Human Impacts: Lesson 3 & 4 (7th grade)

Anything we use that occurs naturally in the environment is called a ____________________-.

• natural resource

• sustainable resource

• emission

• desertification

This resource is always available or is naturally replaced in a relatively short time. Example: solar or geothermal

• conserved resource

• renewable resource

• nonrenewable resource

• replaceable resource

These are resources that are not replaced within a relatively short time frame. Example: metals or minerals

• renewable resources

• nonrenewable resources

• sustainable resources

• desertification resources

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

This is the removal of forests to use the land for other reasons, such as farming or urban development.

• sustainability

• emmigration

• urban development

• deforestation

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Forces such as wind, water, and ice move particles or rocks or soil through a process called _________________

• desertification

• sustainability

• erosion

• reclamation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The advance of desert-like conditions into areas that were previously fertile is called __________________.

• desertification

• sustainability

• erosion

• deforestation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

This means using a resource in such a way that maintains the resource for future generations.

• sustainable

• desertifcation

• reclamation

• erosion

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

The water and human waste that are washed down sinks, showers, and toilets are called _____________

• reclamation

• sediment

• sewage

• remediate

Erosion carries small particles of rocks and sand from the land into the water. These particles are called _____________.

• waste

• sewage

• weathering

• sediment

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

When heat negatively affects bodies of water, it is known as ____________________.

Example: Factories and power plants use water to cool their machinery. This heated water is often discharged back into the environment.

• thermal pollution

• sediment

• sewage

• hot trash