Unit 1 -Intro to Environmental Science

An individual just came to your school yard to measure the diameter of all the trees. This individual is likely studying…

• environmental science

• environmental activism

• ecology

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The environment includes

• the plants and animals in the natural world

• the nonliving portion of an area

• humans and man-made structures

• all of these

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Which of the following is never considered a renewable resource?

• fresh water

• natural gas

• soil

• sunlight

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A natural resource that is used at the same rate that it is replenished is called a ________________ resource.

• renewable

• nonrenewable

• ecological

• sustainable

Which of the following is true about nations that have the largest ecological footprints?

• They have the largest populations.

• They use the most fossil fuels.

• They have the highest amount of natural resources.

• They have the fewest number of environmental laws.

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A small child learns that all dogs have fur. They see an animal They’ve never seen before and it has fur, so they assume it must be a dog. This is an example of…

• the scientific method.

• inductive reasoning.

• a controlled experiment.

• deductive reasoning.

The information gathered from experiments is called __.

• the hypothesis

• the conclusion

• the data

• the research

You notice the strawberries in your garden all tiny bitemarks on them. You hypothesize that rabbits are the culprits so you put a wire fence around half of the strawberry patch.

What is your independent variable in your experiment?

• The bite marks

• The rabbits

• The wire fence

• The strawberries

Which of the following is NOT part of the Peer Review process?

• Peers checking the experimental procedures for flaws

• Sharing conclusions with peers

• Peers checking for possibly inaccurate conclusion

• Peers analyzing the possible ethical impacts of the conclusions

The new house your parents are building is on a lot that contains a rare species of snake. The individuals concerned about protecting this snake would likely have what type of ethical worldview?

• anthropocentric

• biocentric

• ecocentric

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