Our Changing Environment

Factors that affect our ecosystems are both _______ and _______.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

The natural home of an organism is known as its:

(a)  

• community
• ecosystem
• habitat
• population

The washing away of topsoil is known as _______.

An ecosystem can be changed by natural disaster.

(a)  

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Air pollution is the introduction of foreign products into the atmosphere that have detrimental effects on living organisms and causes damage to the environment.

(a)  

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

_______ and Air Conditioners release chemicals called chlorofluorocarbons.

Using environmentally friendly household products can help protect against water pollution.

(a)  

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Water pollution can be caused by the following:

• Marine dumping

• Sewage

• Oil pollution

• All of the options

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Conservation is the judicious or _______ use of our resources.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

A plant or animal that has completely died out is said to be

• extinct

• endemic

• decayed

• endangered

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1