Human Impact Vocabulary

Other sources of energy that are better for the environment (solar power, hydro power, wind power, bio fuel)

• alternative fuels

• fossil fuels

• global warming

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Hydro power

• the movement of wind is kinetic energy that spins a turbine to create electricity

• energy from deep within Earth

• energy from moving water

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

The loss of forests (Natural loss- forest fires, man made loss- cutting down trees)

• over-harvesting

• deforestation

• fossil fuels

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Removing organisms from an environment by hunting or fishing. Doing this too much can cause organisms to become threatened, endangered or extinct.

• direct harvesting

• renewable energy source

• deforestation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Decaying plants and animals can turn into fossil fuels over millions of years deep within the earth in the forms of oil, coal and natural gas

• deforestation

• fossil fuels

• environment

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Geothermal energy

• energy from the sun

• energy from deep within the Earth

• energy from moving water

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

Global warming

• easy to refill

• the area in which something lives

• the temperature of the Earth has increased, which makes ecosystems unstable

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Habitat destruction

• energy from deep within Earth

• easy to refill, gives off less pollution

• animals and plants have nowhere to live because of human activities like deforestation and building new homes

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A species that is not supposed to be here and has no competition for food, water and reproduces fast.

• invasive species

• pollution

• deforestation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Environment

• the loss of forests

• the area in which something lives

• other sources of energy that are better for the environment

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5