Environmental Science Unit 1 Test Review

What does the environment include?

• Only living things

• Only non-living things

• Both living and non-living things, but not humans

• Both living and non-living things, including humans

• Only humans

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Which of the following best defines environmental science?

• A movement dedicated to protecting the environment

• The study of living organisms and the processes that allow them to survive

• The study of interactions between the natural world and humans

• The study of Earth’s physical structure and processes

Environmental science is considered interdisciplinary because:

• It focuses on only one area of study

• It includes multiple fields, such as politics, ethics, and economics in addition to science

• It is not technically a scientific field, but a political and social movement

• It excludes human involvement and only focuses on the natural world

• Many scientists are involved in the field and must collaborate

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Unlike environmental science, environmentalism primarily focuses on:

• Data collection and hypothesis testing

• Policy changes and advocacy to reduce human impact

• The formation of new scientific theories about ecosystems

• The geological structure of Earth's layers

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How do environmentalism and environmental science overlap?

• Environmentalism uses data from environmental science to promote action

• They have no connection

• Environmental science is a branch of environmentalism

• Environmentalism focuses on the natural world; environmental science focuses on human impacts on the natural world

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Who is an example of an environmentalist?

• Albert Einstein

• Marie Curie

• Louis Pasteur

• Rachel Carson

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What is a system?

• A randomly assembled group of unrelated objects

• A collection of parts that function independently without affecting each other

• A set of parts that interact and impact each other

• A single component that operates in isolation from other

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Which of these is not an example of a system?

• The water cycle

• The biosphere

• A raindrop

• A food web

• These are all examples of systems

Which type of feedback loop is described? Deforestation leads to soil erosion, which reduces vegetation growth and causes further deforestation.

• Positive feedback loop

• Negative feedback loop

Which feedback loop is more common in environmental systems?

• Positive, it destabilizes systems, amplifying change

• Negative, it stabilizes systems, promoting balance

• Positive, it stabilizes systems, promoting balance

• Negative, it destabilizes systems, amplifying change

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