REVIEW: Challenge 04

How does mining pollute our environment? (Check all that Apply)

• Lakes & Streams flooded with rocks (heavy metals)

• Rocks change our air quality

• Mining makes our water more alkaline

• Rocks and toxic chemicals in the mines end up in the local water flow (acidic water).

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We management our mining impacts by doing reclamation. What is reclamation ?

• Dumping waste into bodies of water

• restoring of desert, marshy, mining areas, or other wasteland back to the previous conditions

• Deep sea drilling for minerals.

• Recycling minerals to have more minerals to last.

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How is surface water replenished?

• By recycling

• By precipitation and groundwater

• By desalination

• By artificial reservoirs

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What is groundwater primarily stored in?

• Lakes

• Rivers

• Aquifers

• Atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which of the following is the largest use of groundwater?

• Domestic use

• Industrial use

• Irrigating crops

• Recreational use

Compared to surface water, groundwater is:

• More prone to pollution

• Equally prone to pollution

• Less prone to pollution

• Not prone to pollution at all

What happens to carbon dioxide as we burn more fossil fuels?

• It decreases in the atmosphere

• It is absorbed more by plants

• It dissolves more into the ocean

• It converts into solid carbon

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

How can substances on the surface of the earth affect groundwater?

• Substances on the surface do not affect groundwater.

• They can eventually work their way down to the groundwater.

• They are usually absorbed by plants and do not reach groundwater.

• They are typically blown away by wind, preventing groundwater contamination.

How does thermal pollution primarily affect fish populations in natural water bodies?

• Increases fish population due to warmer temperatures

• Decreases fish population due to altered water properties

• Causes fish to migrate to other ecosystems

• Enhances fish reproduction rates

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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What is ocean acidification?

• The process of oceans becoming less salty

• The process of the ocean becoming more acidic

• The increase of oxygen levels in the ocean

• The decrease of marine life diversity

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NGSS.HS-LS2-6

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