DNMQ #20: Env. Science Early Concepts

Environmental _______________ help understand a system, how disturbances occur, and how, when or where to measure those changes.

• systems

• models

• scientists

• revolutionists

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Which species has the largest influence on the Earth?

• insects

• elephants

• humans

• fish

During this period, humans relied on nature for their needs.

• naturalistic

• industrial revolution

• agricultural revolution

• hunter gatherer

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What is the anthropocentric approach to environmental ethics? 

• an economic worldview

• a worldview that values the well-being of entire ecosystems

• a worldview that values human and nonhuman life

• a human centered worldview

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Which layer of the atmosphere has weather?

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

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What is greenhouse effect?

• the process by which gasses hold heat in the air .
• water vapor and dioxide.
• particles in the atmosphere.
• heat

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

The order of the layers of the atmosphere from space to the earth's surface.

• stratosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
• troposphere, thermosphere, stratotosphere, mesosphere
• troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
• troposphere, stratosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the term used for a group of interacting parts that form a complex whole?

• Law

• Science

• Sphere

• System

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Where is most of Earth's water found?

• Glacial Ice

• Oceans

• Underground

• Rivers & Streams

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Your teacher has asked you to explain the difference between quantitative and qualitative observations. Which statement is correct?

• Quantitative observations use numbers, qualitative uses the senses.
• Quantitative observations use the senses, qualitative uses numbers.
• Quantitative observations use measurement, qualitative uses numbers.
• Quantitative observations use colors, qualitative uses the senses.