Environmental Science Post-Test

How is climate change affecting biodiversity?

• increase in biodiversity

• decrease in biodiversity

• no change in biodiversity

• has no effect on biodiversity

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Type the correct answer from the list: blocked sun, smog effect, haze effect, shade effect What is the correct term for blocked sunlight and reduced solar radiation as a result of a volcanic eruption? When dust and ash particles from a volcanic eruption block out sunlight and reduce solar radiation, Earth experiences the ____________________ . This results in temporary climate cooling.

Type the correct answer from the following: earth's energy balance, green house effect, albedo effect

Jason was part of team that had to calculate the incoming solar radiation and outgoing terrestrial infrared radiation. What did Jason’s team study?

Jason’s team studied the ____________________________ , which measures incoming solar radiation and outgoing terrestrial infrared radiation.

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

What is Earth’s current axial tilt?

• 21.5 degrees

• 22.0 degrees

• 22.5 degrees

• 23.5 degrees

Nutria were brought to the United States for their fur. When some of them escaped into the wild, they started eating the grasses and shrubs in their new environment. These shrubs were essential for preventing soil erosion. In this scenario, how was this invasive species introduced to the new environment? Nutria were introduced _____________ to the new environment.

• unintentionally

• accidentally

• intentionally

Nutria affected the ______________

conditions of that region.

• living

• environmental

• chemical

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Changes in long-term weather patterns that are a result of natural processes?

• climate change

• greenhouse effect

• solar radiation

• volcanic activity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

The capacity of the environment to continue to support our lives and the lives of other living creatures into the future

• sustainability

• climate change

• environmentalism

• service function

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

How do adaptations help animals?

• to hide from predators

• to hunt for food

• to survive in their habitats

• All of these are correct

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What genetic change allows organisms to survive natural selection in their environments? 

• learned behavior

• acquired traits

• analogies

• adaptations

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4