Human Effect on Ecosystems

What is measured by the amount of resources needed to sustain a population's current consumption and absorb its waste?

• Carbon dating

• Ecological footprint

• Deforestation

• Niche

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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T/F: The average American has the one of the greatest ecological footprints compared to the global average.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which of the following is a concern of deforestation? Check all that apply.

• It can have negative effects on soil quality.

• It can raise carbon dioxide levels by reducing the number of trees that can remove it from the atmosphere.

• It can compromise the availability of fresh water.

• It can lower Carbon dioxide levels.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Kudzu is an example of what?

• Pioneer species

• Invasive species

• Chloroflurocarbons

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

True or false, Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) is a chemical group largely responsible for the depletion of the ozone layer?

• True

• False

What is this picture likely illustrating?

• It is comparing the number of trees in the past to the number of trees now to show the effects of deforestation.

• It is showing the hole in the ozone layer.

• It is describing how the number of people who drive to work has decreased over time.

• None of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is this picture showing?

• It is showing how deforestation has affected the ecological footprint.

• It is showing the hole in the ozone caused by CFCs.

• It is showing the rise in global temperatures.

• It is showing the chemical makeup of greenhouse gases.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

What area of the world has seen a 4 degree rise in temperature?

• The north

• The south

• The east

• The west

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

What is the name for the trapping of heat by gases in the atmosphere.

• gas shield

• ecological footprints

• carbon footprint

• greenhouse effect

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

T/F: Carbon dioxide is a common greenhouse gas that has the ability to lower heat levels.

• True

• False

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