Our Island, Earth

What do environmental scientists study?

• How to build houses

• How the natural world works and how humans and the environment affect each other

• How to cook food

• How to play sports

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What has increased dramatically in the last several hundred years?

• Human population and resource consumption

• The number of trees

• The amount of rainfall

• The number of animals

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What is a natural resource?

• A type of animal

• A material or energy source provided by nature that people need to survive

• A kind of plant

• A type of weather

List three examples of nonliving things in the environment.

• Trees, animals, water

• Rocks, water, air

• Plants, soil, sunlight

• Animals, bacteria, fungi

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Give two reasons why environmental science is important.

• It helps us understand weather patterns and predict earthquakes.

• It helps us conserve resources and protect ecosystems.

• It helps us build stronger buildings and design better roads.

• It helps us grow more food and create new medicines.

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What is the difference between environmental science and environmentalism?

• Environmental science is a belief system, while environmentalism is a scientific study.

• Environmental science studies the environment, while environmentalism is a social movement.

• Environmental science focuses on animals, while environmentalism focuses on plants.

• Environmental science is about recycling, while environmentalism is about pollution.

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Nature makes natural resources at similar speeds.

• True

• False

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Fruit is an example of a renewable resource.

• True

• False

For most of human history, population has been high and relatively stable.

• True

• False

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The Industrial Revolution marked a shift from a rural society to an urban society powered by renewable resources.

• True

• False