Sustainability

Give one main reason why humanity is using resources more than what our environment can provide.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which of the following is a cause of environmental degradation?

• Population explosion

• Increasing urbanization

• Rapid industrialization

• ALL of these

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Sustainability of the natural environment includes protecting natural resources like

• Water, sunlight, wind

• Trees, sunlight, soil

• Buildings, waste, trees

• Water, trees, soil

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Efficient use of natural resources include

• Saving water

• Harnessing wind energy

• Mowing lawns

• Driving an SUV

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Which has the least negative impact on wildlife habitat?

• agriculture

• development

• forestry

• recreation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The term 'carrying capacity' is best defined as ...

• How much pressure people put on the Earth

• The number of people Earth can support at current rates of consumption

• solving environmental problems through science and technology

• solving environmental problems by changing the way we live

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What does sustainability mean?

• Using lots of resources.

• Maintaining the world we live in for future generations.

• Cutting down trees.

• Using lots of water and electricity.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

A resource that can restore or renew itself (unless badly mismanaged) or can be used over and over is called a:

• Renewable resource

• Non-renewable resource

• Perpetual resource

• Indestructible resource

A resource that can only be used once and cannot be replaced once used is called a...

• Renewable resource

• Non-renewable resource

• Perpetual resource

• Infinite resource

Which human activity consumes by far the most water resources on a global basis?

• Agriculture / growing food

• Industrial use

• Household use

• Oil extraction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4