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1. Modern scientists deal with which of the following:

metaphysical questions
questions that are observable and testable
moral questions
questions of values

2. Which of the following is NOT true about a controlled experiment?

It is used to test the effects of dependent variables on the independent variables
One of the independent variables is changed at any given time
The difference in the outcome between the experiment and control is a result of the effect of independent variables
All of the above

3. Which of the following statements is true about standard error?

It is used to determine how results vary from sample to sample
It is used to determine whether errors are random
It helps to determine whether errors are systematic
All of the above

4. The correct steps in environmental decision-making are:

State the issues, research the issues, identify all possible courses of action, predict the outcome of each course
State issues, identify all possible courses of action, predict the outcome of each course, research the issue
State the issues, predict the outcome of each course, identify all possible courses of action, research the issue
Identify all possible courses of action, predict the outcome of each course, state the issues, research the issue

5. When did the Industrial Revolution begin in England?

15th century
16th century
17th century
18th century

6. What is the main focus of the “ second wave of environmentalism” ?

Population, energy crises, and nuclear power
Global warming, waste reduction, and resource depletion
Food shortage, eradication of poverty, and improvement in immigration policies
Provision of clean water to the developing countries, especially Africa

7. One of the main characteristics of the “ second wave of environmentalism” is

detaching from social order
building awareness of problems
use of multiple-tools approach
anti-technological character

8. In which month does Canadian Environmental week fall?

March
April
May
June

9. What is the main argument for the "aesthetic value" of conserving the environment?

For beauty
To conserve the species
To earn more foreign exchange
For historical

10. Which of the following statements is incorrect?

Scientists may use both inductive and deductive types of reasoning.
Scientific data may be either quantitative or qualitative.
Research usually begins with a hypothesis that must be proved.
Research could involve detailed observations or a controlled experiment.

11. The oldest and best-established idea based on the largest body of knowledge would be:

"A hypothesis"
A theory
A deduction
An inference

12. If you measured the heights of five basketball players and concluded from that information that basketball players are apt to be tall people, what type of reasoning would you be using?

Inductive
Convective
Deductive
Reductive

13. People sharing an expansionist worldview generally hold the opinion that:

The kinship and relatedness of all life forms is important
Scientific and technological advances will resolve all our important problems and enable an ever-increasing standard of living
Quality is perhaps more important than quantity
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14. The “ first wave” of environmentalism was primarily concerned with:

Pollution, energy, and population
Forest depletion and climate change
Litter, smog, and food shortages
Management of wild species and spaces

15. A “ manipulated variable” is also known as:

An artificial variable
A control variable
An independent variable
A dependent variable

16. A responding variable is also known as:

An artificial variable
A control variable
An independent variable
A dependent variable

17. The second wave of environmentalism

Is devoted to the use of theory to answer environmental problems
Was of lesser magnitude than the first wave
Is aimed primarily at women’ s issues
Has focused on globalized concerns

18. What organization sponsors the World Water Day?

UNEP
World Water Council
World Meteorological Organization
UNESCO

19. Sir Clifford Sifton is remembered:

For supporting forest conservation and opposing free trade
For inventing gasoline-powered devices
For his philosophical writings about land ethics
As the first Canadian to die for an environmental cause

20. Leopold and Carson were both advocates of:

An expansionist viewpoint
Nuclear disarmament
Stewardship
Agenda 21