Sev Environmental Science

a world in which human populations can continue to exist indefinitely with a high standard of living and health

• population crisis

• consuption

• sustainable

• environment

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

When you investigate an environmental problem, the final step is to

• gather data

• list pros and cons

• consider the consequences

• make a decision

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

All of the following are resource depletion EXCEPT

• Texas petroleum running out

• a rain forest in Brazil buring down

• plant not growing in overused fields

• eolar energy not reaching Earth's surface because of haze

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which of the statements is true about the tropical rainforest biome?

• the rain forest soil is very rich.

• there are few animals in the rain forest.

• the rainforest soil is poor in nutrients

• there are few plants in the rainforest.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Has permafrost; in the Arctic or Antarctic

• taiga

• savanna

• desert

• tundra

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Has organisms with special adaptations to a hot, dry climate

• desert

• savanna

• tundra

• taiga

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which land biome is the coldest in temperature without any trees?

• Taiga

• Grassland

• Tundra

• Deciduous Forest

Which biome has tree leaves that change color and drop off as the season changes from fall to winter?

• Tropical Rain Forest

• Deciduous Forest

• Tundra

• Coniferous Forest

One characteristic feature of tundra is that only the surface thaws in the summer and refreezes in the winter, leaving a layer of permanently frozen subsoil.  This characteristic is known as

• glaciation

• permafrost

• crystallization

• soilfrost

Has clumps of trees and seasonal rains

• temperate deciduous forest

• coniferous forest

• savanna

• temperate grassland

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4