Environmental Science Final Exam Review

Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable natural resource?

• coal

• geothermal energy

• sunlight

• wind energy

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Holding a sign during a protest against cutting down trees in a forest is one part of __________.

• ecological footprint

• environmentalism

• environmental science

• peer review

Choose the correct measurement for the triple beam balance.

• 70.7 g

• 70.75 g

• 77.5 g

• 77.51 g

When a natural resource is formed much more slowly than we use it, it is considered __________.

• ecological

• nonrenewable

• renewable

• sustainable

Which of the following is an example of quantitative data?

• There are 3 tulips.

• The tulips are prettier than the roses.

• The tulips are red.

• The tulips smell nice.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is the dependent variable for the experiment shown on the graph?

• height of plant

• plant 1

• time

• type of plant

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Which of the following is true after 21 days?

• Plant 1 did not grow at all.

• Plant 1 is 15 cm taller than Plant 2.

• Plant 1 is 4 cm taller than Plant 2.

• Plant 2 is shrinking.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

A(n) __________ is a testable idea that attempts to explain a phenomenon or answer a scientific question.

• conclusion

• dependent variable

• hypothesis

• independent variable

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

The variable a scientist manipulates is called the __________ variable.

• constant

• dependent

• independent

• responding

All material in the universe that has mass and takes up space is called

• carbon

• compound

• covalent

• matter