M3 Human Impact on the Environment

Front

True or False: Deforestation can lead to loss of animal habitats.

Back

True

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Front

True or False: Deforestation can lead to soil erosion.

Back

True

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Front

Deforestation can lead to increases in Earth's average surface temperature. True or False

Back

True

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-2

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

Front

Which of the following does NOT help to make acid precipitation?

• car exhaust
• sulfur and nitrogen gas
• water and oxygen in the atmosphere
• a decrease in the pH of a lake

Back

a decrease in the pH of a lake

Front

What action decreases the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

Back

Planting more trees to increase the size of a National Forest and reducing deforestation

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Front

Which does NOT describe acid precipitation?

Back

It increases when air pollution levels are low.

Front

True or False Spraying with water to clear leaves off a porch is a good way to conserve water.

Back

False

Front

Effect of laws like the US Clean Water Act and the Safe Water Drinking Act?

Back

They are a step toward reducing water pollution.

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

Front

What is a step people can take to minimize the effect of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch on Earth's water? Options: Design new and better ways to recycle, Use more single-use plastics, Dump plastic waste in landfills, Recycle all plastic waste

Back

Design new and better ways to recycle.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

Front

Which of the following causes air pollution? volcanic eruptions, forest fires, burning fossil fuels, all of these

Back

all of these