ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE EXAM
Environment - ANS-all of the surrounding things, conditions, and influences
affecting the growth or development of living things.
Environmental Science - ANS-the study of how the natural world works, how
our environment affects us, and how we affect our environment. It is an
interdisciplinary field.
Natural Resources - ANS-various substances and energy sources we need to
survive.
Renewable Natural Resources - ANS-sunlight, wind, and wave energy are
essentially inexhaustible while others, such as timber, water, and soil can be
replenished by the environment over periods of time varying from months to
decades.
Nonrenewable Natural Resources - ANS-resources such as mineral ores and
crude oil are formed more slowly than we use them
Ecosystem Services - ANS-Important environmental benefits, such as clean air
to breathe, clean water to drink, and fertile soil in which to grow crops, that
ecosystems provide
Agricultural Revolution - ANS-the time when human beings first domesticated
plants and animals and no longer relied entirely on hunting and gathering
Industrial Revolution - ANS-the change from an agricultural to an industrial
society and from home manufacturing to factory production, especially the
one that took place in England from about 1750 to about 1850.
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, Fossil Fuels - ANS-a nonrenewable energy resource that forms in the Earth's
crust for millions of years
Tragedy of the Commons - ANS-situation in which people acting individually
and in their own interest use up commonly available but limited resources,
creating disaster for the entire community
Ecological Footprint - ANS-A way of measuring how much of an impact a
person or community has on the earth. Someone who uses more natural
resources will have a bigger footprint than someone who uses less.
Environmentalism - ANS-A social movement dedicated to protecting the
earth's life support systems for us and other species.
Observational/Descriptive Science - ANS-Scientific work based on information
gathering.
Hypothesis-Driven Science - ANS-Scientists know about a subject and ask
specific questions using the scientific method.
Scientific Method - ANS-1. Observations 2. Questions 3. Hypothesis 4.
Prediction 5. Experiment
Variables - ANS-Independent-manipulative variable
Dependent- depends on the Independent
Theory - ANS-a tentative theory about the natural world
Paradigm - ANS-a dominant view regarding a topic
Relativists - ANS-Those who believe moral principles are always dependent on
the particular situation.
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Environment - ANS-all of the surrounding things, conditions, and influences
affecting the growth or development of living things.
Environmental Science - ANS-the study of how the natural world works, how
our environment affects us, and how we affect our environment. It is an
interdisciplinary field.
Natural Resources - ANS-various substances and energy sources we need to
survive.
Renewable Natural Resources - ANS-sunlight, wind, and wave energy are
essentially inexhaustible while others, such as timber, water, and soil can be
replenished by the environment over periods of time varying from months to
decades.
Nonrenewable Natural Resources - ANS-resources such as mineral ores and
crude oil are formed more slowly than we use them
Ecosystem Services - ANS-Important environmental benefits, such as clean air
to breathe, clean water to drink, and fertile soil in which to grow crops, that
ecosystems provide
Agricultural Revolution - ANS-the time when human beings first domesticated
plants and animals and no longer relied entirely on hunting and gathering
Industrial Revolution - ANS-the change from an agricultural to an industrial
society and from home manufacturing to factory production, especially the
one that took place in England from about 1750 to about 1850.
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, Fossil Fuels - ANS-a nonrenewable energy resource that forms in the Earth's
crust for millions of years
Tragedy of the Commons - ANS-situation in which people acting individually
and in their own interest use up commonly available but limited resources,
creating disaster for the entire community
Ecological Footprint - ANS-A way of measuring how much of an impact a
person or community has on the earth. Someone who uses more natural
resources will have a bigger footprint than someone who uses less.
Environmentalism - ANS-A social movement dedicated to protecting the
earth's life support systems for us and other species.
Observational/Descriptive Science - ANS-Scientific work based on information
gathering.
Hypothesis-Driven Science - ANS-Scientists know about a subject and ask
specific questions using the scientific method.
Scientific Method - ANS-1. Observations 2. Questions 3. Hypothesis 4.
Prediction 5. Experiment
Variables - ANS-Independent-manipulative variable
Dependent- depends on the Independent
Theory - ANS-a tentative theory about the natural world
Paradigm - ANS-a dominant view regarding a topic
Relativists - ANS-Those who believe moral principles are always dependent on
the particular situation.
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