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Intro to APES Topics 0.1-0.4 Questions and
Correct Answers
Environmental Science Ans: an interdisciplinary study of how
humans interact with the environment of living and non-living
things, includes themes found in biology, chemistry, earth science,
social sciences, and humanities
Sustainability Ans: meeting the needs of the present without
compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own
needs
Resource Ans: anything from the environment that meets our
needs and wants
Renewable Resource Ans: can be replenished fairly quickly
through natural processes; ex: sunlight, wind
Sustainable Yield Ans: highest rate at which a renewable resource
can be used indefinitely without reducing its available supply
Nonrenewable Resource Ans: exists in a fixed quantity; ex: fossil
fuels
Tragedy of the Commons Ans: many common property and open
access renewable resources have been degraded due to lack of
management
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Intro to APES Topics 0.1-0.4 Questions and
Correct Answers
Environmental Science Ans: an interdisciplinary study of how
humans interact with the environment of living and non-living
things, includes themes found in biology, chemistry, earth science,
social sciences, and humanities
Sustainability Ans: meeting the needs of the present without
compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own
needs
Resource Ans: anything from the environment that meets our
needs and wants
Renewable Resource Ans: can be replenished fairly quickly
through natural processes; ex: sunlight, wind
Sustainable Yield Ans: highest rate at which a renewable resource
can be used indefinitely without reducing its available supply
Nonrenewable Resource Ans: exists in a fixed quantity; ex: fossil
fuels
Tragedy of the Commons Ans: many common property and open
access renewable resources have been degraded due to lack of
management
© 2025 All rights reserved