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Environmental Science: Definition and Importance

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What does the science of environment studies encompass?

Life science, public health, and agricultural engineering

Chemistry, physics, medical science, life science, agriculture, public health, and sanitary engineering (correct)

Physics, agriculture, public health, and sanitary engineering

Chemistry, physics, medical science, and life science

What is the literal meaning of 'environment'?

The sum total of conditions which surround a point in space and time

The physical phenomena in the environment

The sources, reactions, transport, effect and fate of physical and biological species in the air, water, and soil

Living or working conditions of people, animals, or plants (correct)

What is the focus of all education according to the text?

Physical attributes that become the environment

Living objects in general and man in particular (correct)

The impact of human activity on air, water, and soil

The sum total of conditions surrounding a point in space and time

What does the term 'environment' refer to?

The sum total of conditions which surround a point in space and time Signup and view all the answers

What makes environment a multi-disciplinary science?

Its composition of various branches like chemistry, physics, medical science, life science, agriculture, public health, and sanitary engineering Signup and view all the answers

How has the scope of the term 'Environment' been changing over time?

By changing and widening by the passage of time Signup and view all the answers

What are the four segments of the environment according to the text?

Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Lithosphere, Biosphere Signup and view all the answers

What does the atmosphere do for the earth?

Sustains life and protects from outer space Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of the earth's water supply is in the oceans?

97% Signup and view all the answers

What is the Hydrosphere composed of?

Oceans, seas, rivers, and polar icecaps Signup and view all the answers

What does the Lithosphere consist of?

Outer mantle of the solid earth Signup and view all the answers

According to Boring's definition, what does a person's environment consist of?

Sum total of stimulation from conception to death Signup and view all the answers

What is the representative of physical components of the earth according to Goudie?

Environment Signup and view all the answers

What term is used to describe all external forces affecting living organisms according to Douglas and Holland?