Intro to Environmental Science

Trees are considered ________________ resources because they will eventually regrow, given enough time.

• renewable

• nonrenewable

• inexhaustible

• recyclable

Environmental science is an interdisciplinary field of study. This means that…

• It is limited to only one branch of science; ecology.

• Each environmental issue is specific to only one type of science.

• Multiple branches of science only (biology, chemistry, etc) are covered.

• Many science and non-science fields of study, such as economics and politics, are included.

What is made up of all the living and nonliving things which an organism interacts with?

• Atmosphere

• Water Supply

• Environment

• Soil

An average person from _______________ would be expected to have a higher ecological footprint than the other two countries.

• Country "A"

• Country "B"

• Country "C"

• None of the above; They would have roughly equal ecological footprints.

Which example best illustrates the point behind the Tragedy of the Commons essay?

• Various nations overfishing in international waters, leading to a collapse of fish stocks.

• A property owner clear-cutting all of the trees on his land to sell for timber

• A farmer that overplants his fields one year, leading to a poor harvest

• One country declaring war on another

A natural resource that is naturally formed much more slowly than we use it is called

• renewable

• ecological

• non-renewable

• sustainable

Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?

• Wind

• Sunlight

• Water

• Coal

As the human population grows, resources

• decrease

• increase

• stay the same

• increase, then decrease

What does ecological footprint measure?

• How quantity of natural resources humans need compared to the earth's capacity to provide those resources

• The size of cities across the world

• The amount of fossil fuels that are burned for energy

• The shoe size of the average human

What kinds of resources make up your ecological footprint?

• waste production

• water and energy use

• food and shelter

• clothing and transportation

• All of the above