E.S. Ch 1 Review

Composed of living organisms

• biotic
• abiotic
• biosphere
• atmosphere

The use of Earth's renewable and nonrenewable natural resources in ways that do not constrain resource use in the future

• sustainability
• conservation
• preservation
• network

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-3

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

Composed of nonliving or inorganic matter

• abiotic
• biotic
• conservation
• biosphere

Something produced in nature more slowly than it is consumed by humans

• nonrenewable resource
• renewable resource
• preservation
• resource

Gas, oil and diesel are all examples of...

• Renewable resources

• Non-renewable resources

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS3-1

Solar, wind and water energy are all...

• Non-sustainable resources

• Sustainable resources

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS3-1

The land needed to support all of a person's activities is represented by the term ____________________________.

• ecological footprint

• carbon demand

• global warming

• environmental impact

All of the following are unique challenges that environmental science faces, except ______________________.

• Lack of baseline data

• Dangers involved in studying natural systems

• Subjectivity of environmental impacts

• Complexity of natural systems

• Complex interactions between humans and the environment.

Which of the following events has increased the impact of humans on the environment?

• A. Advances in technology

• B. Reduced human population growth.

• C. Use of tools for hunting.

• A and B only

• A and C only

A common global-scale environmental indicator is:

• pollution in a local stream

• smog in Houston

• natural resource depletion

• availability of shrimp in the Gulf of Mexico