Environmental changes

Natural events that change the environment (choose all that apply)

• floods

• droughts

• temperature change

• animals

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Fire destroy trees and other plants as well as animal habitats, but also can clear spaces for new plants to grow.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS2-6

One positive effect of _________ is that some pinecones only open after being heated.

• fires

• erosion

• drought

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the following is an example of an animal changing the environment when building a shelter?

• Beavers building a dam across a river using trees and sticks.

• Ocean waves hitting a beach and carry sand out to sea.

• Squirrels looking for food to hibernate during the winter.

Which is one negative effect of fires?

• Fires clear space for new plants growth

• Pinecones open to let their seeds out

• Fires destroy trees and other plants as well as animal habitats

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

________can be caused by a natural event like lightning, and also by people.

• Floods

• Forest Fires

• Droughts

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

A community of interacting organism and their environment. Living things interact with each other, and also with non-living things like soil, water, air is called a/an

• ecosystem

• survive

• Resources

• Change

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What action would happen due to a forest fire?

• Birds will have plenty of trees to build nests

• Forest animals will be forced to move somewhere else

• Grasses will survive and grow

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

If the environment changes, animals will (Choose all that apply)

• survive

• die

• interact

• Move to a new place

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A beach is home to many animals. However, strong ocean waves are washing away the sand and causing it to decrease in size. How could humans help prevent the beach from getting smaller?

• Capture and move the animals.

• Build a structure to help stop the waves size and strength

• Add new animals to the ecosystem

• stop people from going to the beach

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3