Anthropocene

One negative human impact on the environment include all of the following EXCEPT

• replanting trees that are cut

• dumping garbage into our oceans

• burning fossil fuels

• overfishing the ocean

As a result of a growing human population, a natural resource that could become scarce is

• CO₂

• smog

• iphone/airpods

• clean drinking water

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In the last 100 years the human population has

• increased very quickly

• used a huge amount of natural resources

• built cities and damaged natural ecosystems

• all of these

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When it comes to human impacts on the ocean

• humans mostly leave the ocean alone

• humans don't really depend of the ocean for anything

• plastic and waste have stayed on land only

• the trash and overuse of ocean resources have increased

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The modern technology that helps scientists read the temperature, weather, and take reading of the ocean as a whole is

• weather vanes

• instachat stories reports

• satellites in space

• wind socks

There are many sources of air pollution in the United States and around the world. Some are natural sources, and others come from human activities. Which example is a natural source of air pollution?

• car exhaust fumes

• dust from construction sites

• methane gas from cow manure

• smoke from the burning of fossil fuels

Which effect of mining for resources most directly impacts the biosphere?

• releasing dust into the air

• increasing erosion of soil

• adding sediment to waterways

• degrading habitats for animals

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Which example best describes how human activity can directly impact the geosphere?

• Poor farming practices can degrade the soil and cause erosion.

• Dumping waste from a factory into a river can pollute the water supply.

• Construction activities can release harmful dust and chemicals into the air.

• Removing too many fish from the ocean can cause a fish species to go extinct.

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Any amount of CO₂ (Carbon Dioxide) in the atmosphere is bad for our planet.

• True
• False

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The impact on the planet due to global warming is called...

• climate change
• the seasons
• the weather
• natural change

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