Sustainability and Ecological Balance Quiz

Which of the following is an example of sustainable development?

• Conserving natural resources

• Using all resources now

• Focusing only on industry

• Ignoring environmental rules

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What is another meaning of "sustainable"?

• Able to be upheld or defended

• Easily broken down

• Temporary and fleeting

• Unstable and unreliable

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

How old is Earth?

• 3.8 billion years

• 4.54 billion years

• 2.5 billion years

• 5.6 billion years

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

What has lasted through major environmental changes?

• Technological Advancements

• Biological Diversity

• Human Civilization

• Geological Formations

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What are the two main parts of the environment?

• Living and nonliving

• Water and air

• Plants and animals

• Rocks and soil

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of these is NOT usually part of an ecosystem?

• Animals

• Plants

• Buildings

• Rocks

Which is a nonliving part of an ecosystem?

• Animals

• Plants

• Rocks

• Insects

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is a goal of Environmental Science?

• To learn how life on Earth has survived and thrived.

• To study the history of the Earth.

• To explore outer space.

• To develop new technology for entertainment.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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How does Environmental Science help us interact with the environment?

• By ignoring changes in the environment.

• By understanding our interactions with the environment.

• By focusing only on technology.

• By studying only past environments.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What is a main goal of Environmental Science for sustainability?

• To solve environmental problems and live more sustainably.

• To increase industrial production.

• To eliminate all natural resources.

• To focus only on economic growth.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-5