Environmental Changes

any living thing

• organism

• environment

everything that surrounds us, like soil, air, plants, animals, and water

• organism

• environment

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

the things that organisms use in their environment, like water, food, or nutrients.

• physical changes

• resources

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

changes to how the environment looks

• physical changes

• temperature changes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

when an environment becomes hotter or colder

• temperature changes

• resources

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which of the following is the best example of a temperature change in an environment?

• the trees are cut down in a forest to make room for city buildings.

• the environment becomes very cold in the winter, so birds migrate south.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Which of the following is the best example of a physical change in an environment?

• The trees are cut down in a forest to make room for city buildings.

• The environment becomes very cold in the winter, so birds migrate south.

Which of the following could complete the cause-and-effect chart? Select all that apply. (2 are correct)

• Many of the fish that lived in the Roe River die.

• More rabbits move to the Roe River.

• Deer, who usually drink water from the Roe River, move to another area where there is clean water.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

True or False. More trees were cut down in the year 2010 than in the year 2020.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

True or false. Cutting down trees in a forest causes there to be fewer resources for the animals that live there.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4