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| Which of the following situations best describes the use of a renewable resource? |
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| Building wooden furniture. |
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| During the _______ period(s), humans altered their habitats? |
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| Hunter-gatherer, Agricultural Revolution, Industrial Revolution...(All of the above). |
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| The ______ was not a direct result of the industrial revolution? |
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| Over-hunting of large animals. |
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| All of these fields of study contribute to environmental science except? |
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| In which country is the population likely to be increasing most rapidly? |
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| Using scientific information from Chemistry and biology to devise a plan to clean up a lake and make it healthy again describes? |
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| Why is the world's loss of biodiversity a source of concern? |
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| Humans depend upon other organisms for food and oxygen. |
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| A focus of environmental science not studies in ecology is the? |
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| During the agriculture revolution, |
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| ________is a biodegradable material that becomes a pollutant if allowed to accumulate more rapidly than it can decompose? |
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| Which of the following describes the depletion of a renewable resource? |
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| Intensive cultivation of farmland that exhausts soil nutrients. |
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| All of the following issues involve environmental science except? |
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| The fact that useful man-made substances can cause unforeseen damage is illustrated by? |
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| The detection of (Oscillatoria rubesecens) in lake Washington, the condition of the atmosphere's protective ozone layer, the pollution of the Gulf of Mexico from farm chemicals. |
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| Which country is most likely to have either a stabilized or a slowly growing population? |
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| The "tragedy of the commons" describes the conflict between? |
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| A sustainable world would be characterized by the? |
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| Indefinite existence of human populations in a healthy and prosperous condition. |
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| According to the law of supply and demand, what would occur if the supply of oil declined and the demand remained the same? |
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| Oil prices would increase. |
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| An ecological footprint is the? |
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| Amount of land and ocean area needed to support one person. |
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| Compared to developing nations, developed nations have? |
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| which of the following is a developing nation? |
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| A resident of _____ is likely to leave the largest ecological footprint? |
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| Most of today's environmental problems began during which period(s) in human history? |
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| Using Economic considerations of resource use, the law of supply and demand describes? |
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| Listing both the merits and expenses Involved in implementing a particular environmental solution is an example of a(n)? |
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| Hardin's "tragedy of the commons" essay addresses the conflicts associated with what environmental challenge? |
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| Protecting shared resources. |
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| The term "biodiversity" refers to? |
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| The number and variety of species that live in an area. |
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| The classification and collection of data that are in the form of numbers is called? |
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| The group that does not receive experimental treatment in an experiment is the? |
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| By examining ______, scientists can test predictions for situations in which it is impossible or unethical to use experiments. |
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| Scientists use statistics to? |
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| In an experiment, the factor of interest is called the? |
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| The average mass of a wolf in a pack of wolves is an example of? |
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| A model of a dinosaur is an example of a ______model? |
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| The chance that an earthquake will occur in your town during the next year is an example of? |
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| The experimental method includes which of the following steps? |
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| Observing, Hypothesizing, Predicting, Experimenting, and Communicating Results. |
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| Why are mathematical models important? |
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| They are especially useful in situations with many variables, they can be used to create useful digital images, they can represent how a system or process works. (All of the above). |
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| Which step is the experimental method are scientists conducting when they photograph birds in flight? |
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| If you consider what will add to our understanding of the natural world in making an environmental decision, you are examining a(n) ______value? |
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| Before you can make a decision using a decision-making model, what step must you take? |
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| Explore the consequences of each option, Consider which values apply to the issue, Gather information. (All of the above). |
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| In a scientific investigation, it is important that the number of objects or events being sampled be? |
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| Large enough to give an accurate estimate for the whole population. |
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| A good hypothesis is more than a guess because it? |
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| Curiosity and imagination are important in science because they are? |
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| Abilities in scientists that help expand our knowledge. |
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| What essential characteristic does a good experiment have? |
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| Your country is considering buying land to form a nature preserve. On this land, and endangered species of bird is known to breed. Which of the following is a possible negative short-term consequence to the county making this decision? |
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| Environmental control are made less strict outside the preserve area. |
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| When making a decision about whether or not to build a dam, you are considering an economic value when you ask which of the following questions? |
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| How many jobs will building the dam generate? |
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| What step in a simple environment decision-making model are you taking when you consider whether or not people will benefit financially from setting aside land as a national park? |
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| The three final steps of the experimental method in their correct order are? |
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| Drawing Conclusions, Repeating Experiments, and Communicating Results. |
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| When you ask the question, "if a marsh is included as part of a nature preserve , will it protect our water resources?" you are considering which of the following types of values? |
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| Which of the following models would you use to represent the shape of the Earth's surface beneath the ocean? |
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