Human Impact on the Environment Review

A large power plant burns coal to generate electricity for nearby homes and businesses.

This contributes most directly to which short-term human-induced environmental change?

• habitat destruction

• eutrophication

• global warming

• wildlife hazard

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Which of the following are examples of short-term, human-induced environmental changes? Select three answer choices.

• mass extinction

• global warming

• deforestation

• ozone layer destruction

• pollution

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Leon made a study chart about human-induced changes to the environment.

Which headings best complete the chart?

• X: Habitat Destruction

  Y: Pollution

• X: Long-Term Changes

  Y: Short-Term Changes

• X: Short-Term Changes

  Y: Long-Term Changes

• X: Pollution

  Y: Habitat Destruction

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Ariel drew a diagram to compare two human-induced environmental changes.

Which label belongs in the area marked Y?

• Introduces substances into an environment

• Involves the overhunting of resources

• Causes organisms to use up resources

• Results from the building of roads and bridges

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which statements describe global warming? Select two answer choices.

• Global warming can be decreased through deforestation.

• Global warming occurs naturally.

• Global warming results from the buildup of nutrients in runoff.

• Global warming is likely increased by humans.

• Global warming is enhanced by nonnative species.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Which situation is an example of nonnative species introduction?

• A huge volcanic eruption in Washington destroyed many habitats.

• A large oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico killed many organisms that lived there.

• Horseshoe crabs in the waters of Virginia have been overfished, and their numbers have declined.

• Water hyacinths from Asia now grow in the United States and are crowding out animals and other plants.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

A lake is drained and filled in order to make room for a new housing development. This is an example of _____________________________.

• eutrophication

• habitat destruction

• nonnative species introduction

• deforestation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which chemicals are major contributors to ozone layer destruction? Select two answer choices.

• phosphorus

• nitrogen

• bromine

• chlorine

• carbon dioxide

Which of the following shows the order of events that scientists believe will likely lead to the disappearance of many species?

• increase in human population, increase in short-term human-induced changes, ozone layer destruction

• increase in short-term human-induced changes, increase in human population, ozone layer destruction

• increase in human population, increase in short-term human-induced changes, mass extinction

• increase in short-term human-induced changes, increase in human population, mass extinction

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which statements describe a human-created mass extinction? Select three correct choices.

• It results from the disappearance of entire species in a short time.

• It results from the disappearance of a few organisms in a short time.

• It is caused by the growth of the human population.

• It is a type of long-term change.

• It is a type of short-term change.

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