Env. Science Notes Quiz Chp.1

The study of how humans interact with the environment

• environmental science

• biology

• ecology

• physics

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Resources that cannot be replaced quickly

• renewable resource

• nonrenewable resource

• sunlight

• wind

The introduction of harmful levels of chemicals or waste material into the environment

• extinction

• biosphere

• pollution

• renewable

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What are some major fields of study included in environmental science?

• Zoology

• Chemistry

• Anthropology

• Botany

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Which of the following is a natural resource

• electricity

• gasoline

• sunlight

• wifi

The ______ was the time period when humans began to farm and raise animals.

• hunter-gathering period
• Industrial Revolution
• Agricultural Revolution

The ______ was the time when humans started using machines to produce goods.

• scientific period
• Agricultural Revolution
• Industrial Revolution

Sunlight is

• renewable
• nonrenewable

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Coal is

• renewable
• nonrenewable

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What is the definition of the tragedy of the commons?

• when humans overuse a natural resource

• when the short-term, positive effects go to the individual, while the long-term, negative effects are spread out to the group

• when humans act selfishly, thinking of the own interest

• when plants and animals compete for space, resources, and/or food

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