Environmental Science Review for Quiz 1

Environmental science is only focused on the economic results of pollution.

• True

• False

Which of the following disciplinary lenses primarily examines the financial costs and benefits associated with environmental policies and resource management?

• Economic lens

• Ecological lens

• Earth Science lens

• Chemistry lens

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

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A study analyzing legal requirements and governmental action related to the establishment of a new national park would primarily employ which disciplinary lens?

• Geological lens

• Hydrological lens

• Policy lens

• Biological lens

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True or False: The ecological lens in environmental science primarily focuses on understanding the physical and chemical processes of the Earth's systems.

• True

• False

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To understand the complex issue of nutria rat population management, an interdisciplinary approach might involve which combination of lenses?

• Only social and political lenses.

• Only ecological and economic lenses.

• Only atmospheric and geological lenses.

• Ecological, economic, and policy lenses.

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True or False: Someone studying the impact of pollution on the health of an ecosystem would primarily use a biological or ecological lens for exploring that topic.

• True

• False

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Which lens of environmental science "studies how rules are created, debated, implemented, and enforced at local, national, and global levels"?

• Chemistry Lens

• Earth Science Lens

• Policy and Government Lens

• Biology Lens

Which lens of environmental science "studies the composition, structure, and transformation of matter within the environment" and is often interested in ph, chemical composition, and molecular changes

• Chemistry Lens

• Earth Science Lens

• Economic Lens

• Biology Lens

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Which lens of environmental science "examines the physical systems of the planet, including geology, meteorology, hydrology, and oceanography"?

• Chemistry Lens

• Earth Science Lens

• Economic Lens

• Biology Lens

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Which lens of environmental science "focuses on the costs, benefits, trade-offs, and efficiency of environmental decisions, measuring not only financial outcomes but also the value of non-market goods like clean air, water, or biodiversity"?

• Chemistry Lens

• Earth Science Lens

• Policy and Government Lens

• Economic Lens

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