Enviro Science Intro

What term is often used to describe the natural world?

• Environment

• Ecology

• Biology

• Geography

What is environmental science?

• Purely the study of nature

• The study of how humans affect the environment

• A social movement advocating for protection

• The study of political science

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What are renewable natural resources?

• Resources that take a long time to replenish

• Resources that are naturally replenished over short periods of time

• Resources that are never replenished

• Resources that are man-made

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Which of the following is an example of a renewable natural resource?

• Coal

• Oil

• Sunlight

• Natural gas

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What are nonrenewable natural resources?

• Resources that are naturally replenished over short periods of time

• Resources that take a long time to replenish

• Resources that are man-made

• Resources that are always available

Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable natural resource?

• Fresh water

• Soil

• Natural gas

• Sunlight

What must be done to ensure the sustainable use of resources?

• Use resources at a rate faster than they are replenished

• Use resources at a rate that replaces what's used at the same rate

• Use only nonrenewable resources

• Use resources without any restrictions

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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Which major events changed the course of human history and the way we interact with natural resources?

• Industrial Revolution

• Technological Revolution

• Agricultural Revolution

• Scientific Revolution

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What does environmental science involve?

• Only biological science

• Only chemical science

• Interdisciplinary studies including bio, chem, earth sci, economics, and political science

• Only political science

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What is the study of ecology?

• The study of how humans affect the environment

• Purely the scientific study of nature

• A social movement advocating for protection

• The study of political science

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