Pollution Progress Assessment 1

--- is the contamination of air. It can be caused by vehicles such as cars, buses, trains, and planes. Factories also add to pollution when they burn chemicals and release gases into the air.

• air pollution

• land pollution

• water pollution

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

-- is the contamination of water. It can be caused by damming of rivers that collect debris, trash, littering, oil spills, and chemical runoff from large factories into waterways.

• Air pollution

• Land pollution

• Water pollution

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

-- is the contamination of land. It can be caused by draining wetlands, chemical runoff, trash, littering, deforestation, construction of neighborhoods and cities, and the creation of landfills.

• Water pollution

• Land pollution

• Air pollution

An --- is an effect or a result.

• environment

• impact

• air pollution

• acid rain

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A collection of data or evidence is used when scientists keep ____.

• environment

• pollution

• records

• impact

All of the physical surroundings on Earth are called the _____.

• impact

• environment

• records

• pollution

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

This picture shows litter in a pond habitat. How might litter affect the underwater plants in this habitat?

• The litter might give extra nutrients to the plants.

• The litter might protect the plants from being eaten.

• The litter might make space for extra plants to grow.

• The litter might block sunlight from reaching the plants.

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Jackson is researching for his science project about pollution and he finds an article titled, "Fish in Danger as Huge Oil Spill Spreads." Which question might the article answer that will best help Jackson with his project?

• Who is responsible for air pollution?

• How can water pollution be avoided?

• Where does most air pollution come from?

• What are the affects of water pollution on animals?

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Evelyn wants to identify sources of air pollution in her town in Georgia. What would be the BEST question that she could ask?

• Which park is the most popular?

• How many people drive cars to work?

• Where are the best places to see wildlife?

• What area of town has the most restaurants?

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Cameron and his sister like to go fishing with their dad on the weekends. They fish at a lake that is downstream from a factory. One Saturday they went to the lake to go fishing and they found that they lake was full of dead fish and had a sign that said NO SWIMMING. Using your understanding of the impact of humans on the environment, which was the MOST LIKELY cause for the dead fish and the NO SWIMMING sign at the lake?

• Too many people fished at the lake, so the fish lost their source of food which caused the fish to die.

• People threw a lot of trash into the lake, which made the fish die and the water unsafe for swimming.

• Too many people were swimming in the water, which made the water too dirty for the fish to live in.

• Pollution from the factory caused the fish to die and made the water unsafe for swimming.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4