Land Resources Unit Test Review

How do green spaces benefit the environment?

• Help with the cost of cooling buildings

• Reduce the amount of greenhouse gases

• Increase exercise

• Increase property values

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

True or False: Beach nourishment is the process of placing additional sediment on a beach or in the nearshore.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

What is the best material to use for beach nourishment?

• Boulders

• Cement

• Sand and soil

• Large coarse grains of sand

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

True or False: Installing a seawall helps flood damage by absorbing energy from storm waves.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What is one effect waves have on shorelines?

• Causes shorelines to extend further into the water

• Causes shorelines to deepen

• Causes shorelines to move inland

• Causes shorelines to widen

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is the definition of flood mitigation techniques?

• strategies to manage and control the drainage of flood waters

• strategies to manage and control the movement of flood waters

• strategies to manage and control the mold levels of flood waters

• None of the options

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

Which of the following options is NOT considered a flood mitigation technique that the federal government uses?

• Remove flood walls and levees because they no longer work

• FEMA provided $70 million to support flood mitigation efforts

• Relocation of hundreds of homes away from flood locations

• Provide levees, pumps, gates, and flood walls

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

Which of the following is NOT a factor that should be considered when installing a green roof?

• Age of the building

• Structural design of the building

• Water proof and drainage

• How tall the building is

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

How can green roofs keep energy costs down?

• With biodiversity

• Improves air costs

• Creates a place for relaxing

• Helps with insulation

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

What is a positive impact from flooding?

• Expands floodplains

• Recharges ground water

• Improves drinking water

• Creates a new habitat

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3