Human Impact

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways that we learned that humans impact the climate?

• Fossil fuels

• Food choices

• Air & water pollution

• Reducing water consumption

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Connect the piece of evidence with the reason it supports.

• Air pollution

• "Manure is one obvious pollutant associated with meat production" (CommonLit).

• Overpopulation

• "Carbon dioxide waste builds up as more people burn fossil fuels for transportation and

  heating homes" (Growing World Population).

• Fossil fuels

• "Spills and leaks from oil pipelines or hydraulic fracturing (fracking) operations can degrade water supplies" (National Geographic).

• Food Choices

• "Most air pollution is created by people, taking the form of emissions from factories, cars, planes, or aerosol cans" (National Geographic).

• Water pollution

• "Some electric power plants run on nuclear energy, water power

  or wind power" (Drilling Deep for Knowledge).

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

National Geographic claimed, "Thanks largely to decades of regulation and legal action against big polluters, the main cause of U.S. water quality problems is now "​ (a)   ," when pollutants are carried across or through the ground by rain or melted snow."

• Nonpoint Source Pollution
• Air Pollution
• Water Pollution
• Fossil Fuels

Which of these air pollutants do cows often release through digestion or manure?

• Carbon Dioxide

• Methane

• Nitrogen Oxide

• Sulfur Dioxide

Which of these is NOT a reason that people are concerned with a growing population?

• More people means more land that needs to be transformed into farmland

• More people create more waste

• Increased competition for resources

• More people may disrupt the delicate food web

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The warming of the Earth's atmosphere is called...

• The Ozone Layer

• The Greenhouse Effect

• The Carbon Cycle

• The El Niño Effect

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

"Anyone can help protect watersheds by ​ (a)   of motor oil, paints, and other ​ (b)   products properly, keeping them off pavement and out of the ​ (c)   " (National Geographic).

• disposing
• toxic
• drain
• fishing
• supplying
• stinky
• shed
• animals

A study published in 2017 stated that THIS was the biggest thing that individuals could do for the environment.

• Have one fewer child

• Buy a reusable waterbottle

• Plant more trees

• Reduce energy consumption in the home

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Rank these in order of which diet is best (1) for the environment to which is the worst (4) for the environment?

• Vegetarian

• Vegan

• Meat-Eater

• Pescatarian

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which of these is NOT a fossil fuel?

• Coal

• Petroleum

• Solar

• Peat