Resource Management

About how many people in the world do not have electricity?

• 1.5 billion

• 1 million

• 1.1 billion

• 2 million

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Where in the world is the fastest expansion (growth) of solar energy?

• China

• Bangladesh

• Rwanda

• India

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

How is access to energy making a difference in communities?

• Access to electricity is helping transform classrooms.

• Access to energy is allowing people to run their own businesses successfully.

• People are able to get jobs in new energy efficient businesses.

• Families have energy to power their homes at night for family time.

How much of Earth’s water is fresh water?

• 0%

• 3%

• 1.2%

• 10%

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What does it mean to reduce global energy poverty?

• getting more nutrients that the body requires

• increasing access to modern resources like electricity

• increasing air and water pollution

• decreasing air and water pollution

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-2

How does good water and soil management help improve malnutrition?

• It increases available food.

• It helps long-term food supplies.

• It helps to keep food growing and resources available.

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which choice is the odd one out?

• using rainwater to water plants

• planting plants to prevent soil erosion

• compost used as fertilizer

• put mulch and soil around new trees

Answer explanation

B. "planting plants to prevent soil erosion" is the odd one out because the other three options are reusing something to benefit the plants while this one benefiting the soil.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Which choice is the odd one out?

• ride a train rather than drive your own car

• manage air resources

• dispose of oil from a car safely

• plant new trees

Answer explanation

C. "dispose of oil from a car safely" is the odd one out because the other three options deal with air quality while this one deals with waste disposal.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Match the vocabulary term to the definitions.

• water pollution

• techniques that help reduce malnutrition by increasing food ability

• renewable energy

• solar and wind power as alternatives to reduce energy poverty

• sustainable farming

• recycling and proper disposal to reduce air and water pollution

• waste management

• contamination of rivers, lakes, and oceans

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Match the vocabulary term to the definitions.

• global energy poverty

• contamination of the air by harmful substances

• air pollution

• a situation where people do not have access to modern energy services

• resource management

• using and protecting resources in a sustainable way

• malnutrition

• a health condition caused by not getting enough nutrients from food

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