Human Impact on Environment

As human population increases....

• consumption of natural resources decreases

• consumption of natural resources increases

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What percentage of the Earth's water is fresh water that can be used for drinking, cooking, bathing, etc?

• 2-3%

• 97%

• 70%

• 100%

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What conclusion can you draw based on the chart located here?

• Plastic accounts for most of the trash in our oceans.

• Rubber accounts for most of the trash in our oceans.

• There is more cloth debris than glass debris in our oceans.

• Metal accounts for 3% of the debris in our oceans.

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Which renewable resource can be used in place of oil. Mark all that apply.

• water

• wind

• solar

• natural gas

In the case study we explored about air pollution in Los Angeles, we learned how pollution was __________ as a result of the _________ efforts.

• minimized, EPA

• monitored, Operation Beach Clean Up

• maximized, EPA

• minimized, population

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

All human impacts on the environment are negative.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which evidence below does NOT support that recycling should be required.

• 85% of litter in the ocean is plastic

• Orange peels take .5 year to degrade.

• Plastic items including diapers, fishing line, and plastic bottles take hundreds of years to degrade.

• Litter accumulates in the ocean causing harm to marine life.

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Deforestation can lead to which negative impact below?

• More homes being built for families moving into an area.

• Extinction of species of animals/ or plants.

• Create jobs to help clear the land.

• Building a new school for children in the area.

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Which below can help to ensure the Earth is sustainable for future generations?

• Conservation of water

• Using biofuel

• Recycling plastic

• All of the above

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The natural resources here on Earth can sustain ____ people, yet there are ____ people currently living on Earth.

• 8 billion, 2 billion

• 2 billion, 8 billion

• 1 billion, 10 billion

• 2 billion, 10 billion

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