APES unit 5 Land & Water

When roots become saturated with water due to over-irrigation, it causes death in plant roots. This is called:

• salinization

• desertification

• agroforestry

• waterlogging

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

When irrigation water evaporates, salts are left behind on the soil surface and can cause plant death or lead to

• soil salinization

• desertification

• waterlogging

• monocropping

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

One of the advantages to using genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is

• reduce the need for pesticides

• they are not regulated by the government

• the concern about safety to consume

• they can cause food allergies

Which of the following would be an environmental impact of high density animal farming?

• bad smells

• livestock can escape

• water pollution due to runoff

• improvement of feeding efficiency

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Because global fisheries have dramatically seen a reduction in fish numbers, this technique has been used recently to supplement that loss.

• monocropping

• IPM

• contour farming

• aquaculture

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which of the following methods could be used to reduce erosion in strip minning of coal?

• Only remove the low grade ore

• Increase use of open pit mining instead

• Replant vegetation after mining.

• Increase water use for mining purpose

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

The systematic removal of rock or other substance for financial gain.

• smelting

• mining

• urban farming

• forestry

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Reclamation is the process of

• Removing coal from a subsurface seam

• Extracting ore minerals from gangue minerals

• Returning land to its original or better condition

• Protecting the habitats of local wildlife

A sustainable solution to urban growth

• suburban growth

• stopping growth

• building up

• urban heat island

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-ETS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

Ore leftovers after valuable minerals have been removed

• tailings

• smelting piles

• extraction heap

• gravel