What is Environmental Science?
What is the study of natural systems?
Environmental science
What are resources that can be replenished?
Renewable resources (sunlight, wind)
What is the agricultural revolution?
When humans began to settle, farm, and live longer.
Science
What is the study of moral principles?
What does environmental science focus on?
What are resources that take a very long time to be replenished (if at all)?
Nonrenewable resources (coal, oil, natural gas)
What has happened to resource consumption in the last few hundred years?
Increased dramatically
What process involves asking questions, making observations, and gathering data?
Scientific method
What term describes valuing all living things
Biocentrism
What are two negative interactions humans have with their environment?
-Air pollution
-Runoff
-Deforestation
Give an example of a renewable resource.
Solar, wind, plants, animals, water
The measurement of the total land and water required to provide resources and dispose of waste is called what?
Ecological footprint
What must hypotheses undergo to be accepted?
Testing and peer review
What is anthropocentrism?
Ethics that believe human welfare is most important.
What is the difference between environmental science and environmentalism?
Environmental science is the unbiased pursuit of knowledge about the natural world.
Environmentalism is a social movement dedicated to protecting the natural world.
What are two nonrenewable natural resources?
Coal, Oil, Natural Gas, Minerals
What is the Tragedy of the Commons?
Describes the overuse of shared resources that will run out or become depleted.
What leads to new scientific hypotheses?
Observations and experimental results
What is ecocentrism?
Valuing all life equally
What is the first step to solving environmental problems?
Understanding the interactions between humans and the environment
If they are being used faster than they can be replenished.
What impact has the industrial revolution had on the environment?
Increased pollution and resource depletion.
What is a scientific theory?
An explanation of the natural world supported by evidence.
What is environmental justice?
Promoting equal treatment for all living things regarding environmental policy