Impacts on the Land

People use _______ for timber production, agriculture, and mining.

• land

• trees

• machines

• reforestation

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

___________ are cut down to make wood and paper products, for fuel, and to clear land for agriculture, grazing, or building homes or highways.

• Roads

• Plants

• Trees

• Rocks

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The removal of large areas of forest for human purposes is called ______________.

• deforestation

• desertification

• urban sprawl

• mining

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Increased rates of erosion can lead to ______________, which is the development of desert-like conditions due to soil erosion from overfarming or overgrazing the land.

• deforestation

• mining

• desertification

• urban sprawl

_____________ is a resource because people use the land for their living space.

• The sun

• The wind

• Mining

• Land

_________________ is the development of land for houses and other buildings near a city.

• Hazardous waste

• Landfill

• Deforestation

• Urban sprawl

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

People use land to dispose of some wastes, which they bury in a(n) _______________.

• cemetary

• urban sprawl

• landfill

• hole

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Trash that contains substances that will harm soil, water, and air is called ____________________.

• bacteria

• composting

• hazardous waste

• runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

People can practice ___________ , meaning that they replant trees that have been cut or burned down.

• reforestation

• deforestation

• recycling

• desertification

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Another way to reduce the amount of trash that ends up in landfills is ______________ , which involves mixing food scraps, leaves, and grass clippings and adding the decayed product to the soil.

• reclamation

• composting

• reforestation

• desertification

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5