Understanding Environmental Science

What does environmental science study?

• The natural world and human interaction with it

• Only the natural world

• Only human activities

• Only pollution

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Which disciplines are combined in environmental science?

• Biology, Chemistry, and Geology

• Physics, Mathematics, and Astronomy

• Economics, Sociology, and Psychology

• Medicine, Engineering, and Architecture

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-2

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

What is one important aspect of environmental science?

• Studying pollution

• Building factories

• Designing cars

• Creating household products

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

What does conservation involve?

• Protecting natural resources

• Increasing pollution

• Building more factories

• Using more household products

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What does sustainability mean in environmental science?

• Using resources without depleting them

• Using resources as quickly as possible

• Ignoring renewable energy sources

• Increasing waste production

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5