Environmental Science · Earth's Resources
Virginia SOL ENV.6
Virginia SOL ENV.6 is part of the Earth's Resources strand in Environmental Science (Science). Under this Standards of Learning objective, students investigate and understand that Earth's resources are finite and should be conserved. Below is what ENV.6 covers in plain language, the specific skills it is assessed on, the key concepts to review, and how to practice ENV.6 for the Virginia SOL test.
What SOL ENV.6 means
Investigate and understand that Earth's resources are finite and should be conserved.
Skills you’ll practice for ENV.6
- Make, support, and evaluate claims about how sustainable and unsustainable natural resources affect organisms.
- Compare geologic and chemical processes responsible for filtering, cycling, and storing Earth's freshwater resources.
- Debate advantages and disadvantages of sustainable practices in community, home, and individual contexts.
- Make, support, and evaluate claims about how human activities affect Earth's resources.
- Compare environmental effects related to various energy sources in Virginia.
Key concepts covered by ENV.6
- sustainable resources
- unsustainable resources
- organism impact
- claim evaluation
- freshwater resources
- geologic processes
- chemical processes
- water cycling
- sustainable practices
- community impact
- individual responsibility
- debate
- human impact
- resource depletion
- environmental consequences
- energy sources
- environmental effects
- Virginia context
- comparative analysis
How to study and practice SOL ENV.6
Start with a quick diagnostic to see whether ENV.6 is already solid, then work each skill above with guided notes, flashcards, and SOL-style practice questions. For official released items, see our Virginia SOL practice tests guide and how to study for the SOL test.
Frequently asked questions about SOL ENV.6
What is Virginia SOL ENV.6?
SOL ENV.6 is a Environmental Science Standard of Learning in the Earth's Resources strand. It expects students to investigate and understand that Earth's resources are finite and should be conserved.
What skills does SOL ENV.6 cover?
SOL ENV.6 is assessed on 5 skills: make, support, and evaluate claims about how sustainable and unsustainable natural resources affect organisms; compare geologic and chemical processes responsible for filtering, cycling, and storing Earth's freshwater resources; debate advantages and disadvantages of sustainable practices in community, home, and individual contexts; make, support, and evaluate claims about how human activities affect Earth's resources; compare environmental effects related to various energy sources in Virginia.
What strand of Environmental Science is SOL ENV.6 in?
SOL ENV.6 belongs to the Earth's Resources reporting strand of the Environmental Science Virginia Standards of Learning.
How do I study and practice for SOL ENV.6?
Start with a diagnostic to see whether ENV.6 is already solid, then work the 5 skills above with guided notes, flashcards, and SOL-style practice questions. For official released items, see the Virginia SOL practice tests guide.