Intro to Environmental Science Test

A person holding a sign during a protest against cutting down trees in a forest would be considered a(n) __________

• environmentalist
• ecological footprint
• peer reviewer
• environmental scienctist

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

A natural resource that is naturally formed much more slowly than we use it is called __________

• renewable
• nonrenewable
• ecological
• stustainable

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

Which of the following is an example of a renewable natural resource?

• crude oil
• coal
• wave energy
• copper

Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable natural resource?

• wind energy
• sunlight
• natural gas
• geothermal energy

Which statement about science is true?

• It assumes that the natural world works according to rules that do not change unpredictably.
• It attempts to explain the mysteries of the supernatural world.
• It deals mostly with things in the synthetic or unnatural world.
• It asserts that although the boiling point of water is 100ºC today, it may be different in the future.

________________is the study of how the natural world works, how our environment affects us, and how we affect our environment.

• Environmentalism
• Environmental Science
• Biocentrism
• Ecological Footpring

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-7

NGSS.HS-ESS3-6

The ____________________ includes all the living and nonliving things with which organisms interact.

• Economy
• Ecosystem
• Environment
• Ecological

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

There are limits to many of our ____________________, materials and energy sources provided by nature, that humans need to survive.

• Natural Resources
• Ecology
• Environment

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

A(n) ____________________ is a testable idea that attempts to explain a phenomenon or answer a scientific question.

• Theory
• Hypothesis
• Law
• Method

Which of the following are considered part of the environment?

• forest
• people
• buildings
• all of these

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3