Sustainability and Sustainable Resources

State the term that matches this definition:

goods and services that the environment provides humans with in order to provide natural income

• natural income

• natural capital

• sustainable capital

• sustainable income

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

State the term that matches this definition:

the yield from natural capital

• natural income

• natural capital

• sustainable capital

• sustainable income

A mountain contains granite that is removed for decorative stone (like counter tops, decorative tiles, etc.) from a quarry (an open pit from which rocks are taken). In this scenario, the mountain is the ____ and the decorative stone is ___.

• natural income, natural capital

• natural capital, natural income

• sustainable capital, sustainable income

• sustainable income, sustainable capital

This is a model used to estimate the demands that the human population places on the environment.

• environmental impact assessment (EIA)

• ecological footprint (EF)

• environmental impact footprint (EIF)

• ecological footprint assessment (EFA)

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-6

Which of the following is defined as development that meets the present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs?

• renewable development

• sustainability

• sustainable development

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What is the least sustainable practice?

• recycling

• reducing

• reusing

• consuming

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What does ecological footprint measure?

• How quantity of natural resources humans need compared to the earth's capacity to provide those resources

• The size of cities across the world

• The amount of fossil fuels that are burned for energy

• The shoe size of the average human

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Give one main reason why humanity is using resources more than what our environment can provide.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What is something we do daily that affects our ecological footprint?

• taking a shower

• driving to school

• blowdrying your hair

• change your clothes

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which of the following is a cause of environmental degradation?

• Population explosion

• Increasing urbanization

• Rapid industrialization

• ALL of these

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4