Introduction to Environmental Science Jeopardy Introduction to Environmental Science

JEOPARDY Env. Science Making Decisions Human Activities Scientific Method Wild Card 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500

100 POINTS A testable statement Answer

Answer (100 POINTS) What is hypothesis? Back to Grid

Principles or standards that you consider important. 100 POINTS Principles or standards that you consider important. Answer

Answer (100 POINTS) What values? Back to Grid

The study of human interaction in the environment. 100 POINTS The study of human interaction in the environment. Answer

What is environmental science? Answer (100 POINTS) What is environmental science? Back to Grid

The death of the last member of a species. 100 POINTS The death of the last member of a species. Answer

Answer (100 POINTS) What is extinction? Back to Grid

The country that uses the greatest amount of natural resources. 100 POINTS The country that uses the greatest amount of natural resources. Answer

What is the United States? Answer (100 POINTS) What is the United States? Back to Grid

The final three steps of the scientific method in order. 200 POINTS The final three steps of the scientific method in order. Answer

Answer (200 POINTS) What is Setting up a controlled experiment, gathering data, Drawing conclusions ? Back to Grid

What you look at when considering an economic value. 200 POINTS What you look at when considering an economic value. Answer

Answer (200 POINTS) What are jobs and money? Back to Grid

200 POINTS The issue that is described by “The Tragedy of the Commons” and “If I don’t use it, someone else will.” Answer

Protecting shared resources. Answer (200 POINTS) Protecting shared resources. Back to Grid

When a resource is used up faster than it is replaced. 200 POINTS When a resource is used up faster than it is replaced. Answer

Answer (200 POINTS) What is depletion? Back to Grid

200 POINTS The productive area of the earth used to sustain one person in a country. Answer

What is a ecological footprint? Answer (200 POINTS) What is a ecological footprint? Back to Grid

300 POINTS Answer

Answer (300 POINTS) ? Back to Grid

3 things you do before making an environmental decision. 300 POINTS 3 things you do before making an environmental decision. Answer

Answer (300 POINTS) Answers vary. Back to Grid

Waste that will break down in the environment. 300 POINTS Waste that will break down in the environment. Answer

Answer (300 POINTS) What is biodegradable? Back to Grid

When there are harmful levels of wastes in the environment. 300 POINTS When there are harmful levels of wastes in the environment. Answer

Answer (300 POINTS) What is pollution? Back to Grid

An example of a renewable resource. 300 POINTS An example of a renewable resource. Answer

Answers: wood, sunlight, water Answer (300 POINTS) Answers: wood, sunlight, water Back to Grid

400 POINTS A verbal or graphical way of explaining how something works or is organized. Answer

What is a conceptual model? Answer (400 POINTS) What is a conceptual model? Back to Grid

Lists both the expenses and merits of a solution. 400 POINTS Lists both the expenses and merits of a solution. Answer

What is cost benefit analysis? Answer (400 POINTS) What is cost benefit analysis? Back to Grid

An example of a non-renewable resource. 400 POINTS An example of a non-renewable resource. Answer

Answer (400 POINTS) Answers vary Back to Grid

Conserving resources so that there are enough for future generations. 400 POINTS Conserving resources so that there are enough for future generations. Answer

What is sustainability? Answer (400 POINTS) What is sustainability? Back to Grid

List 2 reasons why humans are affected by loss of biodiversity. 400 POINTS List 2 reasons why humans are affected by loss of biodiversity. Answer

Answer (400 POINTS) Answers vary: They depend on these organisms for food, shelter, oxygen, and clothing Back to Grid

500 POINTS List one developing country and 2 characteristics of developing countries. Answer

Answer (500 POINTS) Kenya, India, etc, high birth rate, high infant mortality rate, low eco footprint, low personal wealth Back to Grid

List 3 characteristics of a controlled experiment 500 POINTS List 3 characteristics of a controlled experiment Answer

Only one variable changed Answer (500 POINTS) Independent variable Dependent variable Defined population Only one variable changed Back to Grid

500 POINTS The variety of species in an ecosystem. Answer

Answer (500 POINTS) What is biodiversity? Back to Grid

500 POINTS Two environmental problems caused by overpopulation. Answer

Pollution, resource depletion, habitat degradation, deforestation. Answer (500 POINTS) Pollution, resource depletion, habitat degradation, deforestation. Back to Grid

Three of the fields that contribute to environmental science. 500 POINTS Three of the fields that contribute to environmental science. Answer

Biology, chemistry, physics, geology, social sciences, geography Answer (500 POINTS) Biology, chemistry, physics, geology, social sciences, geography Back to Grid