Environmental Studies-Chapter 1 Test

Natural Capital is______________.

• Waste, depletion, degradation of natural capital

• Natural capital & ecosystem services keeping humans & species alive

• Natural materials & energy sources essential

• Single identifiable source where pollutants are discharged

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Natural Resources are_____________.

• Natural materials & energy sources useful to humans

• Single, identifiable source from which pollutants are discharged

• Natural resources & ecosystem services that keep living things alive

• Waste, depletion, degradation of natural capital

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Point Source of Pollution_______________.

• Natural materials & energy sources useful to humans

• Single, identifiable source from which pollutants are discharged

• Natural resources & ecosystem services that keep living things alive

• Waste, depletion, degradation of natural capital

Environmental Degradation_______________.

• Natural materials & energy sources useful to humans

• Single, identifiable source from which pollutants are discharged

• Natural resources & ecosystem services that keep living things alive

• Waste, depletion, degradation of natural capital

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

An Ecological Footprint is _______________.

• Interdisciplinary study of how humans interact with the environment

• Sources of pollution that are difficult to pinpoint.

• The amount of land & water needed to supply an individual or a population with renewable resources and to absorb waste and pollution.

• Free natural services provided by healthy ecosystems that support human life and economies.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Non-point sources of pollution are _______________.

• Interdisciplinary study of how humans interact with the environment

• Sources of pollution that are difficult to pinpoint.

• The amount of land & water needed to supply an individual or a population with renewable resources and to absorb waste and pollution.

• Free natural services provided by healthy ecosystems that support human life and economies.

Ecosystem services are _______________.

• Interdisciplinary study of how humans interact with the environment

• Sources of pollution that are difficult to pinpoint.

• The amount of land & water needed to supply an individual or a population with renewable resources and to absorb waste and pollution.

• Free natural services provided by healthy ecosystems that support human life and economies.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Environmental Science is _______________.

• Interdisciplinary study of how humans interact with the environment

• Sources of pollution that are difficult to pinpoint.

• The amount of land & water needed to supply an individual or a population with renewable resources and to absorb waste and pollution.

• Free natural services provided by healthy ecosystems that support human life and economies.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Sustainability is _______________.

• Interdisciplinary study of how humans interact with the environment

• Sources of pollution that are difficult to pinpoint.

• The ability of Earth's natural systems and human cultural systems to survive and flourish into the long-time future

• Free natural services provided by healthy ecosystems that support human life and economies.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What is NOT a goal of environmental science?

• Learn how life on earth thrived.

• Understand how humans interact with the environment

• Find ways to deal with environmental problems

• Discover Earth's landforms and landscapes