Environmental Systems SEM2 Review

Generating electricity using wind, water, or burning ethanol from fermented corn are examples of what type of energy?

• alternative

• fossil fuel

• nuclear

• predominant

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

After a forest fire, what type of succession takes place?

• primary succession

• secondary succession

What geologic feature can be found across Iceland and enables the wide use of geothermal energy?

• glaciers

• waterfalls

• geysers

• rivers

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The misuse of land resources, overpopulation, and drought in developing countries have resulted in an increase in...

• biodiversity

• clean drinking water

• food shortages

• usable farm land

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

This component of the atmosphere protects Earth from UV rays:

• ozone

• water vapor

• carbon dioxide

• oxygen

Rainforests have nutrient poor soil. This nutrient poor soil nagetively affects human populations when...

• forests are replaced by farmland

• forests are sustained by ecotourism

• rivers are over fished

• exotic wildlife is exported

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Water quality tests are used to determine the...

• location of future roads

• depth of water

• amount of air pollution

• amount of nitrates in the water

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

For people living in coastal communities, the greatest danger from global warming is...

• increased precipitation

• increased acidity of sea water

• lack of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

• rising sea level

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

NGSS.HS-ESS3-6

This action would lead to reduced fossil fuel use and minimal harm to the environment:

• decrease the tax rate for oil importing companies

• decrease the price of gasoline

• increase state funding for building highways

• increase funding for hybrid car research

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

If society invested in the development of renewable energy, it would...

• be inefficient because it is very expensive

• eliminate the need for oil imports

• produce more pollution per unit of energy

• decrease military, economic, and environmental security

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-ETS1-1

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3