Vocab
A resource formed much more slowly than it is used (e.g., coal).
Nonrenewable Resource
What does the following situation describe:
A community overfishes a lake, leaving no fish for future generations
Tragedy of the Commons
What does the following statement describe:
An organized way of studying the natural world through observation and evidence
Science
Which worldview prioritizes the well-being of entire species or communities over individuals?
Biocentrism
A resource that replenishes over short periods (e.g., sunlight).
Renewable resources
Process where scientists evaluate the quality of each other’s research before publication.
Peer Review
The industrial revolution was primarily fueled by which 2 things:
Fossil fuels and technological advancements
The below statement is an example of which type of data:
The color of a bird’s feathers
Qualitative Data
The following statement describes which facet of environmental ethics:
A social movement dedicated to protecting the natural world
Environmentalism
The variable that is changed or manipulated in an experiment.
Independent variable
The variable that responds to the change in an experiment.
Dependent Variable
What does an ecofootprint measure?
The biologically productive area needed to provide resources and absorb waste
What calculation does the following statement describe:
date on which humanity’s resource consumption exceeds Earth’s ability to regenerate those resources for the year.
Earth Overshoot Day
What movement does the following statement describe:
Promoting fair treatment regarding environmental policy and practice
Environmental Justice Movement
List 3 factors that have led to the declining amount of biologically productive land.
Urbanization
Overgrazing
Deforestation
Toxic Contamination
A broad explanation supported by multiple lines of evidence.
Theory
Which historical event is linked to rapid human population growth due to longer lifespans and more surviving children?
The industrial revolution
Many scientific investigation begin with what steps
Observations
What does the following statement describe:
Moral principles about right and wrong behavior
Ethics
Which compound was discovered to be destroying the ozone layer in the 1970's, which led to it's use in aerosol products being banned by the United Nations.
CFC's
A testable explanation for a narrow set of phenomena. This can typically be written as a an if/then statement.
Hypothesis
Which type of resource would corn be considered?
Renewable
In which types of nations would ecological footprints be lower?
Developing
The following statement describes which facet of environmental ethics:
Humans and human welfare most important
Anthropocentrism
Who discovered the previously described compound?
Mario Molina and Sherwood Roland