Env. Science Chapt. 1 Pre-Assessment

The study of how humans interact with the environment

• ecology

• environmental science

• physical science

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What term refers to everything that surrounds us?

• science

• earth

• environment

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

what are resources that are continually being replaced?

• renewable resources

• nonrenewable resources

• natural resources

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

what is the thin layer of life around the Earth that stretches 5 miles up and 5 miles below the surface?

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• stratosphere

what are the names for the 2 most common environmental problems that have to do with the number of people increasing too quickly and the amount of resources that are being used or wasted?

• pollution and extinction

• resource depletion and pollution

• population crisis and consumption crisis

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

what is the scientific method?

• the process for studying animals

• the process for asking questions, conducting experiments, and analyzing data

• the thoughts that scientists have

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

this is the type of science that seeks answers to questions about how the natural world works

• applied science

• environmental science

• pure science

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

this is the type of science that uses the information provided by pure science to solve problems

• applied science

• environmental science

• pure science

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

a scientist's prediction of what the correct answer will be, based on what he or she has already learned

• guess

• hypothesis

• experiment

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

what is resource depletion?

• the loss of resources due to over consumption

• the loss of animals

• pollution

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1