M3 Human Impact on the Environment

True or False:

Deforestation can lead to loss of animal habitats.

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True or False:

Deforestation can lead to soil erosion.

Deforestation can lead to increases in Earth's average surface temperature.

True or False

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Which of the following does NOT help to make acid precipitation?

• car exhaust

• sulfur and nitrogen gas

• water and oxygen in the atmosphere

• a decrease in the pH of a lake

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Which best describes something that would decrease the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

• Burning fossil fuels
• Increasing industrial emissions
• Clearing more land for agriculture
• Planting more trees to increase the size of a National Forest and reducing deforestation

Which does NOT describe acid precipitation?

• Acid precipitation is caused by excessive carbon dioxide emissions.
• It can form when moisture combines with sulfur dioxide from power plants.

• It increases when air pollution levels are low.

• It can be rain or snow.

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True or False

Spraying with water to clear leaves off a porch is a good way to conserve water.

Which describes an effect of laws like the US Clean Water Act and the Safe Water Drinking Act?

• They have a negative effect on reducing water pollution and ensuring access to safe drinking water.
• They have no effect on water pollution and access to safe drinking water.
• They are a step toward reducing water pollution.

• They have a minimal effect on reducing water pollution and ensuring access to safe drinking water.

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a large area of floating trash in the Pacific Ocean that is caused, in part, by ocean currents. Which is a step people can take to minimize its effect on Earth's water?

• Design new and better ways to recycle.

• Use more single-use plastics
• Dump plastic waste in landfills
• Recycle all plastic waste

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Which of the following causes air pollution?

• volcanic eruptions

• forest fires

• burning fossil fuels

• all of these