Human Impact

1. What are renewable resources?

• . Resources that are used faster than they form

• resources that can replenish themselves over time

• resources that formed over millions of years

• resources that exist only in rural areas

According to the graph, what material’s recycling would reduce the largest portion of America’s trash?

• Metals

• paper

• plastics

• Yard trimmings

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

1. Which of the following is not a renewable resource?

• coal

• wind energy

• solar energy

• water

What is global warming

• the normal temperature fluctuations of Earth's climate cycle

• the melting of the polar ice caps

• the trend of increasing temperatures on Earth

• the changes in Earth's biosphere that affect the atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

1. What is one of the greatest threats to biodiversity on Earth?

• habitat destruction

• loss of drinking water

• decrease in food supply

• pollution

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

The Jones family cares about the environment. They run their dishwasher only when it is completely full. Which of the following BEST explains why they do this?

• To save money
• To recycle dish soap
• To reduce sewage
• To conserve water

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

What does conserving resources mean?

• Use as much of the resources as you can
• Only use the resources at school
• Protecting the resource so it does not run out

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is Deforestation?

• A forest in which there are too many deers.
• A forest party where deers hang out
• The adding of trees in a forest.
• The clearing of trees; transforming of a forest into cleared land.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4