Environmental Science Unit 1 Test Review

What is Environmental Science?

• The study of the environment

• The study of humans

• The study of animals

• The study of human interaction with the environment

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which is NOT considered part of an environment?

• climate

• soil

• energy

• water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following is an interdisciplinary field with environmental science?

• Physics

• Chemistry

• Biology

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

What does it mean for a resource to be renewable?

• It can be replaced/replenished within a human's lifetime

• I takes very long in order for the earth to replace/replenish it

Which of the following is NOT an Environmental Problem?

• Use of solar energy

• Use of fossil fuels

• Loss of biodiversity

• Resource depletion

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which of the following is NOT a step in the scientific method?

• State Observations about the problem

• Collect Data

• Theory of relativity

• Retest

A scientists test algae growth in normal conditions and in the cold? What is the dependent variable?

• Normal conditions

• Cold weather

• Algae growth

• The algae will grow less in the cold

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Which of the following is NOT an example of a scientific model?

• Weather systems

• A data table

• A computer model

• Proton particles in light

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Which is an example of a tragedy of the commons?

• Air conditioning

• Solar Power

• Recycling

• Fishing limits

Tragedy of the commons occurs when individuals neglect their personal gain in the pursuit of the well-being of society.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4