APES Unit 0 Quizizz

Sustainability means

• having enough resources to survive

• living in a way that there is enough resource for now and future generations

• living in a way that everyone is wealthy and has the lifestyle they deserve

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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An ecological footprint is

• The amount of wilderness available on the earth

• The amount of biologically productive land and water a person uses

• A measure of the earth's biological capacity

• A measure of a person's contribution to creating a sustainable environment

Which of the following is NOT a property of water?

• Its melting point is 0ºC at one atmosphere of pressure.

• Its boiling point is 100ºC at one atmosphere of pressure.

• It is used in liquid form by most living organisms.

• It absorbs relatively little heat as it vaporizes.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

_____________ is a natural resource that is virtually unlimited or that is replenished by the environment over relatively short periods of hours to weeks to years.

• fossil fuels
• nonrenewable resources
• renewable resources

The study of environmental science primarily considers

• interactions among human systems and those found in Earth

• the effect of human systems

• abiotic factors that influence the state of our environment

• factors that affect global climate change

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

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Which of the following is an abiotic component?

• (a) an eagle

• (b) a rock

• (c) a tree

• (d) a human

Refer to Figure 2.7 (on page 13). How does fish and meat consumption in developed and developing countries compare?

• (a) Developing countries consume slightly more meat and fish per capita.

• (b) Developed countries consume slightly more meat and fish per capita.

• (c) Developing and developed countries consume about the same amount of meat and fish per capita.

• (d) Developing countries consume about four times more meat and fish per capita.

• (e) Developed countries consume about four times more meat and fish per capita.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

A person’s ecological footprint is

• (a) the land that a person lives on.

• (b) the amount of carbon dioxide a person contributes to climate change.

• (c) the land required to produce a person’s food.

• (d) the land needed to support all of a person’s activities.

• (e) the amount of fossil fuel a person uses.

What are considered "the commons"

• Common house hold items like knifes, spoons, and forks.

• A renewable resource owned by no one and available for use by anyone at little or no charge

• A field where college students can sit outside in between classes

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NGSS.5-ESS3-1

Which of these is not an example of a commons?

• The air

• The ocean

• Privately owned farms