ES 1st Nine Weeks Test Review

Which of these problems could happen if we don't look after the resources we have?

• Loss of animal homes

• Climate change

• Increase in pollution

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Your Ecological or Carbon Footprint is the ratio of 

• the amount of resources you use to the amount of resources available
• how many people there are on earth to how much space we have on earth
• people to cars
• robots available to robots needed

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What has happened to resource consumption in the last several hundred years?

• it has remained at the same level
• it has decreased dramatically
• it has decreased only slightly
• it has increased dramatically

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

The variety of life in the world, a habitat, or an ecosystem

• biodiversity
• ecosystem
• mutations
• diversity

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Our effect on the environment - a combination of what we consume, and the waste we produce.

• Ecological Fingerprint
• Ecological Footprint
• Ecological Image
• Ecological History

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

 Energy from the sun is known as......... 

• hydroelectric energy
• geothermal energy
• solar energy
• wind energy

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......

• require expensive equipment
• take millions of years to replace
• can be found all over 
• provide all the energy we use

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

An accurate definition of Sustainability is

• meeting population needs

• meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to survive

• meeting the needs of the future without worrying about todays

• meeting the food needs of animals

Sustainability of the natural environment includes protecting natural resources like

• Water, sunlight, wind

• Trees, sunlight, soil

• Buildings, waste, trees

• Water, trees, soil

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

The estimated time-frame for plastic to fully biodegrade is . . . ?

• 0 - 250 years

• 250 - 500 years

• 500 - 750 years

• 750 years - never

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-3