AP Environmental Science

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Science
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12th Grade
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Hard
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Lisa Thompson
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is population growth?
Decrease in the number of individuals in a population over time.
The average number of individuals in a population.
The movement of individuals from one population to another.
Increase in the number of individuals in a population over time.
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NGSS.MS-LS1-5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Define population distribution.
The number of people in a given area or region.
The average age of people in a given area or region.
The number of males and females in a given area or region.
Pattern or spread of people in a given area or region.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Explain carrying capacity.
The minimum number of individuals an environment can support sustainably.
The average number of individuals an environment can support sustainably.
The maximum number of individuals an environment can support unsustainably.
Maximum number of individuals an environment can support sustainably.
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NGSS.MS-LS2-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What are population dynamics?
The study of how individuals within a population interact with each other.
The study of how populations of organisms remain constant over time.
The study of how populations of organisms change due to external factors.
The study of how populations of organisms change over time.
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NGSS.MS-LS2-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Particulate matter can increase global warming by
reacting with chlorofluorocarbons
reducing surface absorption of ultraviolet radiation
producing additional nitrous oxides
reflecting radiation
lowering surface albedo
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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4
NGSS.MS-ESS3-5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the evidence that solar radiation is less important to global warming than the increase in greenhouse gases?
temperatures have increased more in the summer than in winter
temperatures have increased more in the winter than in summer
temperature increases have been uneven across the globe
there is a historic correlation of CO2 and temperature
There is a lack of temperature change in some areas
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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How does population distribution affect ecosystems?
Population distribution only affects the physical environment of ecosystems.
Population distribution affects ecosystems by determining the availability of resources, competition for those resources, and the overall balance of species within the ecosystem.
Population distribution has no impact on ecosystems.
Population distribution only affects the behavior of individual organisms within ecosystems.
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NGSS.MS-LS2-1
NGSS.MS-LS2-2
NGSS.MS-LS2-4
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