Weekly Exit Ticket - Human Impacts on the Environment

Which human activity would preserve nonrenewable resources?

• deforestation
• removing carnivores from a forest 
• recycling
• heating homes with fossil fuels  

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

The formation of fossil fuels takes

• millions of years

• a few days

• about the same amount of time as an average human lives

• place in factories

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

This human activity is indirectly responsible for all other human impacts on Earth.

• overpopulation

• global warming

• water pollution

• air pollution

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What is wrong with introducing non-native species to an area?

• they can take over the habitat of natural species

• they provide food for the natural species

• they are too large to survive in the area

• nothing, they help by adding new prey

Which is a major environmental concern for our oceans?

• Oxygen pollution
• Nutrient pollution
• Plastic pollution
• Air pollution

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

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

Deforestation occurs when large areas of trees are cut down. Which of the following impacts on the environment would result from deforestation?

• increased erosion

• colder temperatures

• rift valley

• greater oxygen production

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What type of impact is the following: Farming animals for food.

• Positive Impact

• Negative Impact

• Trade-Off

What type of impact is the following: Dumping old tires in an unmanaged forest.

• Positive Impact

• Negative Impact

• Trade-Off

What type of impact is the following: Filtering plastics out of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

• Positive Impact

• Negative Impact

• Trade-Off