Environmental Problems 3rd

Which of the following does NOT speed up global warming?

• Eating a diet mainly consisting of meat

• Driving a fuel inefficient car

• Deforestation

• Replanting trees

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

Why is over fishing such a big issue?

• We are disrupting global food chains which can lead to mass extinction of aquatic species

• We are not fishing enough

• Cows are allergic to fish

• There are too many fish in the sea. This overpopulation issue is being solved through over fishing

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What percentage of cities have taken space from endangered animals?

• 10

• 90

• 50

• 33

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which industry is responsible for a vast majority of deforestation?

• Agriculture

• Medicine

• Concrete

• Urban development

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which time period had the greatest population explosion?

• Hunter gatherer

• Renaissance

• Agricultural Revolution

• Industrial Revolution

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What was NOT an environmental issue during hunter gatherer society?

• Water pollution

• Over hunting

• Air Pollution

• Over population

Which of the following statements would an ANTHROPOCENTRIST most agree with?

• The Hetch Hetchy dam was totally necessary for humans living in San Francisco. It did not matter what damage was done.

• The Hetch Hetchy dam was totally unnecessary for humans living in San Francisco. The amount of damage does matter.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What is a current example of tragedy of the commons?

• Natural resource depletion (oil, coal, and natural gas)

• Renewable resource depletion (wind, solar, hydro)

• Under fishing fish stocks

• Destroying your own yard

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Preserved areas that are relatively unaltered from its original state. Which of the following terms fits the definition above?

• National Park

• National Forest

• National Wildlife Refuge

• County Park

Which of the following is the BEST definition of environmental science?

• The study of life

• The study of interactions between humans and the natural environment

• The study of the ecosystem

• The study of the interactions between natural and unnatural environments