What are nonrenewable natural resources?

Resources that are always available

A) A logical way of thinking about the world

B) A random guess about the world

C) A way to ignore new information

What does 'supply' mean in economics?

The amount of a resource available

The number of people willing to purchase a resource

What does 'demand' mean in economics?

The number of people that are willing to purchase or use that resource

The amount of a resource available

An increased demand for a scarce product allowed companies to respond by raising the price. Which of the following is an example of this?

The price of hand sanitizers increased during the COVID-19 pandemic due to high demand.

The price of bread remained the same despite increased demand.

Companies lowered the price of water during a drought.

The price of gasoline decreased when demand increased.

What is the process of decision making that involves thinking about the cost of a resource and whether it is worth what is gained called?

Environmental impact assessment

What are the four types of ecosystem services?

Provisioning, Regulating, Cultural, Supporting

Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Quaternary

Renewable, Non-renewable, Consumable, Non-consumable

Abiotic, Biotic, Chemical, Physical

Which of the following is an example of a provisioning service provided by marine ecosystems?

B) Humans eat the animals living there

A) Humans use the ocean for recreation

D) The ocean provides beautiful views

What does 'regulating' mean in the context of ecosystem services? Fill in the blank: Regulating services are the ability of an ecosystem to regulate ____, ____, or ____ quality, provide flood control or disease control.

temperature, humidity, sunlight

Which of the following is an example of a regulating ecosystem service?

Wetlands improving water quality and holding water to provide flood control

Forests providing wood for construction

Grasslands providing grazing for animals

Look at the image of the wetland. Wetlands provide regulating services according to the passage by:

Filtering pollutants from water

What are cultural ecosystem services?

Non-material benefits that people obtain from the ecosystem

Material benefits from the ecosystem

Food and water provided by the ecosystem

Energy resources from the ecosystem

What is the main purpose of environmental policies?

To regulate the effects of human activities on the environment.

To increase industrial production regardless of consequences.

To promote deforestation and urbanization.

To encourage the use of non-renewable resources.

What do regulations as a type of environmental policy focus on?

The threat of punishment if rules are not followed

What is an example of an incentive as an environmental policy?

Providing tax credits for adding solar panels to homes

Requiring recycling bins in public places

What is a nonrenewable resource?

A natural resource that cannot be re-made or re-grown at a scale comparable to its consumption

A resource that can be re-made or re-grown quickly

A resource that is always available

A resource that is not used by humans

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What is the environment?

The natural world

A type of food

A musical instrument

A kind of sport

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The environment includes only living things.

True

False

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Humans are part of the environment and rely on it for survival.

True

False

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Look at the picture of the river and forest. Is this an example of the environment?

Yes

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What is Ecology?

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Environmental Science is the study of ecology as well as focusing on how humans affect the environment and ways to address environmental problems.

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What are renewable natural resources?

Resources that are naturally replenished over short periods of time

Resources that take a long time to replenish

Resources that can never be replenished

Resources that are man-made

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Environmental Science is the study of ecology as well as focusing on how humans affect the environment and ways to address environmental problems.

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What are nonrenewable natural resources?

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Environmental scientists can help us determine how to use resources sustainably.

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