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GE 15 : Review Quiz 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is an educated guess that cannot be answerable by yes or no without proof of evidence through testing.

a)

hypothesis

b)

theory

c)

law

d)

observation

2.

It emphasizes the fundamental right of other organisms to exist and to pursue their interests.

a)

biocentric conservation

b)

biocentric preservation

c)

human rights

d)

environmental ethics

3.

He frightens his people to hang if caught burning coal in London because of the acrid smoke produced from the fuel that may cause damage to the environment.

a)

John Muir

b)

President Theodore Roosevelt

c)

King Edward I

d)

George Perkins Mars

4.

A concept related to sustainability.

a)

Carrying capacity

b)

Biodiversity

c)

moral value

d)

ethical extensions

5.

The degree of exactness to which something is measured.

a)

Accuracy

b)

Clarity

c)

Precision

d)

Depth

6.

This rule is also known as Ockham's razor, after the English philosopher who proposed it.

a)

Uniformitarianism

b)

Parsimony

c)

Empiricism

d)

Uncertainty

7.

An ethical standard that you need to consider other points of view or look at it from a different perspective.

a)

Depth

b)

Breadth

c)

Clarity

d)

Fairness

8.

The idea of national parks, one of our principal strategies for nature conservation, is to provide public access to natural beauty and outdoor recreation.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Melting alpine glaciers and snowfields could threaten water supplies on which millions of people depend.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Climate change, in some crucial ways, is the underlying issue of the environment.

a)

True

b)

False