Chapter 1 Practice Quiz
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES THE ELEMENTS OF OUR ENVIRONMENT
all the living thing and nonliving things in the environment around us
WHICH STATEMENT DESCRIBES OR FOLLOWS FRO THE CONCEPT OF SUSTAINABILITY
an example of sustainable use is that water extracted from underground resources must be equal to or less than the water that recharges the underground resources
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WOULD BE MOST LIKELY TO BE BELIEVED BY THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY
an experiment that has been replicated 10 times with the same results
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION?
an urban society with increased access to goods and fossil fuel use
THE MAIN ADVANTAGE OF OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES AND NATURAL EXPERIMENTS OVER MANIPULATIVE STUDIES IS THAT NATURAL EXPERIMENTS
are able to test hypotheses in the field and with large study areas
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT SOMETHING A PROPONENT OF CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY WOULD SUPPORT
constructing a conventional science building that houses large laboratories and offices
IF A SCIENTIST TRAVELS TO THE RAIN FOREST TO OBSERVE AND CATALOG NEW SPECIES, HE OR SHE WOULD BE CONDUCTING
descriptive science
IF YOU ARE REGISTERED TO TAKE A COURSE CALLED "THE ETHIC OF HUMAN POP GROWTH" WHICH DEPARTMENT AT YOUR SCHOOL WLL LIKELY BE OFFERING THE COURSE?
environmental studies
WHAT WAS THE PARADIGM SHIFT IN HOW WE VIEW EASTER ISLAND
evidence suggest that easter islanders did not devastate their environment, but instead suffered after foreigners arrive on the island
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A NONRENEWABLE RESOURCE?
fossil fuels
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF A "WICKED PROBLEM"
global warming
IF A SCIENTIST MAKES AN OBSERVATION AND EVENTUALLY CARRIES OUT AN EXPERIMENT TO EXPLAIN THAT OBSERVATION, HE OR SHE IS CONDUCTING
hypothesis-driven science
WHATS THE EARTHS NATURAL CAPITAL
it is the accumulation of Earth's wealth of resources
WHAT WOULD BE AN OUTCOME OF A PARADIGM SHIFT IN SCIENCE
many fields of science would have to rethink their understanding of the world
THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IS AN EXAMPLE OF AN ________ "PEOPLE IN JAPAN EAT MORE FISH ON AVG THAN PEOPLE OF OTHER COUNTRIES"
observation
ALONG WITH POPULATION GROWTH, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A MAJOR ROOT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS CAUSED BY HUMANS
our exploitation and consumption of resources
WHEN SCIENTISTS DETERMINED THAT THE EARTH WAS ROUND RATHER THAN FLAT, THIS WAS A
paradigm shift
WHICH STATEMENT IS AN INCORRECT DESCRIPTION OF PEER REVIEW
peer review is used rarely and only when researchers are at the beginning of their careers
ARE US STUDENTS WHO GRADUATED IN 2008 MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY LITERATE COMPARED TO STUDENTS WHO GRADUATED IN 2001
students who graduated in 2008 are less environmentally literate
IN A CONTROLLED EXPERIMENT, IF A RESEARCHER WANTS TO EXAMINE THE EFFECT OF FEEDING A HIGH-CALORIE ON AN ANIMAL'S WEIGHT, WHICH ONE WOULD BE THE INDEPENDENT VARIABLE?
the high calorie diet
HOW DID THE AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN HUMAN POPULATION NUMBERS?
the shift from nomadic lifestyle to settling down on farms with domesticated animals allowed for nutritional needs to be met more easily
A _____ IS WIDELY ACCEPTED AND HAS BEEN EXTENSIVELY VALIDATED BY A GREAT AMOUNT OF RESEARCH
theory
OF THE FOLLOWING, WHICH CAN BE DEPLETED IF OVERUSED
water
BASED ON OUR GEN UNDERSTANDING OF RESOURCE USE IN WEALTHY VS POOR NATIONS, IF THE PEOPLE OF A POOR COUNTRY DEPLETE RENEWABLE RESOURCES AT A RATE OF 10% FASTER THAN THE EARTH CAN REPLENISH THEM, WHICH PERCENTAGE OF OVERSHOOT MIGHT REPRESENT THE US?
40%