Environmental Science Quiz

What are natural resources?

• Man-made objects

• Radioactive materials

• Anything found in the environment that is useful for survival

• Chemical compounds

What is the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources?

• Renewable resources are always nonliving, while nonrenewable resources are living

• Renewable resources are always man-made, while nonrenewable resources are natural

• Renewable resources can be replenished faster than the rate of use, while nonrenewable resources cannot be replenished fast enough to keep up with the rate of use

• Renewable resources are always solid, while nonrenewable resources are liquid or gas

Create a list of resources involved in the Dead Zone.

• Coal, oil, natural gas

• Plastic, metal, glass

• Water, oxygen, carbon dioxide

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Provide 2 examples of Biotic Components.

• Rabbit, fox

• Coal, oil

• Water, oxygen

• Sunlight, air

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Provide 2 examples of Abiotic Components.

• Coal, humans

• Water, oxygen

• Rabbit, fox

• Sunlight, plants

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is feedback in a system?

• A type of natural disaster

• A type of animal behavior

• Any process that increases or decreases a change to a system

• A type of energy source