What is Environmental

Science?

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Front:

Env Sci Notes

Environmental Science Definition

Problems

Resource Depletion Pollution

Back:

Sustainability

Define Examples

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What is science?– The observation and knowledge of the world

around us Environmental Science- the study of how

humans interact with the environment– relatively new field – Major catalyst- Silent Spring by Rachael Carson

(DDT and bald eagles)

Environmental Problems What are some environmental

problems? Categorized into 3 groups

– Resource Depletion– Pollution– Extinction

Resource Depletion– What are some

resources?– What is the

difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources

Pollution- introduction of harmful levels of chemicals or waste into the environment

Extinction vs Endangered– What is the difference?– Name some organisms

that fall into each category.

Sustainability The goal of environmental science is

sustainability- the ability to keep in existence or maintain – It is the ability for a population to survive

indefinitely How could we do this?