U1 Environment and Sustainability

Sustainability is

• meeting population needs

• meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to survive

• meeting the needs of the future without worrying about todays

• meeting the food needs of animals

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What is the least sustainable practice?

• recycling

• reducing

• reusing

• consuming

Which of the following is the best definition of a natural resource:

• something we get from the environment

• something that we can use from the environment

• something humans use to meet our needs

• Anything humans get or use from nature to meet our needs or wants

A resource that can restore or renew itself (unless badly mismanaged) or can be used over and over is called a:

• Renewable resource

• Non-renewable resource

• Perpetual resource

• Indestructible resource

What are examples of non-renewable resources?

• Oil, coal and solar energy.

• Gas, coal and water.

• Oil, gas and wind.

• Oil, gas and coal.

Your Ecological or Carbon Footprint is the ratio of

• the amount of resources you use to the amount of resources available

• the amount of people on earth to the space we have on earth

• the amount of people to the amount of cars

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which is NOT a way to decrease your ecological footprint?

• Eating less meat and processed foods
• Walking or biking to school
• Turning off electricity and water when you're not using it. 
• Driving a large car around for fun.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which of these problems could happen if we don't look after the resources we have?

• Loss of animal homes

• Climate change

• Increase in pollution

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Any potentially harmful substance that humans add to an ecosystem, may include excess light, noise or heat

• a dung pile

• a pollutant

• is always a carcinogen

• is an inorganic substance.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Which statement about the relationship between economics and the environment is true?

• Internal and external environmental costs are usually considered equally.
• Long-term effects often receive more weight than short-term effects.
• Harm to the environment can harm economies.
• The relationship usually receives serious consideration.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4