Vocab Quiz: Human Impact on the Environment

the mix of both solid and liquid particles in the air

• particulate matter

• greenhouse effect

• air pollution

the cutting of large areas of forests for human activities

• deforestation

• reforestation

• aquifer

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

the long-term average weather conditions that occur in a particular region

• climate

• global warming

• coral bleaching

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

the loss of color in corals that occurs when stressed corals expel the algae that live in them

• coral bleaching

• greenhouse effect

• global warming

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

the contamination of the environment with substances that are harmful to life

• aquifer

• pollution

• deforestation

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

the natural process that occurs when certain gases in the atmosphere absorb and reradiate thermal energy from the Sun

• greenhouse effect

• pollution

• photochemical smog

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

planting new trees to replace ones that have been cut

• deforestation

• reforestation

• conservation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

the contamination of air by harmful substances including gases and smoke

• deforestation

• urbanization

• air pollution

caused when nitrogen and carbon compounds in the air react in sunlight

• greenhouse effect

• photochemical smog

• pollution

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

an area of permeable sediment or rock that holds significant amounts of water

• deforestation

• conservation

• aquifer