Human Impact

BIOdiversity means a variety of . . .

• People

• Plants

• Life

• Places

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NGSS.3-LS4-3

Deforestation means...

• removing the forest

• adding to the forest

• mapping the forest

• polluting the forest

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NGSS.5-ESS3-1

NGSS.4-ESS3-1

Roots holding soil

• biosphere, geosphere

• geosphere, hydrosphere

• biosphere, atmosphere

• hydrosphere, biosphere

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NGSS.5-ESS2-1

What systems are involved when humans run factories that produce smog?

• humans (bio), factories (geo), smog (atmo)

• humans (geo), factories (atmo), smog (bio)

• humans (hydro), factories (bio), smog (atmo)

• humans (bio), factories (atmo), smog (hydro)

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NGSS.5-ESS2-1

Burning fossil fuels creates air pollution.

• True

• False

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NGSS.4-ESS3-1

What are the consequences of deforestation? Check 2.

• Decreased biodiversity

• Increased soil erosion

• Decreased sunlight

• Increased oxygen

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NGSS.5-LS2-1

How do humans increase erosion?

• building groynes

• protecting beach dunes

• removing plants/trees

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

Longshore currents carry sand down the beach.

• True

• False

• Longshore currents form sand dunes on coast.

• Longshore currents form caves on the beach.

There is nothing we can do to stop water pollution.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

We can prevent water pollution by:

• Reduce the use of plastic.

• Properly dispose of chemicals.

• Clean up after your animals.

• All of the above

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NGSS.5-ESS3-1