What do matter and energy laws tell us? 

A)  We can recycle both matter and energy. 
B)  We can recycle neither matter nor energy. 
C)  We can recycle energy but not matter. 
D)  We can recycle matter but not energy.

What percentage of energy is derived from biomass in developing countries? 

A)  about 10% 
B)  about 30% 
C)  about 50% 
D)  about 70%

Which corollary would result from an anthropocentric worldview? 

A)  Animals are for conserving, not shooting. 
B)  When human needs are considered first and they increase their wants without limit, the result is loss of biodiversity. 
C)  Good Earth stewards can preserve ecological integrity. 
D)  The world is not for exploiting.

Which of the following Earth layers is the thinnest?

A) oceanic crust
B) upper mantle
C) lower mantle
D) outer core
E) inner core

What rock type is the most common setting for caves formed by dissolution of a rock?

A) well-sorted sandstone
B) gray limestone
C) dark porous lava flows
D) gray granite
E) slate

Which of the following statements is false in terms of a citizen who is trying to launch an environmental lawsuit? 

A)  The person would have to demonstrate that he or she had been harmed in a significant way, and that the harm had been caused by the corporation they are attempting to sue. 
B)  Corporations that are being sued can reduce their taxes by deducting their legal expenses, thus transferring part of their legal fees to the public. 
C)  There is no particular time limit within which someone, such as a cancer victim, must sue for damages. 
D)  Unless the court issues a temporary injunction against the corporation, that corporation would be free to continue the allegedly damaging action for years until the court case is decided.

In recent years,land developers have increasingly used a pattern known as ____________________ development,in which high-density housing units are constructed on one portion of a parcel of land,with the rest of the land used for common open space.

Which of the following is considered one of the outer planets?

A) Mars
B) Jupiter
C) Venus
D) Moon
E) none of these

Natural capital degradation is a by-product of economic development.

Biosphere 2 was a huge success in terms of self-sustainability.