Sustainability Unit Review

What is development that meets today's needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs called?

• Economic development

• Sustainable development

• Social development

• Environmental development

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What are the three pillars of sustainable development that must be included?

• Environment, Equity, Economy

• Environment, Education, Employment

• Equity, Economy, Entertainment

• Ecology, Ethics, Energy

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

NGSS.HS-ETS1-1

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Sustainable development must be __________ and flexible enough to survive environmental stresses like drought, natural disasters, floods, heat waves, and cold snaps.

• Rigid

• Resilient

• Predictable

• Static

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

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Match the following types of resources with the correct classification of resource.

Groups:

(a) Renewable

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(b) Nonrenewable

• Nuclear

• Petroleum (Oil)

• Biomass

• Natural Gas

• Wind

• Geothermal Energy

• Solar

• Coal

• Fossil Fuels

Earth's climate is defined as __________, while weather can change from hour-to-hour, day-to-day, month-to-month or even year-to-year.

• the average weather over a long period of time

• the immediate state of the atmosphere

• a short-term variation in the atmosphere

• the study of weather patterns

Climate change is ______________ term shifts in temperature and weather patterns.

• Long

• Short

The process known as ____________ results from the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, leading to a rise in Earth's average surface temperature, whereas ____________ encompasses the comprehensive changes in global climate, including shifts in weather patterns and average temperatures over time.

• Climate change; global warming

• Global warming; climate change

• Greenhouse effect; climate alteration

• Atmospheric pollution; environmental shift

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

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Trees absorb and store carbon dioxide. If forests are cleared, or even disturbed, due to ____________, they release carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses which contribute to climate change.

• deforestation

• reforestation

• urbanization

• conservation

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

Biomagnification is

• When the concentration of a substance increases as it moves up the food chain.

• A process that involves the reduction of toxins in the environment.

• only occurring in desert ecosystems.

• When The concentration of a substance decreases as it moves up the food chain.

During a field trip, Nora observed a landscape heavily modified by agriculture and urban development. She wondered, how does this altered landscape, an Anthrome, differ from a naturally occurring Biome?

• An Anthrome is a human-altered biome, while a Biome is a naturally occurring community of flora and fauna

• An Anthrome is a type of Biome found in the ocean

• An Anthrome is a geological formation, while a Biome is a biological community

• An Anthrome is a climate classification, while a Biome is a type of ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4