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%