Sustainability

Carlos uses trees to make paper. He wants his children to also have trees to make paper. How can he make using paper SUSTAINABLE?

• By only using white paper

• By planting new trees as he cuts down old trees

• By buying paper from other countries

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Maria has two chickens. What choice is UNSUSTAINABLE?

• Eating one chicken tonight

• Eating one egg each day

• Raising baby chickens

• Buying more chickens

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

In general, it is more SUSTAINABLE to use_________resources.

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Increasing our use of fossil fuels like oil and coal is _____________ in the long term.

• Unsustainable

• Sustainable

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

It is SUSTAINABLE to use plants as resources if . . .

• We grow more plants to replace the ones we used

• We also use some nonrenewable resources at the same time

• We only use plants for food

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Throwing trash in the ocean is UNSUSTAINABLE because . . .

• We cannot make more trash

• The trash will remain in the ocean and destroy the habitat for ocean plants and animals

• There is no other plan for what we can do with our trash

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which answer is NOT a sustainable thing you can do right now?

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3