Prelim | U1: Definition, Nature, and Scope of Environmental Science

Question 1

Scope of environmental science

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1. Knowledge about the life-supporting environment
2. Understand the problems that threaten the environment
3. Address the environmental issues
4. SPEAK Awareness

Question 2

SPEAK Awareness

Answer 2

Skill
Participation
Evaluation ability
Attitude
Knowledge

Question 3

To identify activities harmful for the the environment

Answer 3

Skill

Question 4

Willingness to reserve the environment

Answer 4

Participation

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Identify how certain activities can harm other factors

Answer 5

Evaluation abitlity

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Forming a mindful habit

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Attitude

Question 7

Sum total of all external factors that affect life

Answer 7

Environment

Question 8

Four spheres of the Earth

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1. Lithosphere
2. Atmosphere
3. Hydrosphere
4. Biosphere

Question 9

Solid earth

Answer 9

Lithosphere

Question 10

Gases (air)

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Atmosphere

Question 11

All water

Answer 11

Hydrosphere

Question 12

All life

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Biosphere

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Components of the environment

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1. Physical and Chemical
   components
2. Biological components

Question 14

Physical and chemical components

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Abiotic/ Non-living components

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Biological components

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Biotic/ Living components

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Abiotic/ Non-living components

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Physical and chemical components

Question 17

Examples of abiotic components

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Air
water
soil
minerals
light

Question 18

Example of abiotic processes

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Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
Water cycle

Question 19

Biotic/ Living components

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Biological components

Question 20

Examples of biotic components

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Plants
animals
microbes
humans

Question 21

Examples of biotic processes

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predation
competition
migration

Question 22

breaking down of rock

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Weathering

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Weathering agents

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Water
Ice
Wind
Animals

Question 24

Movement of sediment from broken rock

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Erosion

Question 25

Erosion agents

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Water
Ice
Wind
Gravity

Question 26

Dropping of sediment in a new place

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Deposition

Question 27

Example of this is the formation of an island or sand dunes

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Deposition

Question 28

Examples of biotic processes

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Predation
Competition
Migration

Question 29

Way of animals to avoid being caught in unsuitable situations

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Migration

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Interacting abiotic and biotic components

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Ecosystem

Question 31

Recycling of important materials

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Material flow

Question 32

Large ecosystem that differ in temperature, precipitatino or solar radiation

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Biomes

Question 33

Biomes are large ecosystem that differ in what factors?

Answer 33

Temperature
Precipitation
Solar radiation

Question 34

Functions of biomes

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Home of humans
Provide a life suport system

Question 35

Types of biomes

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Tropical rainforest
Temperate forest
Boreal forest
Desert
Savanna
Grassland
Marine
Freshwater
Tundra

Question 36

Cultural elements of the environment

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Society & Economy

Governance

Education
Community Engagement
Research
Operations

Question 37

Disciplines of environmental science

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Interdisciplinary
Multidisciplinary

Question 38

An applied science that makes use of ecosystem concepts and principles to identify, understand, and address environmental issues due to anthropogenic activities.

Answer 38

Environmental science

Question 39

Environmental science is an (1) that makes use of (2) concepts and principles to identify, understand, and address environmental issues due to (3) activities.

Answer 39

1. applied science
2. ecosystem
3. anthropogenic