Earth and SUN NSCAS Review

Taylor thinks about how her family uses water every day. She wonders about how they could change their use of water to reduce the amount they use.

All of these activities could be used to conserve water. Using the table, Water Use in Daily Life, which activity would have the highest impact on water conservation?

• Brushing teeth

• Running the dishwasher

• Taking a shower

• Watering the lawn

Is this type of water saltwater or freshwater?

Oceans

• Saltwater

• Freshwater

Is this type of water saltwater or freshwater?

Glaciers/Icecaps

• Saltwater

• Freshwater

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Is this type of water saltwater or freshwater?

Groundwater/aquifers

• Saltwater

• Freshwater

Is this type of water saltwater or freshwater?

Surface water (lakes/rivers)

• Saltwater

• Freshwater

Based on the information above, which statement is true about human impact on the

environment?

• Straws are the largest source of trash found on beaches.

• People are finding new ways to use trash as food for birds.

• There are more plastic items littering beaches than other kinds of trash.

• People were recycling more in 2017 so there was less trash on the beaches.

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Three causes are listed below that may have an effect on marine life. Based on the information above, match each cause with the effect that plastic trash may have on the marine animals. What is the effects of fishing nets?

• Sea turtle is unable to swim and dies because it can’t

  come up for air.

• Sea bird quits eating fish because it’s full and dies

  from lack of nutrition.

• Seal gets sick or gets a disease from a wound.

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Three causes are listed below that may have an effect on marine life. Based on the information above, match each cause with the effect that plastic trash may have on the marine animals. What is the effects of broken plastic buckets?

• Sea turtle is unable to swim and dies because it can’t

  come up for air.

• Sea bird quits eating fish because it’s full and dies

  from lack of nutrition.

• Seal gets sick or gets a disease from a wound.

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Three causes are listed below that may have an effect on marine life. Based on the information above, match each cause with the effect that plastic trash may have on the marine animals. What is the effects of bite-seized plastic pieces?

• Sea turtle is unable to swim and dies because it can’t

  come up for air.

• Sea bird quits eating fish because it’s full and dies

  from lack of nutrition.

• Seal gets sick or gets a disease from a wound.

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Maria investigates various sources explaining gravity and needs to determine which are factual. Is the following information about gravity TRUE?

A cartoon that shows people falling off Africa

• True

• False