Quiz about IB ESS Topic 1 Practice Exam

Question 1

Nature-centered value system that views people as being under nature's control rather than in control of it.

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ecocentric

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anthropocentric

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technocentric

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human-centered value system that places humans as the central species and assesses the environment from an exclusively human perspective

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anthropocentric

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ecocentric

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technocentric

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technology-based value system that believes the brain power of humans will enable us to control the environment

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technocentric

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ecocentric

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anthropocentric

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particular world view or set of paradigms that shapes the way individuals or societies perceive and evaluate environmental issues

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environmental value systems

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environmental movements

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environmental science

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environmental philosophies

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The total set of greenhouse gas emissions caused directly and indirectly by an individual, organization, event or product.

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carbon footprint

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ozone layer

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coral bleaching

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ecological footprint

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A way of visualizing a complex set of interactions in ecology, society and another system.

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systems approach

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feedback loops

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biomes

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carbon cycle

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This is defined as an assemblage of parts and the relationships between them that enable them to work together to form a functioning whole.

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system

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biome

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coral reef

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transformations

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Part of the Earth inhabited by organisms.

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biosphere

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geosphere

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atmosphere

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hydrosphere

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System that exchanges both matter and energy with its surroundings.

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open system

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closed system

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isolated system

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The movement of matter through a food chain. The movement of energy as wind carries heat energy from one part of the world to another. The movement of matter as water flows from a river to a sea.

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transfer

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transformation

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Light energy becoming electrical energy in a solar panel. Decomposition of leaf litter into inorganic materials. Burning coal to produce heat and light. Light energy becoming glucose molecules through photosynthesis.

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transformation

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transfer

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These flows involve an interaction within a system and the formation of a new end product OR they involve a chang in state.

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transformations

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transfers

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This is an ADVANTAGE of using models.

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models allow complex systems to be simplified

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models may be oversimplified so accuracy is lost

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models and predictions depend on the skills and experience of the model makers

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models can be manipulated for financial or political gain

Question 14

Energy cannot be created nor destroyed, only converted from one form to another. Which Law is this?

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First Law of Thermodynamics

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Second Law of Thermodynamics

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Third Law of Thermodynamics

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First Law of Fusion

Question 15

Which law remarks that the availability of energy to carry out processes becomes reduced as it moves through a system and entropy increases?

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Second Law of Thermodynamics

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First Law of Thermodynamics

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Third Law of Thermodynamics

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Murphy's Law

Question 16

This is also known as dynamic equilibrium and is a stable form of equilibrium that allows a system to return to its steady state after a disturbance.

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steady-state equilibrium

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unstable equilibrium

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feedback

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static equilibrium

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This results in a change in the system that leads to more and greater change (enhances the original trend...leads away from equilibrium...destabilizes the system).

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positive feedback

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equilibrium

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entropy

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negative feedback

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This tends to damp down or counteract any deviation from an equilibrium and promotes stability. It stabilizes the system.

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negative feedback

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equilibrium

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positive feedback

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entropy

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This is the tendency of a system to maintain stability and resist tipping points.

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resilience

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entropy

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feedbacks

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static equilibrium

Question 20

This describes natural resources that produce sustainable income of goods and services

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natural capital

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natural income

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ecocentric

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resilience

Question 21

The annual income that comes from natural capital

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natural income

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ecocentric value system

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ecological footprint

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MEDC

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This term is the use and management of resources so that full natural replacement of exploited resources can take place.

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sustainability

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resilience

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equilibrium

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tipping points

Question 23

The minimum amount of change within a system that will destabilize it and cause it to reach a new equilibrium or stable state.

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tipping point

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resilience

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sustainability

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feedback

Question 24

Studies that are carried out before a development project is undertaken to assess the possible damage to the environment are called

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EIAs (Environmental Impact Assessment)

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Tipping Point Tips

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NGO (non-governmental organizations)

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MEDCs (More Economically Developed Countries)

Question 25

The addition of any substance or form of energy to the environment at a rate faster than the environment can accommodate it by dispersion, breakdown, recycling or storage in some harmless form.

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pollution

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tipping point

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feedback

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system

Question 26

This type of pollution can be traced to a single source such as an oil refinery, power station or chemical plant.

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point-source

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non-point-source

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biodegradable

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greenhouse gases

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This type of pollution is usually more dispersed in nature and may come from vehicle exhaust, an industrial area with many factories, or domestic heating in towns.

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non-point source

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point source

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biodegradable

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coral bleaching

Question 28

This type of pollution breaks down naturally in the environment and includes types of waste paper as it naturally decays.

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biodegradable

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point-source

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non-point-source

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thermal

Question 29

This is a type of nonbiodegradable pollution that remains in the environment for long periods of time like DDT or other organochlorine pesticides.

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persistent

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point-source

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non-point-source

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biodegradable

Question 30

This is a type of pollutant that is active as soon as it is emitted and includes carbon monoxide from wildfires and methane from cows.

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primary pollutant

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secondary pollutant

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persistent pollutant

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thermal pollutant

Question 31

This type of pollutant is a substance that is formed from another pollutant that has undergone change within the environment its in. This includes the production of ozone from sunlight and vehicle exhaust.

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secondary pollutant

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primary pollutant

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persistent pollutant

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point-source pollutant

Question 32

What was the over all idea of the Gaia Hypothesis?

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The earth is a self-regulating system.

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The earth can control what happens on other planets.

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The earth can not regulate itself without technological intervention.

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The earth needs to be carefully monitored and regulated by humans.

Question 33

What are some of the things that influence an individuals EVS?

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Religious beliefs

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Family influence

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The cost of fuel

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What kind of house you own

Question 34

What is the Ecological footprint?

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The hypothetical area of land l to support their resource needs and assimilate all waste

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Hypothetical area of land that a human uses every day

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Hypothetical area of land to support waste assimilation and food production

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The hypothetical area of land required to support each person's resource needs

Question 35

Which countries will tend to have a lower ecological footprint?

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LEDCs

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MEDCs

IB ESS Topic 1 Practice Exam

35 questions

Nature-centered value system that views people as being under nature's control rather than in control of it.

human-centered value system that places humans as the central species and assesses the environment from an exclusively human perspective

technology-based value system that believes the brain power of humans will enable us to control the environment

particular world view or set of paradigms that shapes the way individuals or societies perceive and evaluate environmental issues

The total set of greenhouse gas emissions caused directly and indirectly by an individual, organization, event or product.

A way of visualizing a complex set of interactions in ecology, society and another system.

This is defined as an assemblage of parts and the relationships between them that enable them to work together to form a functioning whole.

Part of the Earth inhabited by organisms.

System that exchanges both matter and energy with its surroundings.

The movement of matter through a food chain. The movement of energy as wind carries heat energy from one part of the world to another. The movement of matter as water flows from a river to a sea.

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