ES Semester Exam Review: Unit 1 & 2

Which is NOT a discipline that contributes to the field of environmental science

• linguistics

• chemistry

• social science

• biology

Environmental science studies the interactions between

• humans and how they use natural resources

• humans and their affect on the environment

• humans and how they can become sustainable

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

An increase in population size in the 20th century caused the following stress to the environment -

• depleted resources

• habitat destruction

• pollution

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

The Tragedy of Commons is defined as -

• When a shared resource gets used up because humans don't consider the environment. 

• When humans tragically burn down the rainforest.

• When there is a conflicts associated with sharing resources.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The law of supply and demand describes the

• availability of abundant resources.

• relationship between the availability and the worth of resources

• worth of nonrenewable resources.

• reduced demand resulting from lack of available resources.

 A good hypothesis is -

• based on intuition

• states what is likely to happen

• makes logical sense

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A/an  _____ is a set of procedures for testing a hypothesis under controlled conditions.

Observation, Hypothesis, Experiment, Data

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

 ___ is information gathered during an experiment.

WORD BANK:

Observation, Hypothesis, Experiment, Data

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Which source below provides the MOST ACCURATE and reliable information?

• TV

• Scientific Journals

• Facebook

• Twitter

What is the FIRST step in the decision making model?

• Make a decision

• Gather information

• Consider Values

• Explore consequences