Environmental Science Exam 1
Environment - Answer-all of the surrounding things, conditions, and influences affecting the growth or
development of living things.
Environmental Science - Answer-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 - Answer-various substances and energy sources we need to survive.
Renewable Natural Resources - Answer-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 - Answer-resources such as mineral ores and crude oil are formed
more slowly than we use them
Ecosystem Services - Answer-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 - Answer-the time when human beings first domesticated plants and animals and
no longer relied entirely on hunting and gathering
Industrial Revolution - Answer-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.
, Fossil Fuels - Answer-a nonrenewable energy resource that forms in the Earth's crust for millions of
years
Tragedy of the Commons - Answer-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 - Answer-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 - Answer-A social movement dedicated to protecting the earth's life support systems
for us and other species.
Observational/Descriptive Science - Answer-Scientific work based on information gathering.
Hypothesis-Driven Science - Answer-Scientists know about a subject and ask specific questions using the
scientific method.
Scientific Method - Answer-1. Observations 2. Questions 3. Hypothesis 4. Prediction 5. Experiment
Variables - Answer-Independent-manipulative variable
Dependent- depends on the Independent
Theory - Answer-a tentative theory about the natural world
Paradigm - Answer-a dominant view regarding a topic
Environment - Answer-all of the surrounding things, conditions, and influences affecting the growth or
development of living things.
Environmental Science - Answer-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 - Answer-various substances and energy sources we need to survive.
Renewable Natural Resources - Answer-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 - Answer-resources such as mineral ores and crude oil are formed
more slowly than we use them
Ecosystem Services - Answer-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 - Answer-the time when human beings first domesticated plants and animals and
no longer relied entirely on hunting and gathering
Industrial Revolution - Answer-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.
, Fossil Fuels - Answer-a nonrenewable energy resource that forms in the Earth's crust for millions of
years
Tragedy of the Commons - Answer-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 - Answer-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 - Answer-A social movement dedicated to protecting the earth's life support systems
for us and other species.
Observational/Descriptive Science - Answer-Scientific work based on information gathering.
Hypothesis-Driven Science - Answer-Scientists know about a subject and ask specific questions using the
scientific method.
Scientific Method - Answer-1. Observations 2. Questions 3. Hypothesis 4. Prediction 5. Experiment
Variables - Answer-Independent-manipulative variable
Dependent- depends on the Independent
Theory - Answer-a tentative theory about the natural world
Paradigm - Answer-a dominant view regarding a topic
