UNIT 2 - Environmental Science Quiz

The environment includes

• The Living

• man-made structures

• the nonliving

• all of the above

Which of the following is considered a renewable resource (Can be used again and again)?

• coal

• oil

• sunlight

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

• sustainable
• cap and trade

• cost benefit analysis

• non-sustainable

Which of the following is true about ecological footprints?

• It is the size of footprint you leave at the beach in the sand

• Everyone has the same one

• It is calculated by considering how much resources you use

The information gathered from experiments is called

• the data

• the hypothesis

• the conclusion

As groundwater (SUPPLY) is limited during a drought, what will likely happen to the price of crops (DEMAND) that need this water? (Supply is low and Demand is high)

• The price will be unaffected

• The prices will likely increase

• The prices will likely decrease

Most of the United States’ early environmental policies involved PUNISHMENTS enforced by the government. They are also the most expensive to enforce. These are known as

• incentives

• cap-and-trade policies

• regulations

You go fishing in the same river once you are done Kayaking. You catch 3 fish to take home and cook for dinner, therefor harming the ecosystem. What type of ecosystem service is represented here?

• provisioning

• cultural

• supporting

Which type of environmental policy is often the most expensive because it requires significant governmental enforcement to give everyone doing something wrong a penalty?

• incentives

• regulations

Environmental Science and ecology are almost the same concept of study. However, Environmental science also focuses on what?

• How humans are involved

• The Chemistry and Biology involved

• The Economics involves

• All of the Above