Per Capita Consumption

Per - capita consumption of resources is...

• the average use of a resource by a person.

• the exact amount of something used.

• the amount of resources used by a population.

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

the amount of a resource that one person consumes in a given amount of time

• per capita consumption

• population

• growth rate

• population trend

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

A city determines the average amount of electricity used by its residents over a year. Which term is used for this specific calculation?

• resource depletion

• population growth

• environmental reclamation

• per capita consumption

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

How can a city decrease its per capita consumption of water?

• it can find a new source of water for the city

• it can encourage each citizen to use less water

• it can increase the total amount of water available

• it can limit the amount of new people moving into the city

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

A population stays the same, but the per capita consumption goes up. What happens to the overall resource use?

• overall resource use increases

• overall resource use decreases

• overall resource remains the same

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

The population stays the same, but the per capita consumption goes down. What happens to the overall resource use?

• overall resource use increases

• overall resource use decreases

• overall resource remains the same

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

A city determines the average amount of electricity used by its residents over a year. Which term is used for this specific calculation?

• resource use

• population growth

• per capita consumption

• conservation science

How can a city decrease its per capita consumption of water?

• It can encourage each citizen to use less water.

• It can increase the total amount of water available.

• It can limit the number of new people moving into the city.

• It can find a new source of water for the city.

Per capita consumption of water in a city is measured over a year. What does this measurement represent?

• The total water usage of the city.

• The average water usage per person.

• The maximum water usage recorded.

• The minimum water usage recorded.

If a country's per capita consumption of energy increases, what can be inferred?

• The total energy consumption decreases.

• The total energy consumption remains the same.

• The total energy consumption increases.

• The population has decreased.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4