Unit 1 EnvSci

EnvSci

100

If a third of the trees in a forest are infected, what percentage is that?

1/3 equals 33%

200

The term "_____________________ Review" allows other experts to look at a study to make sure the study is accurate and reliable

Peer

300

The ___________________________ view is that all life has meaning and purpose -example-a large building can not be built because it will kill out an endangered species

biocentric

400

Our environment includes what 3 things-

Living (biotic)

Nonliving (Abiotic)

Humans and what we build

500

There are government agencies that help regulate industry like the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency). What organization helps with keeping workers safe

OSHA-

Occupational Health and SAFETY Organization

Resources 1

100

Areas/Countrie that use alot of non-renewable resources have a larger ___________________ footprint.

Ecological

200

Cap and Trade agreements help minimize ______________ gases and other industrial pollutants produced by regulating how much pollution it can produce.

greenhouse

300

A farmer has a terrible planting season and uses a _____________________ benefit analysis to figure pout if he needs to grow corn for another season

cost

400

An estuary can help a shoreline area with flooding rain by absorbing too much rain. An estuary is a _________________ resource.

regulatory

500

A community notices a reduction in fish caught out of their local pond and then notices more peopl efishing it and keeping the fish. This is an an example of_____________________ of the ________________

Tragedy of the Commons

Resources 2

100

When you go out and go swimming in an nearby spring you are enjoying a _________________________ ecosystem service.

cultural

200

Our governments can create _______________________ (laws) to maintain our natural resources so that they are more sustainable.

regulations

300

Renewable resources can be replenished over time but ______________________ resources like oil and other fossil fuels can not be replenished and are not sustainable.

non renewable

400

In a drought there is limited groundwater which will decrease corn crops and decrease yeild (output). Would the price of corn go up or down?

Up-less product-more demand

500

I am an EXPENSIVE environmental policy because it requires ALOT of time, money and people to enforce

regulations

EryThang else-1

100

___________________________ reasoning is drawing BROAD conclusions based on specific observations

Inductive

200

Solar Power, Wind Power, Water Mills-examples of ___________________ resources

renewable

300

"Ery" dang time I eat at that restaurant I get sick" example of ___________________ reasoning

Inductive

400

I am the type of study (or data) that describes a BUNCH of data, not a few pieces of data

Quantitative

500

All dolphins are mammals, mammals have lungs, dolphins have lungs--what type of reasoning?

Hint-General to Specific

Deductive

EryThang else-2

100

Deer seasons, Fish Limits are all regulatory laws to help us _____________________ sustain the environment

sustain

200

________________ reasoning is drawing specific conclusions based off of general observations- 

AKA-"top down"

Deductive

300

There are 100 trees in the forest, 30% of them are pine. How many non-pine trees are there?

70% non-pine

400

All fish have scales but you see one that does not have scales-therefore you determine it is a mammal (dolphin)-__________________ reasoning-hint-LARGE principles/observation made specific (small) conclusions

Deductive reasoning

500

___________________ is/are numbers/observations or anything you gathered for your research

Data