1.1-1.3

State the term that matches this definition:

goods and services that the environment provides humans with in order to provide natural income

• natural income

• natural capital

• sustainable capital

• sustainable income

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

State the term that matches this definition:

the yield from natural capital

• natural income

• natural capital

• sustainable capital

• sustainable income

A mountain contains granite that is removed for decorative stone (like counter tops, decorative tiles, etc.) from a quarry (an open pit from which rocks are taken). In this scenario, the mountain is the ____ and the decorative stone is ___.

• natural income, natural capital

• natural capital, natural income

• sustainable capital, sustainable income

• sustainable income, sustainable capital

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

This is a report about the impact of a development project on an ecosystem.

• environmental impact assessment (EIA)

• ecological footprint (EF)

• environmental impact footprint (EIF)

• ecological footprint assessment (EFA)

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

This is a model used to estimate the demands that the human population places on the environment.

• environmental impact assessment (EIA)

• ecological footprint (EF)

• environmental impact footprint (EIF)

• ecological footprint assessment (EFA)

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

Environmental Impact Assessments ___. Select more than one answer.

• should be done before a project begins

• should make forecasts about both positive and negative impacts of a development

• should suggest ways to limit (mitigate) the effects of a development

• have uniform global standards

Answer explanation

Sadly, there are no common EIA standards from one state to another state and less commonality from one country to another. This lack of common standards makes it harder to compare EIAs from one region of the world to another.

Which of the following INCREASES your IB ESS teacher's ecological footprint the most?

• Your teacher composts most of her biodegradable waste.

• Your teacher buys most of her produce from local farmers.

• Your teacher eats small amounts of meat about once or twice a week.

• Your teacher flies in an airplane across to the other side of the country each year.

• Your teacher's small old house doesn't have air conditioning.

Answer explanation

Flying is HORRIBLE for anyone's ecological footprint! Some companies have started programs that allow those who fly an opportunity to buy carbon offset credits to attempt to balance out their impact on climate change.

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

Global Overshoot Day is ___. Select 2

• the day that forests overshoot their growth estimates

• the day that Earth's humans have used more resources than the planet can sustainably replenish within the year

• getting earlier and earlier each year (except for 2020 anomaly when so many people used fewer resources due to sheltering in place because of the COVID pandemic)

• The day bio-capacity surpasses usage

When energy or matter flows and changes location but does NOT change its state (matter) or type (energy), this is called a(n) ____.

• transfer

• transformation

• process

• output

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

When energy or matter moves from one place to the other AND changes its state (matter) or type (energy), this is called a(n) ____.

• transfer

• transformation

• process

• output

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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