WCOA Renewable Energy Module 4 Exam Review-part 1

The recognition that our lives are dependent on our natural world and that we must protect it refers to

• cultural ecology.

• sustainability.

• social ecology.

• conservation of nature.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

According to the United Nations, how many people lack access to safe drinking water?

• 260 million

• 490 million

• 900 million

• 5.6 billion

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What are the twenty-six principles agreed upon in 1972 as essential in preserving and enhancing the human environment called?

• Seven Generation Sustainability

• The Stockholm Declaration

• The Limits to Growth

• Our Common Future

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Agricultural techniques that are ecologically safe, economically feasible, and socially responsible are

• sustainable agriculture.

• sustenance agriculture.

• friendly agriculture.

• advantageous agriculture.

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which of the following refers to the maximum amount of people the Earth can sustain?

• extreme population

• maintenance spectrum

• volume abundance

• carrying capacity

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What types of need stem from a desire to grow as a person?

• deficiency needs

• being needs

• security needs

• reverence needs

An analogy explaining the unsustainable environmental choices humans make is

• the Tragedy of Self Interest.

• the Tragedy of the Commons.

• the Tragedy in Retrospect.

• the Tragedy in the Pasture.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

A thirsty student goes to a vending machine to buy a drink, but the vending machine is empty. What type of water scarcity does this analogy represent?

• sociological water scarcity

• economic water scarcity

• physical water scarcity

• biological water scarcity

Which pillar of sustainability refers to regulating noxious byproducts of our economic activities to ensure the health and safety of people and animals?

• social ecology

• resource productivity

• limited toxicity

• cultural ecology

Which of the following is NOT an element for water usage?

• hydropower

• turbines

• agriculture

• modern windmills