Environmental Science- Chapter 1 Vocabulary

What is the term for all the living and nonliving things with which an organism interacts?

• Environmental science

• Environment

• Ecology

• Ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the study of how the natural world works, how the environment affects humans, and how humans affect the environment?

• Environmentalism

• Ecology

• Environmental science

• Biology

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What is a social movement dedicated to protecting the natural world from harmful changes produced by human activities?

• Environmentalism

• Conservation

• Ecology

• Sustainability

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What term describes any of the natural materials and energy sources provided by nature that humans need to survive?

• Renewable resource

• Natural resource

• Fossil fuel

• Synthetic resource

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is a resource that is replenished or renewed over short periods of time?

• Nonrenewable resource

• Fossil fuel

• Renewable natural resource

• Mineral resource

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is a resource that is formed much more slowly than it is used?

• Renewable resource

• Nonrenewable natural resource

• Sustainable resource

• Biological resource

What term describes the ability to meet the current demand for a resource without depleting the future supply?

• Conservation

• Sustainability

• Preservation

• Efficiency

What is a carbon-containing fuel formed over millions of years from the remains of living things?

• Biomass

• Fossil fuel

• Solar energy

• Wind energy

What term describes the environmental impact of an individual or population in terms of the total amount of land and water required to provide resources and dispose of waste?

• Carbon footprint

• Ecological footprint

• Water footprint

• Energy footprint

What is a testable idea that attempts to explain a phenomenon or answer a scientific question?

• Theory

• Hypothesis

• Law

• Prediction

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2