ENV SCI Unit 1 Vocabulary

All living and nonliving things that humans interact with.

• Commons
• Air Pollution
• Biodiversity
• Environment

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

The actions of people and governments have unexpected effects.

• Environmental Ethics
• Cost-Benefit Analysis
• Law of Unintended Consequences
• Sustainability

Tags

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

NGSS.HS-ESS3-6

A shared resource or area that is not owned by any individual.

• Commons
• Environment
• Consumption
• Ecological Footprint

The moral relationship between humans and the environment.

• Consumption
• Environmental Ethics
• Supply and Demand
• Law of Unintended Consequences

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

A degradation of the atmosphere that is harmful to living organisms.

• Air Pollution
• Water Pollution
• Famine
• Consumption

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

A substance that increases the rate of cancer.

• Water Pollution
• Carcinogenic
• Hazardous Waste
• Air Pollution

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

A degradation of surface or groundwater that is harmful to living organisms.

• Law of Unintended Consequences
• Environmental Ethics
• Water Pollution
• Biodiversity

The number of different species present in an area.

• Consumption
• Environment
• Sustainability
• Biodiversity

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

A widespread shortage of food in a population.

• Famine
• Sustainability
• Law of Unintended Consequences
• Ecological Footprint

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Waste substances that are especially dangerous to living organisms.

• Water Pollution
• Hazardous Waste
• Carcinogenic
• Biodiversity

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4