Question 1

Which of the following is false about the greenhouse effect?

Accepted Answer

A) The greenhouse effect keeps the Earth's surface temperature warm enough to support life. 
B) Burning fossil fuels has created an unprecedented increase in the atmospheric gases responsible for the greenhouse effect. 
C) If humans stopped burning fossil fuels, there would be no greenhouse effect. 
D) Planetary warming patterns over the last few decades can be explained in terms of the greenhouse effect. 
A) The greenhouse effect keeps the Earth's surface temperature warm enough to support life. 
B) Burning fossil fuels has created an unprecedented increase in the atmospheric gases responsible for the greenhouse effect. 
C) If humans stopped burning fossil fuels, there would be no greenhouse effect. 
D) Planetary warming patterns over the last few decades can be explained in terms of the greenhouse effect.

Question 2

Livestock farming produces more greenhouse gases than transportation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Slowly developing harmful conditions, such as climate change, trigger alarm and panic in most people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Monoculture plantings are more resistant to pests and unfavorable weather than diverse plantings are.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What does it mean to say behavior is ""unsustainable""?

Accepted Answer

When we say that behavior is "unsustaina

Question 6

Serious worldwide water shortages are a real possibility within the next decade.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

About how much of the edible food supply is wasted worldwide?

Accepted Answer

A) 0.03 
B) 0.13 
C) 0.23 
D) 0.3 
A) 0.03 
B) 0.13 
C) 0.23 
D) 0.3

Question 8

Which of these is a term coined in the 1870s to describe the entire global ecosystem and all of its inhabitants?

Accepted Answer

A) Gaia 
B) Spaceship Earth 
C) Biosphere 
D) Mother Nature 
A) Gaia 
B) Spaceship Earth 
C) Biosphere 
D) Mother Nature

Question 9

Global warming is caused by the hole in the ozone layer of the Earth's atmosphere.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The majority of freshwater consumed in the U.S. is used for crops and livestock.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Most discarded electronics (e.g., cell phones, computers) are recycled.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Most of the world's electricity is currently generated by burning fossil fuels.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

During the past decade and a half, the southwestern United States has been experiencing the worst drought in recorded history.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Tropical rainforests play a major role in global carbon sequestration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Burning fossil fuels produces polluting by-products, including

Accepted Answer

A) Oxygen 
B) Carbon Dioxide 
C) Dihydrogen Monoxide 
D) Hydrogen Peroxide 
A) Oxygen 
B) Carbon Dioxide 
C) Dihydrogen Monoxide 
D) Hydrogen Peroxide

Question 16

Half of the topisoil in the world has been lost in the last century and a half.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Much of the solid waste generated today is plastic. Which of the following is false about plastic.

Accepted Answer

A) All plastics can be recycled. 
B) Over time, plastic degrades into smaller particles, but it never completely reintegrates into nature. 
C) Floating plastic waste is accumulating into large garbage patches in the oceans. 
D) Some personal care products (e.g., facial scrubs) contain plastics that accumulate in bodies of freshwater after they are rinsed down the drain. 
A) All plastics can be recycled. 
B) Over time, plastic degrades into smaller particles, but it never completely reintegrates into nature. 
C) Floating plastic waste is accumulating into large garbage patches in the oceans. 
D) Some personal care products (e.g., facial scrubs) contain plastics that accumulate in bodies of freshwater after they are rinsed down the drain.

Question 18

According to the latest estimates, about 61% of the energy consumed in the U.S. is actually wasted. This figure is most likely

Accepted Answer

A) an overestimate 
B) an underestimate 
C) accurate only for people living in cities 
D) accurate for everyone 
A) an overestimate 
B) an underestimate 
C) accurate only for people living in cities 
D) accurate for everyone

Question 19

Pick one current energy source that is environmentally unsustainable and explain why.

Accepted Answer

One current energy source that is enviro

Question 20

The rapid deterioration of the natural systems on which life depends can be attributed to people's ecologically incompatible _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) beliefs 
B) values 
C) actions 
D) All of the above are true. 
A) beliefs 
B) values 
C) actions 
D) All of the above are true.

Which of the following is false about the greenhouse effect?

Livestock farming produces more greenhouse gases than transportation.

Slowly developing harmful conditions, such as climate change, trigger alarm and panic in most people.

Monoculture plantings are more resistant to pests and unfavorable weather than diverse plantings are.

What does it mean to say behavior is ""unsustainable""?

Serious worldwide water shortages are a real possibility within the next decade.

About how much of the edible food supply is wasted worldwide?

Which of these is a term coined in the 1870s to describe the entire global ecosystem and all of its inhabitants?

Global warming is caused by the hole in the ozone layer of the Earth's atmosphere.

The majority of freshwater consumed in the U.S. is used for crops and livestock.

Most discarded electronics (e.g., cell phones, computers) are recycled.

Most of the world's electricity is currently generated by burning fossil fuels.

During the past decade and a half, the southwestern United States has been experiencing the worst drought in recorded history.

Tropical rainforests play a major role in global carbon sequestration.

Burning fossil fuels produces polluting by-products, including

Half of the topisoil in the world has been lost in the last century and a half.

Much of the solid waste generated today is plastic. Which of the following is false about plastic.

According to the latest estimates, about 61% of the energy consumed in the U.S. is actually wasted. This figure is most likely

Pick one current energy source that is environmentally unsustainable and explain why.

The rapid deterioration of the natural systems on which life depends can be attributed to people's ecologically incompatible _______________.

How Did We Get Here Power, Privilege, and a Paradigm Problem

Where Do We Go From Here Applying an Ecological Worldview

Psychology Can Help Save the Planet

The Power of the Unsustainable Situation

Its Not Easy Thinking Green

Putting the I in Environment

To Be Green or Not to Be Green Its a Question of Motivation

Making Ourselves Sick

Healing the Split Between Planet and Self

When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Together

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Exam 1: What on Earth Are We Doing

Which of the following is false about the greenhouse effect?

Livestock farming produces more greenhouse gases than transportation.

Slowly developing harmful conditions, such as climate change, trigger alarm and panic in most people.

Monoculture plantings are more resistant to pests and unfavorable weather than diverse plantings are.

What does it mean to say behavior is ""unsustainable""?

Serious worldwide water shortages are a real possibility within the next decade.

About how much of the edible food supply is wasted worldwide?

Which of these is a term coined in the 1870s to describe the entire global ecosystem and all of its inhabitants?

Global warming is caused by the hole in the ozone layer of the Earth's atmosphere.

The majority of freshwater consumed in the U.S. is used for crops and livestock.

Most discarded electronics (e.g., cell phones, computers) are recycled.

Most of the world's electricity is currently generated by burning fossil fuels.

During the past decade and a half, the southwestern United States has been experiencing the worst drought in recorded history.

Tropical rainforests play a major role in global carbon sequestration.

Burning fossil fuels produces polluting by-products, including

Half of the topisoil in the world has been lost in the last century and a half.

Much of the solid waste generated today is plastic. Which of the following is false about plastic.

According to the latest estimates, about 61% of the energy consumed in the U.S. is actually wasted. This figure is most likely

Pick one current energy source that is environmentally unsustainable and explain why.

The rapid deterioration of the natural systems on which life depends can be attributed to people's ecologically incompatible _______________.

How Did We Get Here Power, Privilege, and a Paradigm Problem

Where Do We Go From Here Applying an Ecological Worldview

Psychology Can Help Save the Planet

The Power of the Unsustainable Situation

Its Not Easy Thinking Green

Putting the I in Environment

To Be Green or Not to Be Green Its a Question of Motivation

Making Ourselves Sick

Healing the Split Between Planet and Self

When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Together

Filters