Unit Environmental Science

The term used to describe the productive area of Earth needed to support the lifestyle of one person in a particular country is called

• supply and demand

• the consumption crisis

• the ecological footprint

• sustainability

This type of country is characterized by high personal wealth, and high levels of consumption. America could be considered this type of country.

• developing country

• intermediate country

• developed country

• medial country

The “Tragedy of the Commons” was written by Hardin to demonstrate the difficulties with

• feeding sheep

• making renewable resources

• not eating all of your goldfish

• protecting shared resources

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

An environmentally sustainable society

• does not degrade its natural resources

• provides its population with adequate and equal access to resources

• does not compromise access of future generations to basic needs

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which of the following are characteristics of developing nations?

• incomes of less than $1 a day

• high consumption

• large emitters of greenhouse gases

• low birth rates

In an experiment, the one variable that is purposely changed to test a hypothesis is called the

• data

• dependent variable

• independent variable

• controlled variable

Which of the following is an unwanted change in the environment caused by harmful substances?

• pollution

• overpopulation

• evolution

• biodiversity

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

A nonrenewable resource is

• trees

• water

• coal

• sun

The main energy source for the Earth is

• moon

• rivers

• volcanoes

• sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What kind of resources CAN be replaced during a human lifetime?

• renewable resource

• nonrenewable resource

• reusable resource

• natural resource