Lessons 9-11 Climate Change and Human Impact

Malaria was eradicated in the US

• true

• false

Endemic means a disease is common in an area like Malaria is in Africa.

• true

• false

In order for the Malaria parasite to survive/thrive it needs:

• warmer temps

• cooler temps

• temp does not matter

• warmer and then cooler temps

Cities with _____________ temps and _____________ rainfall will have an increased chance of Malaria emerging.

• warmer, plentiful

• warmer, less

• cooler, plentiful

• cooler, less

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-LS2-6

Productive aquifers have:

• high porosity and permeability

• low porosity and permeability

• high porosity and low permeability

• low porosity and high permeability

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Loosely packed soils have a ______________ porosity.

• high

• low

• neutral

Highly absorbent soil would be ______________ likely to be contaminated by pollutants.

• more

• less

What can be said about ground water pollution plumes?

• they become less concentrated as they move away from the source

• they become more concentrated as they move away from the source

• the contamination stays the same as it moves from the source

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

Underground water will flow from:

• areas of high to low elevation

• areas of low to high elevation

• from north to south

• to the surface

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Steep elevation and speed of the plume will have an impact on the concentration of a pollution plume.

• True

• False