disciplines that contribute to the study of our interactions with the environment.

• mathematics, chemistry, engineering

  Physics

• chemistry, engineering

  Physics ,biology

• ecology, biology, geography, sociology

• physics, environmental science, geography, sociology