Topic 1 Foundations

Which substance originally designed to eliminate mosquitos was banned as a result of the death of many birds?

• CFC

• PBC

• DDT

• EVS

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

With the rapidly growing human population and constant new pressures on the environment it gradually becomes more difficult to maintain sustainability. Choose the sentence which best explains what sustainability is.

• The exploitation of resources at such rate which allows for their natural replenishment and the recovery of the ecosystem affected by their use.

• The maximum population size that an area can support without detrimental effects.

• Engaging in the prevention of negative effects of human activities on the Earth’s resources through localised actions (recycling of waste, reduction in electricity consumption etc.).

• The area of land needed to provide all of the resources for a person’s lifestyle and to dispose of all their wastes.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What is natural capital?

• A store of natural resources that can produce a sustainable source of goods and services.

• Goods or services obtained by proper management of the Earth’s natural resources.

• Total area of land required to maintain food production for the growing human population.

• Total area of land required to assimilate waste produced by the growing human population.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which countries will tend to have a lower ecological footprint?

• LEDC

• MEDC

Polar Ice Caps are melting due to an increase in Earth's temperature. This lowers the albedo of Earth, which in turn increases Earth's temperature. This is an example of what type of feedback?

• negative

• positive

• neutral

• circular

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-2

A ________________ feedback loop makes a system more stable.

• negative

• positive

• neutral

• circular

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

What is the Ecological footprint?

• Hypothetical area of land that a human uses every day

• Hypothetical area of land to support waste assimilation and food production

• The hypothetical area of land required to support each person's resource needs

• The hypothetical area of land to support their resource needs and assimilate all waste

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

'Resource replacement solves resource depletion' is related to which EVS?

• Ecocentric

• Anthropocentric

• Technocentric

Which tool could be used to assess sustainability?

• Quadrats

• Ecological Footprint Calculation

• Simpson's Index

• Dissolved oxygen probes

Which term means that matter or energy move around without changing?

• Transfer

• Transformation