Human Impact

Human consumption of natural resources has a negative impact on the environment. What factors would need to occur in order to make the claim true?

• increasing human lifespan over time and global increase in sea level

• increasing the consumption of resources by humans and increasing biodiversity 

• increasing burning of fossil fuels by human and decreasing use of other resources

• increasing human population and decreasing the size of habitats for plants and animals

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Since the 1970s, glaciers have been decreasing in size worldwide. Studies of glaciers indicate the rate of change in the size of glaciers has increased during the 2000s. What argument could be supported by the evidence of this change to the hydrosphere (all the water on the planet) on Earth? 

• Earth is entering a period of an ice age as a result of changes in Earth’s orbit and tilt.

• Emissions of carbon from human activities have caused Earth’s climate to become warmer.

• Human needs for fresh water have resulted in mining glaciers, which reduces glacier mass.

• Increasing global temperatures caused by human activity resulted in falling sea levels worldwide.

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What is a resource used by a specific  population? 

• erosion 

• emissions

• consumption 

• natural process

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Students decide to remove the litter from an abandoned park and plant trees. Which of the following observations provides the best evidence that the action of the students has had a positive effect on the health of the park ecosystem?

• The number of human visitors decreases.

• The level of yearly precipitation increases.

• The number and diversity of animals increases.

• The average daily high temperature decreases.

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To support the claim that the consumption of natural resources by humans has a negative impact on the environment, what kinds of data would be needed to provide evidence?

• Increasing human lifespan over time and global increase in sea level

• Increasing the consumption of resources by humans and increasing biodiversity

• Increasing burning of fossil fuels by humans and decreasing use of other resources

• Increasing human population and decreasing size of habitats for plants and animal

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

People try to conserve some resources, like fossil fuels, because they are not replaceable. Why can’t these resources be replaced?

• They must be transported long distances.

• Processes that make them take a long time.

• No one can afford to buy more of them.

• It is impossible to extract more from the earth.

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The use of resources by specific populations is called __________________.

• Erosion

• Emissions

• Consumption

• Natural process

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Which word BEST matches the definition “The sum of all living matter on Earth”?

• biosphere

• natural habitat

• extinction

• population

Which occurrence is a major source of
the gases that can produce acid rain?

• a hole in the ozone layer

• burning of fossil fuels

• cloud-seeding by airplanes

• emissions by nuclear reactors

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which term describes resources that cannot be replaced on a human timescale once they are used up?

SCORING: All or Nothing

• non-renewable

• resource

• renewable

• recycling