Environmental Science 1-4 (correct answers)
Environment correct answers all the living and nonliving things around us with which we
interact
Environmental Science correct answers the study of how the natural whorl works, how
our environment affects us, and how we affect our environment
Natural Resources correct answers the various substances and energy sources we
need to survive
Renewable Natural Resources correct answers natural resources that are replenished
over short periods
Examples of Renewable Natural Resources correct answers sunlight, wind, and wave
energy are perpetually available
time, water, and soil renew themselves over time
Nonrenewable Natural Resources correct answers resources that form much more
slowly than we use them
Examples of Nonrenewable Resources correct answers mineral ores and crude oil
Agricultural Revolution correct answers our transition from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle to
an agricultural way of life
**people began to live longer and produce more children
Industrial Revolution correct answers shift from rural life, animal-powered agriculture,
and manufacturing by craftsmen to an urban society powered by fossil fuels
**improvements in sanitation and medical technology, and enhanced agricultural
production with fossil-fuel-powered equipment and synthetic pesticides and fertilizers
Fossil Fuels correct answers nonrenewable energy sources
Examples of Fossil Fuels correct answers oil, coal, natural gas
Thomas Malthus correct answers 1766-1844:british economists that claimed that unless
population growth were controlled by laws or other social strictures, the number of
people would outgrow that available food supply until starvation, war, or disease arose
and reduced the population
Thomas Malthus correct answers wrote "an essay on the principle of population" in
1798 that argued if limits on birth were not implemented that deaths would increase
through famine, plague, and war
,Paul and Anne Ahrlich correct answers have been called "neo-malthusians" because
they warned that the population was growing faster than our ability to produce and
distribute food
Paul Ahrlich correct answers 1968: wrote book called "the population bomb" and
predicted that rapid population growth would unleash famine and conflict that would
consume civilization by the end of the 20th century
Garrett Hardin correct answers wrote essay called "the tragedy of the commons" and
argued that each person that grazes animals will be motivated to increase the number
of his or her animals in the pasture, and will eventually cause the pasture's food
production to collapse
Ecological Footprint correct answers expresses the environmental impact of an
individual or population in terms of the cumulative amount of biologically productive land
and water required to provide the raw materials the person or population consumes and
to dispose of or recycle the waste the person or population produces
**measures the total area of Earth's surface that a given person or population "uses"
once all direct and indirect impacts are totaled up
Applications of Environmental Science correct answers solutions that environmental
scientists are motivated to find such as new technologies, policy decisions, or resource
management strategies
Interdisciplinary Field correct answers one that borrows techniques from numerous
disciplines and brings research results from these results from these disciplines
together in a broad synthesis
Example of Interdisciplinary Field correct answers environmental science
Natural Sciences correct answers disciplines that study the natural world
Social Sciences correct answers disciplines that study human interactions and
institutions
Examples of Natural and Social Science correct answers environmental science
Environmental Studies correct answers programs that focus on the social science
Environmentalism correct answers a social movement dedicated to protecting the
natural world and people from undesirable changes brought about by human actions
Science correct answers a systematic process for learning about the world and testing
our understanding of it
, Observational Science/Descriptive Science correct answers types of research in which
scientists gather basic information about organisms, materials, systems, or processes
that are not well known or that cannot be manipulated in experiments
Hypothesis-driven Science correct answers research that proceeds in a more structured
manner, using experiments to test hypotheses within a framework traditionally known as
the scientific method
Scientific Method correct answers a technique for testing ideas with observations
Hypothesis correct answers a statement that attempts to explain a phenomenon or
answer a scientific question
Predictions correct answers specific statements that can be directly and unequivocally
tested
Experiment correct answers an activity designed to test the validity of a prediction or a
hypothesis
Variables correct answers conditions that can change
Independent Variable correct answers a variable the scientist manipulates
Dependent Variable correct answers variable that depends on the independent variable
Controlled Experiment correct answers scientist controls the effects of all variables
except the one who effect they are testing
Control correct answers an unmanipulated point of comparison for the manipulated
treatment
Manipulative Experiment correct answers provides the strongest type of evidence a
scientists can obtain because it can reveal casual relationships showing that changes in
an independent variable cause changes in a dependent variable
Peer Review correct answers when other scientists examine the manuscript and
provide comments and criticism
Theory correct answers a widely accepted explanation of one or more cause-and-effect
relationships that has been extensively tested with a great amount of research
Paradigm correct answers dominant view
Ethics correct answers a branch of philosophy that involves the study of good and bad,
or right and wrong
Environment correct answers all the living and nonliving things around us with which we
interact
Environmental Science correct answers the study of how the natural whorl works, how
our environment affects us, and how we affect our environment
Natural Resources correct answers the various substances and energy sources we
need to survive
Renewable Natural Resources correct answers natural resources that are replenished
over short periods
Examples of Renewable Natural Resources correct answers sunlight, wind, and wave
energy are perpetually available
time, water, and soil renew themselves over time
Nonrenewable Natural Resources correct answers resources that form much more
slowly than we use them
Examples of Nonrenewable Resources correct answers mineral ores and crude oil
Agricultural Revolution correct answers our transition from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle to
an agricultural way of life
**people began to live longer and produce more children
Industrial Revolution correct answers shift from rural life, animal-powered agriculture,
and manufacturing by craftsmen to an urban society powered by fossil fuels
**improvements in sanitation and medical technology, and enhanced agricultural
production with fossil-fuel-powered equipment and synthetic pesticides and fertilizers
Fossil Fuels correct answers nonrenewable energy sources
Examples of Fossil Fuels correct answers oil, coal, natural gas
Thomas Malthus correct answers 1766-1844:british economists that claimed that unless
population growth were controlled by laws or other social strictures, the number of
people would outgrow that available food supply until starvation, war, or disease arose
and reduced the population
Thomas Malthus correct answers wrote "an essay on the principle of population" in
1798 that argued if limits on birth were not implemented that deaths would increase
through famine, plague, and war
,Paul and Anne Ahrlich correct answers have been called "neo-malthusians" because
they warned that the population was growing faster than our ability to produce and
distribute food
Paul Ahrlich correct answers 1968: wrote book called "the population bomb" and
predicted that rapid population growth would unleash famine and conflict that would
consume civilization by the end of the 20th century
Garrett Hardin correct answers wrote essay called "the tragedy of the commons" and
argued that each person that grazes animals will be motivated to increase the number
of his or her animals in the pasture, and will eventually cause the pasture's food
production to collapse
Ecological Footprint correct answers expresses the environmental impact of an
individual or population in terms of the cumulative amount of biologically productive land
and water required to provide the raw materials the person or population consumes and
to dispose of or recycle the waste the person or population produces
**measures the total area of Earth's surface that a given person or population "uses"
once all direct and indirect impacts are totaled up
Applications of Environmental Science correct answers solutions that environmental
scientists are motivated to find such as new technologies, policy decisions, or resource
management strategies
Interdisciplinary Field correct answers one that borrows techniques from numerous
disciplines and brings research results from these results from these disciplines
together in a broad synthesis
Example of Interdisciplinary Field correct answers environmental science
Natural Sciences correct answers disciplines that study the natural world
Social Sciences correct answers disciplines that study human interactions and
institutions
Examples of Natural and Social Science correct answers environmental science
Environmental Studies correct answers programs that focus on the social science
Environmentalism correct answers a social movement dedicated to protecting the
natural world and people from undesirable changes brought about by human actions
Science correct answers a systematic process for learning about the world and testing
our understanding of it
, Observational Science/Descriptive Science correct answers types of research in which
scientists gather basic information about organisms, materials, systems, or processes
that are not well known or that cannot be manipulated in experiments
Hypothesis-driven Science correct answers research that proceeds in a more structured
manner, using experiments to test hypotheses within a framework traditionally known as
the scientific method
Scientific Method correct answers a technique for testing ideas with observations
Hypothesis correct answers a statement that attempts to explain a phenomenon or
answer a scientific question
Predictions correct answers specific statements that can be directly and unequivocally
tested
Experiment correct answers an activity designed to test the validity of a prediction or a
hypothesis
Variables correct answers conditions that can change
Independent Variable correct answers a variable the scientist manipulates
Dependent Variable correct answers variable that depends on the independent variable
Controlled Experiment correct answers scientist controls the effects of all variables
except the one who effect they are testing
Control correct answers an unmanipulated point of comparison for the manipulated
treatment
Manipulative Experiment correct answers provides the strongest type of evidence a
scientists can obtain because it can reveal casual relationships showing that changes in
an independent variable cause changes in a dependent variable
Peer Review correct answers when other scientists examine the manuscript and
provide comments and criticism
Theory correct answers a widely accepted explanation of one or more cause-and-effect
relationships that has been extensively tested with a great amount of research
Paradigm correct answers dominant view
Ethics correct answers a branch of philosophy that involves the study of good and bad,
or right and wrong
