Intro to Environmental Science

The environment includes:

• none of the above

• all living and non-living things

• only living things

• only non-living things

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What do environmental scientists study? (select 2)

• how the natural world works

• outer space

• pre-historic times

• how humans & environment effect each other

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Select all the resources on earth that are required for humans:

• air

• water

• food

• shelter

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Select all the fields of science that are included in Environmental Science

• Biology

• Earth Space Science

• Geology

• Marine Biology

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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TRUE or FALSE: A multidisciplinary approach to studying environmental science allows individuals to grasp the holistic nature of environmental issues.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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Natural systems include: (select all that apply)

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

• lithosphere

• biosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Match each of the Earth's systems with one possible ripple effect:

• loss of life

• Ocean Pollution

• Loss of beneficial insects

• Industrial Agriculture

• Fishing/tourism effects

• Deforestation of rainforest

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Define "devise"

• hide from someone

• plan with careful thought

• instrument used to measure

• cover in order to deceive

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Match each environmental issue with an example:

• plastic in the ocean

• Pollution

• destroy forest for homes

• Climate change

• loss of species

• Deforestation

• urbanization

• Habitat destruction

• rising temperatures

• Loss of biodiversity

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Explain the difference between Environmental Science, Environmentalism and Ecology

• Activism

• Environmentalism

• Interdisciplinary Field

• Environmental Science

• Interactions

• Ecology