Environmental Science Test 1 Review

Which is NOT a major field of science that makes up Environmental Science?

• Biology

• Chemistry

• Astronomy

• Social Science

Which is NOT a major time period in Environmental Science?

• Hunter-Gatherers

• Modern

• Agricultural Revolution

• Industrial Revolution

Earth is like a spaceship because....

• it is a closed system

• it is in space

• it is an open system

• it has people on it

Agriculture is defined as ...

• the practice of creating food.

• farming.

• bad for the environment.

• the practice of growing, breeding, and caring for animals and food.

Which of the following is NOT a main environmental problem?

• Tragedy of the Commons

• Resource depletion

• Pollution

• Loss of Biodiversity

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A natural resource is ....

• where we get our food from

• anything humans use for energy

• any natural material used by humans

• anything created by the earth

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A non-renewable resource is ...

• a resource that we have lots of.

• a resource that we don't have enough of

• a resource that forms at a slower rate then it is consumed

• a resource that isn't found on earth

A renewable resource is ...

• A resource that can be replaced relatively quickly through natural processes

• a resource found on Earth

• a resource we have lots of

• A resource that is replaced relatively slowly

Biodiversity is ...

• the amount of people in an area

• how many plants an area has

• the amount of species on planet Earth

• the number and variety of species that live in an area

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What is ecology?

• the study of rocks

• the study of relationships between organisms and their environments

• the study of the ocean

• the study of animals and plants

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