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What is the study of connections in nature called?
What is the study of connections in nature called?
Which of the following is NOT a component of environmental science?
Which of the following is NOT a component of environmental science?
What is the reliance on heat and energy from the sun called?
What is the reliance on heat and energy from the sun called?
What are the materials and energy in nature that are essential or useful to humans called?
What are the materials and energy in nature that are essential or useful to humans called?
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Which of the following is a key component of environmental science?
Which of the following is a key component of environmental science?
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What do we call processes in nature that support life and human economies?
What do we call processes in nature that support life and human economies?
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What do we call resources that can be replenished by natural processes within hours to centuries?
What do we call resources that can be replenished by natural processes within hours to centuries?
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Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable resource?
Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable resource?
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What is the highest rate at which we can use a renewable resource without reducing the available supply called?
What is the highest rate at which we can use a renewable resource without reducing the available supply called?
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Which term refers to the annual market value of all goods and services produced in a nation?
Which term refers to the annual market value of all goods and services produced in a nation?
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What are the four main reasons for environmental degradation, as mentioned in the text?
What are the four main reasons for environmental degradation, as mentioned in the text?
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What do we call the process of making a new use of a waste item without breaking it down?
What do we call the process of making a new use of a waste item without breaking it down?
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What term refers to the wasting, depleting, and degrading of the earth's natural capital?
What term refers to the wasting, depleting, and degrading of the earth's natural capital?
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Which type of source does smokestack pollution represent?
Which type of source does smokestack pollution represent?
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What are resources obtained from the environment to meet our needs and wants called?
What are resources obtained from the environment to meet our needs and wants called?
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Which term refers to an increase in output of a nation's goods and services?
Which term refers to an increase in output of a nation's goods and services?
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