Intro to Enviro
What is environmental science?
the scientific study of Earth's environment and solutions to environmental problems
Which era was involved in taking control over other animals?
Agricultural Revolution
What is a natural resource?
Something in the environment people can use but not create
What is biodiversity?
The number and variety of species on earth.
What is science?
An organized way of using evidence to learn about the natural world
What is an ecological footprint?
the area of the Earth's land and water required to supply the resources that an individual or population needs. Measures how fast we consume resources and generate waste compared to how fast nature can absorb our waste and generate new resources.
The US bringing the latest vaccine for covid to an under-developed country would most likely be an example of which era?
Technological Revolution
Medical Revolution
Agricultural Revolution
Medical Revolution
Sand, metal and coal are examples of what type of resource?
Renewable resource
Non-renewable resource
Non-renewable resource
What three things do humans rely on from the environment?
A. Natural resources, renewable and non-renewable resources
B. Food, oxygen, medicine
Food, oxygen, medicine
The control
List the four major environmental problems
Resource depletion
Pollution
Climate Change
Loss of Biodiversity
Which era caused the most environmental problems and burned fossil fuels?
Industrial Revolution
Resources that can be easily replaced.
Renewable resources
What happens during a loss of biodiversity?
A. This rarely happens
B. The loss of some species may affect others and disrupt entire ecosystems
C. Animals begin to overpopulate the earth
The loss of some species may affect others and disrupt entire ecosystems
A scientist conducts a study on the dung beetle. The scientist takes records the different shapes of each beetle. What type of data is the scientist collecting?
Quantitative Data
Qualitative Data
Qualitative Data
What two things can the release of Carbon Dioxide lead to?
Resource Depletion
Climate Change
Loss of Biodiversity
Pollution
Climate Change
Pollution
What were two effects of the Technological Revolution?
Human population is increasing, natural resources are decreasing
What are the two types of pollution?
How does an endangered species relate to Loss of Biodiversity?
A species with a population so small that it is at risk of extinction
The variable found on the y-axis of a graph.
A. Control Variable
B. Independent Variable
C. Dependent Variable
Dependent Variable
How can you reduce your Ecological Footprint?
Use only the resources you truly need, and avoid wasting resources.
or provide an example of what this looks like
Agricultural Revolution
Medical Revolution
Hunter-gatherer Era
Hunter-gatherer Era
A hot spring is an example of what type of resource?
Renewable Resource
Your entire team has to do 15 jumping jacks.
The entire team does 15 jumping jacks.
A scientist conducted an experiment in which he studied the use of a chemical called Sodium Hypochlorite (chlorine) to remove dirt from water. When collecting his results he notices that the more Sodium Hypochlorite (chlorine) he used, the less dirt present in the water. What is the independent variable?
A. The level of dirt removed from the water
B. Sodium Hypochlorite (chlorine)
Sodium Hypochlorite (chlorine)
The independent variable is what the scientist is testing.