Human Impact on AIR

Global warming has been linked to a decrease in 

• the size of the polar ice caps 
• the temperature of Earth 
• the rate of species extinction 
• the rate of carbon dioxide production

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Continued depletion of the ozone layer will most likely result in

• an increase in skin cancer among humans 
• a decrease in atmospheric pollutants 
• an increase in marine ecosystem stability 
• a decrease in climatic changes

Deforestation by burning has been described as a "double whammy" to the environment, meaning it has 2 negative impacts. Why is this description accurate? 

• Forest burning releases CO₂ while decreasing oxygen, which disrupts cycles
• Deforestation reduces the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere, which depletes the ozone layer
• Forest clearing is often followed by land development, which often leads to increased noise pollution
• Deforestation increases the number of plant and animal species by destroying habitat

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth like a blanket.

• atmosphere

• troposphere

• ozone

• nitrogen

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NGSS.5-ESS2-1

Gas in the atmosphere that protects the Earth from the Sun's rays

• atmosphere

• troposphere

• ozone

• nitrogen

Lowest layer of the atmosphere

• windysphere

• troposphere

• exosphere

• nitrogen

The highest layer of the atmosphere is

• troposhphere

• mesosphere

• stratosphere

• exosphere

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NGSS.5-ESS2-1

Which layer of the atmosphere do we live in?

• troposhphere

• mesosphere

• stratosphere

• exosphere

As you get farther away from the Earth, the layers of the atmosphere get

• colder

• warmer

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NGSS.5-ESS2-1

Earth's atmosphere is mostly made up of which 2 gases? CHOOSE 2!!!!!!

• nitrogen

• oxygen

• ozone

• water vapor