Environmental Impacts Quiz Review

Match the vocabulary word to its definition.

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  tending to cause a breakdown of materia

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  corrosive

• the process of regulating resource use

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  soil degradation

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  the decline in the quality of soil

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  resource management

Match the vocabulary word to its definition.

• a contaminated location; must be cleaned

• Superfund site

• law passed in the 1980s

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  Superfund Act

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  any waste material that is harmful

• hazardous waste

Which of the following is an example of hazardous waste?

• Used batteries

• Paper

• Compost

• Glass bottles

Which of the following actions represents the best way to prevent hazardous waste in the environment?

• Burning hazardous waste

• Throwing hazardous waste in trash cans

• Recycling and reducing waste

• Dumping hazardous waste in bodies of water

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

Which human activity is responsible for producing hazardous waste?

• Increasing education about hazardous waste

• Using more natural methods such as composting

• Using pesticides or fertilizers

• Taking old batteries to collection sites

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

Which of the following is NOT an example of a waste prevention strategy?

• Composting

• Using disposable plates

• Using reusable bags

• Recycling

Which of the following is a high cost of using hydroelectric power?

• Increasing the use of hydroelectric power decreases the use of fossil fuels

• Building a reservoir to hold water for a hydroelectric plant can destroy natural habitats

• Water is a clean source of energy that does not create air pollution

• Hydroelectric power is a renewable resource powered by the sun

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What would be the most likely result of pouring hazardous waste, such as car oil, in the sink, on the ground, or into storm sewers?

• creation of air pollution

• harm to soil and water supplies

• causes diseases to spread quickly

• reduced pollution

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which category of hazardous waste may be poisonous or cause cancer or other threats to human health?

• Toxic

• Explosive

• Corrosive

• flammable

Match each symbol with its meaning.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1