WorksheetsCH 3 Environmental Science Putman
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
_________The probability that a condition or action will lead to an injury, damage, or loss.
a)
Risk
b)
Playability
c)
Probability
d)
Resources
2.
____________A mathematical statement about how likely it is that something will happen.
a)
Risk
b)
Gameing
c)
Probability
d)
Ecology
3.
_____ ______ Is the use of facts and assumptions to estimate the probability of harm to people or the environment from particular environmental factors or conditions.
a)
Probability Risk
b)
Risk Assessment
c)
Natural risk
d)
Environmental cost
4.
________ ______A decision-making process that involves using the results of risk assessment, weighing possible responses to the risk, and selecting appropriate actions to minimize or eliminate the risk.
a)
Decision management
b)
Risk assessment
c)
Deferred management
d)
Risk Management
5.
___________The study of how people choose to use resources to produce goods and services and how goods and services are distributed to the public.
a)
Economics
b)
Resources
c)
Supply
d)
Demand
6.
________The available supply of something that can be used.
a)
Demand
b)
Supply
c)
Resources
d)
Economics
7.
Structures and processes that humans can use for their own purposes but cannot create.
a)
Renewable resources
b)
Natural Resources
c)
Nonrenewable
d)
Permanent availability
8.
___________ Resources- Can be formed or regenerated by natural processes.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
c)
Nonrestored
d)
Restored
9.
_______Resources- Not replaced by natural processes, or the rate of replacement is so slow as to be ineffective.
a)
Renewable
b)
Restorabe
c)
Nonrenewable
d)
Nonrestorable
10.
____________The amount of a good or service people are willing to sell at a given price.
a)
Demand
b)
Price
c)
Selling
d)
Supply
11.
_________The amount of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to buy at a given price.
a)
Demand
b)
Replacement
c)
Supply
d)
Nonsupply
12.
________A good or service is its monetary value.
a)
Demand
b)
Price
c)
Cost
d)
Value
13.
_________Services- Beneficial effects of functioning ecosystems for people and society.
a)
Economical
b)
Ecosystem
c)
Value
d)
Supply
14.
__________Costs- Those that are ignored, not recognized, or whose effects accumulate over time, but that eventually must be paid.
a)
Deferred
b)
Prefered
c)
resource
d)
Reserved
15.
______ Costs- Those that are borne by someone other than the individuals who produce or consume a good or service.
a)
Defered
b)
Effecient
c)
External
d)
High
16.
______Any addition of matter or energy that degrades the environment for humans and other organisms.
a)
Biomass
b)
Garbage
c)
Trash
d)
Pollution
17.
Most life decisions involve a consideration of 2 factors ___ and ____.
a)
Cost, Risk
b)
Ecology, Economics
c)
Nature, Nuture
d)
Rich, Poor
18.
the _________ curve price reflects the strength of demand for and availability of the commodity.
a)
price
b)
demand
c)
supply
d)
supply/demand
19.
The tragedy of the _____ is when everybody shares ownership of a resource, there is a strong tendency to exploit and misuse that resource.
a)
community
b)
exploitation
c)
commons
d)
educated
20.
_______ costs- Private or public expenditures to correct pollution damage once pollution has occurred.
a)
Population
b)
Useage
c)
Commons
d)
Pollution
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