Sci 6 5.04

Use of renewable and nonrenewable resources must be considered in terms of their ____-benefit tradeoffs.

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

Preventative measures such as ________ (choose 3), can reduce future damage to the environment.

• pollution prevention

• enforced land-use restrictions

• conservation laws

• deforestation promotion

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Pollution prevention is ______ costly than cleanup.

• less

• more

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

Humans are dependent on the Earth for resources and resource use can have negative impacts on the Earth.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

The are no articles in Virginia's constitution that promote conservation.

• True

• False

Which of these are governmental agencies that assess and promote conservation? (select 2)

• EPA

• FCC

• USDA

• FDA

The disadvantages of solar energy include (select 2)

• Solar panels have a high initial cost

• Solar panels increase carbon dioxide emissions

• Solar panels require space

• Solar panels can have negative impacts on aquatic ecosystems

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

The major advantage of wind energy is that it

• does not add excess carbon dioxide to the atmosphere

• It is inexpensive

• It can harm bird species

• It requires a lot of open space and needs areas with a lot of wind in order to work

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

Virginia's main source of energy today is ______.

• solar energy

• water energy

• geothermal energy

• fossil fuels

Earth scientists and engineers develop new technologies to extract resources while _____ the pollution, waste, and ecosystem degradation caused by _______.

• reducing, extraction

• increasing, extraction

• reducing, conservation

• increasing, conservation

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2