Environmental Science Unit 1
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Science
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8th - 10th Grade
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Hard
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is carrying capacity?
Back
The maximum number of individuals of a species that an environment can support sustainably.
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NGSS.MS-LS2-4
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
How have humans increased their carrying capacity?
Back
By developing agriculture and farming to increase food supply.
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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is global warming?
Back
An increase in the average temperature of the Earth's atmosphere, especially a sustained increase that causes climatic changes.
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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is an ecological footprint?
Back
A measure of the impact human lifestyles have on their natural environment.
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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What does the term 'environment' refer to?
Back
All the living and nonliving things with which an organism interacts.
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NGSS.MS-LS1-5
NGSS.MS-LS2-3
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the 'Tragedy of the Commons'?
Back
A situation where a resource open to everyone is overused and depleted because no one is responsible for it.
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NGSS.MS-LS2-5
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What are greenhouse gases?
Back
Gases that trap heat in the atmosphere, contributing to global warming.
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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4
NGSS.MS-ESS3-5
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