Unit 1: Intro to Enviro Sci

the study of the interaction of humans with the natural environment

• Environmentalism

• Anthropology

• Environmental Science

• Pseudoscience

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-6

Environmental science is...

• limited to only ecology

• specific to one type of science

• interdisciplinary

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

All of the following are part of the environment EXCEPT...

• Climate

• Air & water

• Space & planets

• Other living things

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NGSS.HS-LS2-6

Which of the following is NOT one of the major environmental problems?

• Resource Depletion

• Pollution

• Supply and Demand

• Loss of Biodiversity

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Assuming no catastrophic events occur, extinctions normally occur at a slow rate called the....

• Backyard rate

• Background rate

• Extinction rate

• Existence rate

Which of the following is NOT one of main categories of ethics?

• Anthropology

• Ecocentrism

• Anthropocentrism

the preservation of ecosystems or other living things take priority over human needs

• Anthropocentrism

• Ecocentrism

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

human interests and well-being should be prioritized at the expense of all other factors; emphasize short-term benefits while disregarding long-term consequences

• Anthropocentrism

• Ecocentrism

Which national park is Hetch Hetchy located?

• Yellowstone

• Yosemite

• Zion

• Grand Canyon

What natural disaster damaged the water pipes in San Francisco in 1906?

• Hurricane

• Earthquake

• Tornado

• Tsunami

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS3-1