POLLUTION REVIEW

What might be the BEST question to ask to determine the source of pollution in the river?

• What does the factory make?

• Where do the storm drains come from?

• How many cars travel the road?

• What kind of animals live in the river?

What type of pollution is shown in the image?

• air pollution

• water pollution

• land pollution

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A student was collecting trash in the local park. He sorted and weighed the trash that he collected. Which question could the student ask to determine which trash could cause harm or not harm the environment?

• Which trash is most used by humans?

• Which trash weighs the most?

• Which trash can break down over time?

• Which trash will smell the worst?

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Kelly is doing a research project to determine the effects of a new factory on the quality of the air in the city . Below are a list of questions Kelly has created to ask. Choose the BEST questions Kelly should ask.

• Does the factory recycle?

• How many people work at the factory?

• How often does the factory get cleaned?

• How much smoke does the factory create?

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Victor and his brother like to go fishing with their mom 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 the 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?

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

• 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.

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

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Mason has noticed that many of the roads in his town are covered with litter. Most of it is from fast food, including paper bags, and soda cups. What conclusion can Mason make about the impact the litter will have on the environment?

• All the trash will make the town smell bad.

• Animals may think it is food and try to eat the trash.

• The trash won’t be re-used or recycled.

• Wind may blow the trash in front of the cars, which could cause accidents.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Amy looked out the window one morning and took a picture of what she saw. What could have caused this appearance and how could it impact animals and plants that live in the area?

• There is a lot of air pollution that could be from chemicals spilled in the water. Plants and

  animals may struggle to survive with toxic chemicals.

• There are a lot of vehicles in the city that create a smokey effect, but it is not pollution since you cannot physically touch it.

• There is a lot of air pollution that could be from transportation and local factories. Plants and animals may struggle to survive with complications with breathing.

• There is some air pollution that is from vehicles in the city. Plants and animals will be fine because air pollution is common in cities.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What type of pollution is shown in the image?

• air pollution

• water pollution

• land pollution

A person driving a car throws a plastic water bottle out of the window. Will this plastic bottle affect the environment? Which answer and its explanation is the best to explain what might happen?

• It will not affect the environment because it will be washed away by the rain into the

  storm drain which leads underground.

• It will affect the river because it will roll into the storm drain which leads to the rivers and

  streams. It will never break down or decompose.

• It will affect only the land because it will stay on the road until someone cleans it up.

• It will not affect the environment because the bottle will break down or decompose.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

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Bags of plastic trash are dumped into the ocean everyday. Which answer best explains the impact it can have on the environment?

• It will break down into the soil and sand and will not harm any living thing.

• It will be eaten by fish and will get microparticles of plastic inside of them.

• It will sink to the bottom of the ocean and it will not harm any living thing.

• It will float around until it lands on a beach and it will be cleaned up.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

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