Environmental Science Section I Time- 30minutes Which of the following data provide flood control regarding a renewable resource is for cities. * the most important in determining Copper is extracted from if the resource is being used mines. sustainably? movement of tectonic The rate at which the resource plates causes volcanic activity is naturally replenished and earthquakes. The difference between the Tsunamis the coastland rate or replenishment and the debris rate of consumption of the resource * Nonpoint sources of pollution The demand for the resource include all of the following EXCEPT by human populations from a stockyard The total amount of the from croplands resource that is available A smokestack from a power The difference between the plant * total amount of the resource overflow from lawns that is available and the Urban runoff from streets demand for the resource Which of the following would In the tragedy of the commons an decrease one’s ecological example of a could footprint? “common” include traveling by airplane rather an ocean fishery * than driving a golf course eating more meat private property purchasing a larger home residential homes Walking to school rather than students driving * Eating more processed and All nonrenewable resources packaged food are used for energy production can be reused The ethic” is associated with “land can be recycled which of the following people? are considered commons Rachel Carson are exhaustible * Gifford Pinchot John Muir Which of the following is an Aldo Leopold * example of an ecosystem service? Theodore Roosevelt parasite attains nutrients from its host. Which of the following is NOT a basic necessity that a significant
Environmental Science Section I Time- 30minutes Which of the following data regarding a renewable resource is the most important in determining if the resource is being used sustainably? The rate at which the resource is naturally replenished The difference between the rate or replenishment and the rate of consumption of the resource * The demand for the resource by human populations The total amount of the resource that is available The difference between the total amount of the resource that is available and the demand for the resource In the tragedy of the commons an example of a “common” could include an ocean fishery * a golf course private property residential homes students All nonrenewable resources are used for energy production can be reused can be recycled are considered commons are exhaustible * Which of the following is an example of an ecosystem service? parasite attains nutrients from its host. provide flood control for cities. * Copper is extracted from mines. movement of tectonic plates causes volcanic activity and earthquakes. Tsunamis the coastland debris Nonpoint sources of pollution include all of the following EXCEPT from a stockyard from croplands A smokestack from a power plant * overflow from lawns Urban runoff from streets Which of the following would decrease one’s ecological footprint? traveling by airplane rather than driving eating more meat purchasing a larger home Walking to school rather than driving * Eating more processed and packaged food The “land ethic” is associated with which of the following people? Rachel Carson Gifford Pinchot John Muir Aldo Leopold * Theodore Roosevelt Which of the following is NOT a basic necessity that a significant
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