Human Impact and Renewable Resources

Deforestation means...

• removing the forest

• adding to the forest

• mapping the forest

• polluting the forest

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Burning fossil fuels creates air pollution.

• True

• False

What are the consequences of deforestation? Check 2.

• Decreased biodiversity

• Increased soil erosion

• Decreased sunlight

• Increased oxygen

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How do humans increase erosion?

• building groynes

• protecting beach dunes

• removing plants/trees

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We can prevent water pollution by:

• Reduce the use of plastic.

• Properly dispose of chemicals.

• Clean up after your animals.

• All of the above

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The threat to biodiversity that occurs when the homes of different species are destroyed

• pollution

• habitat destruction

• overexploitation

• climate change

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Why are fossil fuels a nonrenewable resource? 

• they take millions of years to replace 
• they can be used over and over again
• they are used to heat and light homes 
• they cause air and water pollution 

What does conserving resources mean?

• Use as much of the resources as you can
• Only use the resources at school
• Protecting the resource so it does not run out

Which statement is true about the carbon dioxide-oxygen cycle?

• animals breathe in nitrogen and release oxygen which is used by plants
• animals breathe in oxygen and release carbon dioxide which is used by plants
• animals breathe in nitrogen and release carbon dioxide which is used by plants
• animals breathe in carbon dioxide and release oxygen which is used by plants

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Animals and plants use substances that cycle through the environment.  Which substance is needed by plants to survive and is released into the environment by animals?

• oxygen
• sugar
• salt
• carbon dioxide

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