Grade 12 · Science · Building Confidence
Free Science Concepts and Evidence worksheet - version 1
Grade 12 science practice based on published U.S. learning expectations, with reproducible original variations. This printable version includes 8 grade-appropriate questions and a separate answer sheet.
Science Concepts and Evidence
Grade 12 · Building confidence · 8 questions · Version PG-AR9OEI-1SYL
What is environmental justice?A. Action that reduces causes or severity of environmental change B. Fair treatment and participation in environmental decisions C. To cross-check reconstructions of past conditions D. Thermal expansion and melting land ice
What is an ecological footprint?A. Action that reduces causes or severity of environmental change B. The largest population an environment can sustain C. A measure of resource demand and waste impact D. Fair treatment and participation in environmental decisions
Why use multiple climate proxies?A. To cross-check reconstructions of past conditions B. Thermal expansion and melting land ice C. A reservoir that absorbs more carbon than it releases D. The variety of life at genetic, species, and ecosystem levels
What drives sea-level rise?A. Fair treatment and participation in environmental decisions B. The variety of life at genetic, species, and ecosystem levels C. Thermal expansion and melting land ice D. To cross-check reconstructions of past conditions
What is mitigation?A. Action that reduces causes or severity of environmental change B. Fair treatment and participation in environmental decisions C. The variety of life at genetic, species, and ecosystem levels D. A measure of resource demand and waste impact
What is carrying capacity?A. The variety of life at genetic, species, and ecosystem levels B. A reservoir that absorbs more carbon than it releases C. Fair treatment and participation in environmental decisions D. The largest population an environment can sustain
What is biodiversity?A. Fair treatment and participation in environmental decisions B. To cross-check reconstructions of past conditions C. The variety of life at genetic, species, and ecosystem levels D. Thermal expansion and melting land ice
What is a carbon sink?A. A measure of resource demand and waste impact B. The variety of life at genetic, species, and ecosystem levels C. A reservoir that absorbs more carbon than it releases D. The largest population an environment can sustain
Answers and teaching notes
Use the answers to check the work after the learner finishes. For writing prompts, the guide describes what a strong response should include.
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- What is environmental justice?Fair treatment and participation in environmental decisions
- What is an ecological footprint?A measure of resource demand and waste impact
- Why use multiple climate proxies?To cross-check reconstructions of past conditions
- What drives sea-level rise?Thermal expansion and melting land ice
- What is mitigation?Action that reduces causes or severity of environmental change
- What is carrying capacity?The largest population an environment can sustain
- What is biodiversity?The variety of life at genetic, species, and ecosystem levels
- What is a carbon sink?A reservoir that absorbs more carbon than it releases
Worked example
Read the direction, identify the assessed skill, solve or cite evidence, and check the response.
Common mistake
Using a memorized procedure without checking what the question asks.
Helpful hint
Name the standard skill before answering.