Environmental Science 1

Question 1

Environmental Studies is a form _____ science

Answer 1

applied

Question 2

Which of the following are reasons to study the environment (2 answers)

Answer 2

Earth processes are degrading
We need resources to survive

Question 3

the environmental movement started in the _____ because of concerns and new observations of environmental harm

Answer 3

1960s

Question 4

Which of the following assumptions are embedded in the scientific process

Answer 4

Some things can be known
Science is objective
All processes have a function

Question 5

______, _______, and _____ are the three pillars of sustainability

Answer 5

environment, community, and economy

Question 6

The ______ report provided the first robust definition of sustainability

Answer 6

brundtland

Question 7

in your own words, describe the Great Acceleration.

Answer 7

it was the rapid increase in technology in the 20th century after the war. This made it easier for farmers and everyday agriculture

Question 8

Which of the following are characteristics of the Anthropocene

Answer 8

Land surface change
Changing atmospheric composition

Question 9

Who first described the Anthropocene

Answer 9

Thomas Malthus

Question 10

Which of the following is a signature that indicates when the Anthropocene might have begun

Answer 10

Nuclear fallout

Question 11

in the course of the Anthropocene, humans have impacted volcanos and earthquakes T/F

Answer 11

False

Question 12

_____ are responsible for our current economic system

Answer 12

Fossil fuels

Question 13

_____ proposed the idea of geometric population growth

Answer 13

Thomas Malthus

Question 14

The Malthusian Catastrophe suggests that

Answer 14

Human population growth will outstrip food production

Question 15

IPAT is a model for enviromental impact. It assumes that
Impact = ______ x Affluence x ________

Answer 15

Population
technology

Question 16

Which of the following is the factor that many researchers propose will minimize environmental impact?

Answer 16

Technology

Question 17

____ has been a direct outcome of discussions of population growth

Answer 17

Forced sterilization
Policies
Legislation
One-Child rules

Question 18

Which two variables does Kuznet’s curve focus on

Answer 18

Affluence and ecological impact

Question 19

____ produce their own food and are the base of all ecosystems

Answer 19

Autotrophs
Net primary producers
Plants

Question 20

Which of the following are a type of biogeochemical cycle (3 answers)

Answer 20

Water cycle, Carbon cycle, Nitrogen Cycle

Question 21

What determines where certain biomes occur (2 answers)

Answer 21

Climate, Geography

Question 22

As _____ is broken down, soil forms

Answer 22

Organic material
Dead Plants
Dead animals
Decaying matter

Question 23

Soil compaction causes the loss of space for ____ and _______

Answer 23

Water, Air

Question 24

Which is the largest soil particle

Answer 24

Sand

Question 25

Nitrogen is in which form when it gets transformed by lightning

Answer 25

Nitrates

Question 26

Which two nutrients are primarily responsible for low-oxygen zones? (2 answers)

Answer 26

Nitrogen Phosphorus