Environmental Science Worksheet

A substance of economic value that can be replaced or replenished in the same or less amount of time than it takes to draw the supply down is called -

• Biotic

• Renewable

• Abiotic

• Nonrenewable

What type of ethical perspective or environmental worldview did the Once-ler have in the The Lorax?

• Ecocentrism (Earth-centered)

• No ethical perspective.

• Biocentrism (life-centered)

• Anthropocentrism (human-centered)

The amount of land needed to sustain a person's use of natural resources is known as a person's -

• Environmentalism

• Ecological footprint

• Earth Overshoot Day

• Carbon footprint

Which of the following is FALSE about ecological footprints?

• More developed countries tend to have higher ecological footprints per person.

• Less developed countries tend to have higher ecological footprints per person.

• Island countries tend to have a higher footprint in the fishing ground land type.

• India is an example of a country with a high total ecological footprint but a low ecological footprint per person.

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Which of the following is NOT a factor of sustainability?

• Economics

• Ethics

• Natural Capital

• Solar Energy

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Which of the following is FALSE about environmental science?

• Environmental science is an interdisciplinary study that involves other subjects, like history, politics, economics, etc.

• Environmental science is the same thing as environmentalism.

• Environmental science includes the study of ecology.

• A goal of environmental science is learning about how humans can effectively deal with environmental problems and live more sustainably.

Determine if the following resource is renewable, nonrenewable, or inexhaustible: Coal.

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

• Inexhaustible

• Recyclable

Determine if the following resource is renewable, nonrenewable, or inexhaustible: Wildlife.

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

• Inexhaustible

• Fossil fuel

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Fertilizer and pesticide runoff from local farmlands entering nearby waterways would be an example of -

• Point Source Pollution

• Nonpoint Source Pollution

• Air Pollution

• Industrial Waste

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Clearing native forests for agriculture or other human development reduces biodiversity and breaks up habitats.

• True

• False

• Sometimes true

• Never true

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