Unit I Intro to Environmental Science/Scientific Method

What does the environment include?

• Only living things

• Only non-living things

• Both living and non-living things, but not humans

• Both living and non-living things, including humans

• Only humans

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Which of the following best defines environmental science?

• A movement dedicated to protecting the environment

• The study of living organisms and the processes that allow them to survive

• The study of interactions between the natural world and humans

• The study of Earth’s physical structure and processes

How do environmentalism and environmental science overlap?

• Environmentalism uses data from environmental science to promote action

• They have no connection

• Environmental science is a branch of environmentalism

• Environmentalism focuses on the natural world; environmental science focuses on human impacts on the natural world

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Who is an example of an environmentalist?

• Albert Einstein

• Marie Curie

• Louis Pasteur

• Rachel Carson

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What is a system?

• A randomly assembled group of unrelated objects

• A collection of parts that function independently without affecting each other

• A set of parts that interact and impact each other

• A single component that operates in isolation from other

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Which of these is not an example of a system?

• The water cycle

• The biosphere

• A raindrop

• A food web

Which type of feedback loop is described? Deforestation leads to soil erosion, which reduces vegetation growth and causes further deforestation.

• Positive Feedback Loop

• Negative Feedback Loop

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Which feedback loop is more common in environmental systems?

• Positive, it destabilizes systems, amplifying change

• Negative, it stabilizes systems, promoting balance

• Positive, it stabilizes systems, promoting balance

• Negative, it destabilizes systems, amplifying change

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What are the four spheres on Earth?

• Lithosphere, atmosphere, aquasphere, biosphere

• Biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere

• Hydrosphere, lithosphere, ecosphere, atmosphere

• Atmosphere, lithosphere, stratosphere, biosphere

Which is true of Earth’s spheres?

• They exist independently without affecting one another

• They all consist of non-living components only

• They are interconnected and changes in one can impact the others

• They remain constant over time and do not change

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