Environmental Decisions and Policies Quiz

The situation in the previous question may cause farmers to make a decision as to whether they will stay in this farming profession or find a new career.  This type of decision is primarily based on

• cost-benefit analysis

• ethics

• ecology

• the scientific method

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

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Most of the United States’ early environmental policies involved restrictions enforced by the government.  These are known as

• incentives

• cap-and-trade policies

• tax breaks

• regulations

Which type of environmental policy is often the most expensive because it requires significant governmental enforcement?

• incentives

• cap-and-trade policies

• tax breaks

• regulations

You are going trail riding with some friends this weekend at a nearby farmland.  What type of ecosystem service are you taking advantage of?

• provisioning

• regulating

• cultural

• supporting

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What is the willingness to buy a good or service and the ability to pay for it?

• Supply

• Demand

• Economics

• Socialism

The desire and ability to produce and sell a product

• Demand

• Supply

• Law of Demand

• Elastic

Which of the following is an example of a cost-benefit analysis you might use to make a decision?

• Deciding whether to buy a coffee or save the money

• Choosing between two different routes to work

• Selecting a movie to watch based on reviews

• Determining the best time to exercise during the day

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

This ecosystem service provides the necessities to allow an ecosystem to function

• Provisions

• Regulatory

• Cultural

• Supporting

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

These are rules put in place to regulate the effects of human activities on the environment

• Community oral regualtions

• Governmental lobbying

• environmental policies

• personal environmental belief system

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

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These encourage environmentally friendly activity through subsidies

• regulations

• laws

• tax breaks

• incentives

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