Human Impacts on the Environment

Which human activity would preserve nonrenewable resources?

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

Which of the following is NOT a method of energy conservation?

• taking public transportation to work (bus, subway)
• riding your bike to work
• walking to work 
• driving alone in your car to work

Pollution can cause harm to the ___________.  

• air
• land
• water
• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which human activity contributes the MOST carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?

• Fishing
• Breathing
• Burning Fossil Fuels
• Farming

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Which statement about the effects of natural events and human activities is true?

• The environment is not usually affected by natural events.

• All human activities change the environment in a negative way.

• Natural events always have a positive impact on the environment.

• Human activities and natural events can damage the environment.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which government organization helps regulate superfund sites?

• The Water Department

• The Sanitation Department

• The Environmental Protection Agency

• The Department of Health and Welfare

The amount of carbon dioxide CO₂ in the atmosphere is decreasing. 

• True
• False

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

A colorless, odorless gas that decreases the blood's ability to carry oxygen.  Can cause faintness, death.

• Nitrogen oxides
• Ground-level ozone
• Carbon monoxide
• Sulfur dioxide

Acid rain can damage

• Drinking water sources
• Aquatic life
• Architecture/buildings
• All options are correct

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The ozone layer protects us from

• UV rays
• CFCs
• Increased atmospheric heat
• Decreased atmospheric heat