What is Environmental Science?
what is "a term used to describe the natural world"
environment
_____ are naturally replenished over short periods of time.
Renewable natural resources are naturally replenished over short periods of time.
Scientists use _____ about the world around them to make inferences (logical guesses or predictions).
Scientists use observations about the world around them to make inferences (logical guesses or predictions).
True or False: All branches of science must take ethics into consideration, and environmental science includes many ethical questions and decisions.
TRUE
_____ is the study of the production and consumption of scarce resources and they way they affect behavior.
Economics is the study of the production and consumption of scarce resources and they way they affect behavior.
The environment includes all _____ things and the _____ things with which they interact.
The environment includes all living things and the nonliving things with which they interact.
_____ take a long time to replenish.
Nonrenewable natural resources take a long time to replenish.
What is the scientific method?
The scientific method is a term used to describe the way in which scientists gather and use information.
_____ is the branch of knowledge that deals with moral principles.
Ethics is the branch of knowledge that deals with moral principles.
What is supply?
Supply = the amount of a resource available.
True or False: Environmental science and ecology are the same thing.
FALSE
Resources must be used at a _____ rate- one that replaces what’s used at the same rate.
Resources must be used at a sustainable rate- one that replaces what’s used at the same rate.
A _____ is a testable explanation for a question or problem.
A hypothesis is a testable explanation for a question or problem.
_____ is the world view that places the most value on human populations and human welfare.
Anthropocentrism is the world view that places the most value on human populations and human welfare.
What is demand?
Demand = the number of people that are willing to purchase or use that resource.
_____ is a social movement in which people or organizations advocate for protection of the natural environment.
Environmental activism is a social movement in which people or organizations advocate for protection of the natural environment.
What is it when a shared (common) resource is unregulated, individuals will consume it at a selfish rate.
Tragedy of the Commons
_____ data uses descriptions, words
Qualitative data uses descriptions, words
_____ is the world view that places value on each and every organism, including humans.
Biocentrism is the world view that places value on each and every organism, including humans.
What type of policy focuses on the threat of punishment if rules are not followed?
Regulations
_____ is a purely scientific study of natural environments.
Ecology is a purely scientific study of natural environments.
Name one of the two major events have changed the course of human history and the way we interact with natural resources.
The Agricultural Revolution
The Industrial Revolution
_____ data is numbers, measurements
Quantitative data is numbers, measurements
_____ is the world view that places value on the ecosystem or community as a whole rather than individuals.
Ecocentrism is the world view that places value on the ecosystem or community as a whole rather than individuals.
What type of policies focus on the encouragement of an environmentally friendly activity through subsidies or tax breaks?
Incentives