Science and the Environment

What are considered "the commons"

• Common house hold items like knifes, spoons, and forks.

• A renewable resource owned by no one and available for use by anyone at little or no charge

• A field where college students can sit outside in between classes

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NGSS.5-ESS3-1

Which of these is not an example of a commons?

• The air

• The ocean

• Privately owned farms

Sustainability

• The process of maintaining resources so they are not depleted or permanently damaged.

• The ability to read minds

• The ability to save resources for years and years

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

This period in history is when humans grew plants and animals were raised and harvested, the human population dramtically increased.

• Industrial Revolution
• Agricultural Revolution
• Hunter-Gather period
• The Renaissance

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

The time period when machines began to replace machines powered by humans or animals?

• Agricultural Revolution
• Hunter-Gatherer period
• The 80's
• Industrial Revolution

What is a way hunter gatherers affected their environment?

• Introduced new farming practices
• Killed Animals
• Changed Landscape
• Killed Animals and Changed Landscape

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What era has created the most pollution problems?

• agricultural

• industrial

• hunter gatherer

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

In which era did population begin to grow rapidly?

• Industrial
• agricultural
• hunter gatherer

The agricultural revolution was ...

• The shift from food gathering to food production
• the building of shelters and religious temples
• the ice age
• hunters and gatherers revolting

A natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which it is consumed is a

• nonpoint-source pollutant

• renewable resource

• nonrenewable resource

• biodegradable resource