Pollution Review

 There's a new toy factory in Atlanta. Its location can affect the air and the lake on one side. Which of the following questions can you ask the owner of the factory about the possible effects of the factory on the environment?

• Does the factory create smoke that could make it harder to breathe?

• Will the factory sell many toys that the animals can use?

• Why is the factory in Atlanta?

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

What question could you ask about the effects of pollution on the lake enviroment?

• Who put all this trash in the lake?

• Are there any animals caught in the trash?

• Where is the smoke coming from that is polluting the water?

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

This is what downtown Beijing, China looked like in 2019. What type of pollution do you see? How do you think the pollution was caused, and how might it affect the animals and plants that live there?

• There is air pollution that comes from cars in the city. Plants and animals will be fine because air pollution is common in cities.

• There is a lot of air pollution that comes from cars and factories. Plants and animals can have a hard time surviving. Animals can't breathe very well.

• There is air and water pollution, which comes from the cars. It does not affect animals or plants.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Mrs. Alcantara, Mrs. Young and other teachers decided to drive to school in the same car to limit the number of vehicles on the streets each day. What could happen to the environment, if more teachers join this plan to use fewer cars?

• less water pollution from the cars exhaust

• more water pollution from the smoke

• less air pollution from the cars exhaust

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Yirank went to clean the park with his friends. He made notes of the types of trash he picked up, and how much of each. Here is the data table he collected.

Looking at the table, what question can Yirank ask to determine what type of garbage might or might not harm the environment?

• Is there more paper or plastic?

• What trash can decompose after a couple of days?

• What trash smells the most?

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Plastic pollution is a big problem for our environment. What would be the best solution to protect plants and animals from plastic pollution?

• burn the plastic so it goes away

• dump all the plastic in a landfill so animals can't get it

• recycle and reuse plastic instead of throwing it away

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Jazmin and Leslie went to the beach to fish. They saw some people throw their plastic garbage bags over the bridge into the ocean. What conclusion can Jasmine and Leslie draw about the impact or effect that garbage will have on the environment?

• The plastic bags will reach other people who can pick them up.

• The fish will think that the bags are food, and will try to eat them, causing them to have plastic microparticles inside.

• The bags will sink and break down without harming the environment.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What can be a question you can ask about to determine the source or cause of water pollution in this picture?

• Where do the drain pipes come from?

• What is in the smoke that comes out of the factories?

• What kind of chemicals are in the water?

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Lemurs live and grow in forests on the island of Madagascar. Researchers have discovered that places near their forests are being destroyed by people to create houses. What could the community do to protect lemurs?

• nothing, they are not endangered animals

• they can put lemurs on another island

• they can put up signs to stop and a fence to protect their homes

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Henderson was going fishing in a river near a factory. Unfortunately, he found the river was full of dead fish and there was a sign that said "NO SWIMMING". Using your understanding of the impact or effect of humans on the environment, what was the most likely cause of the dead fish and the "NO SWIMMING" sign in the river?

• The fish lost their food source and no longer had food to eat.

• Pollution from the factory near the river killed fish and made the water not safe for swimming.

• Many people fished in the river and they make the fish sick.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4