Intro to environmental science

during the agricultural revolution

• plants and animals were domesticated

• fossil fuel use increased

• human populations decreased due to disease

• both a and c

An ecological footprint is the

• mark a person’s shoe makes in soft earth.

• number of animals a person has killed.

• amount of land and ocean area needed to support one person.

• number of trees people cut down.

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Tragedy of the Commons refers to what environmental challenge?

• protecting shared resources

• curbing overpopulation

• perserving biodiversity

• preventing pollution

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What is the main goal of sustainability?

• use resources faster than they are created

• prevent humans from using resources

• share common places

• Conserve resources in a way that human populations can survive indefinitely

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hunter-gatherers

• drove cars everywhere

• lived in cities

• farmed and domesticated animals

• were nomadic and followed herds of animals

The environment includes

• the plants and animals in the natural world

• the nonliving portion of an area

• humans and man-made structures

• both A&B

• all of the above

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The information gathered from experiments is called

• the data

• the hypothesis

• the research

• the conclusion

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You are collecting information on the number of moose in a particular location, so you put out a motion-activated game camera to capture pictures of the moose that pass. When you are finished, you tally the number of moose photographed per day. What type of information is this?

• qualitative

• quantitative

• descriptive

• theoretical

Evidence is ___________________

• A statement or conclusion that answers a question
• Scientific data that supports the claim
• A justification that connects the claim to the evidence
• Not vital when using an argument

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The independent variable is the ONE thing you _____.

• change on purpose
• control or keep constant
• measure

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