Sustainability

Sustainability is making sure that the planet and its resources can continue to provide life.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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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-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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

Which is NOT a way to decrease your ecological footprint?

• Eating less meat and processed foods

• Walking or biking to school

• Turning off electricity and water when you're not using it. 

• Driving a large car around for fun.

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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

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

a world in which human populations can continue to exist indefinitely with a high standard of living and health

• population crisis

• consuption

• sustainable

• environment

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Sustainability is defined as…

• Consuming at a rate to satisfy the current generation.

• Rapidly increasing resource consumption over time.

• Maintaining a rate of resource consumption that will allow the population to survive indefinitely.

• Not consuming any resources at all.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which of these things are you most likely to NOT find in a sustainable home?

• LED Lightbulbs

• Low-Flow Toilets & Showers

• A wood burning stove

• A Hummer (SUV) in the garage

What is NOT a sustainable practice?

• recycling

• reducing

• reusing

• buying 

Which is NOT a way to decrease your ecological footprint?

• Eating less meat and processed foods

• Walking or biking to school

• Carpool to work

• Driving a Hummer (SUV) around for fun