Environmental Policies Quiz

Economics affects the environment by:

• Increasing pollution through industrial growth

• Promoting sustainable practices

• Balancing resource consumption

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What is a cost-benefit analysis?

• A method to evaluate the costs and benefits of a decision

• A financial statement analysis technique

• A process of budgeting and forecasting

• A method to calculate net profit

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Which of the following is an example of a cost-benefit analysis you might use to make a decision?

• Deciding whether to buy a coffee or save the money

• Choosing between two different routes to work

• Selecting a movie to watch based on reviews

• Determining the best time to exercise during the day

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

The following ecosystem service includes goods that humans use directly from the ecosytem: Ex: harvesting sea creatures from the sea

• Provisioning

• Regulating

• Cultural

• Supporting

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

This ecosystem service provides the necessities to allow an ecosystem to function

• Provisions

• Regulatory

• Cultural

• Supporting

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These are rules put in place to regulate the effects of human activities on the environment

• Community oral regualtions

• Governmental lobbying

• environmental policies

• personal environmental belief system

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These encourage environmentally friendly activity through subsidies

• regulations

• laws

• tax breaks

• incentives

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1