Week 17 ASSEMENT MODEL

Suzie read in a science journal that the lake in her city once had many different types of fish. However, with an increase in human population, the fish populations in the lake decreased.

What might be a reason for the decrease of the fish populations in the lake?

• an increase in the amount of rainfall

• cutting down trees in the city

• dumping of city waste in the lake

• the construction of a bridge over the lake

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An area of land was exposed to strip mining for coal. Strip mining involves scraping away the soil and rocks to get to the coal buried near the surface.

What can be a possible effect of this process?

• It increases the amount of soil erosion.

• Topsoil is loosened and new plants start to grow.

• It decreases the risk of chemical contamination of groundwater.

• Groundwater levels are positively impacted

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A person sprays a mosquito repellent in a school playground to reduce the number of mosquitoes breeding in standing water in the area. Which statement is true for the type of pollution the activity will cause?

• It will cause only air pollution.

• It will cause only soil pollution

• It will cause air, water, and soil pollution.

• It will cause air and soil pollution but no water pollution

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Which activity is the best example of recycling?

• cutting down trees for lumber

• 
  drilling into ocean basins for oil

• making new paper from previously used paper

• using public transportation to travel in a city

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Charleston residents have noticed an increase in the amount of air pollution above the city in recent years. Which source is most likely responsible for the increase in the air pollution above Charleston?

• A group of farmers uses ladybugs instead of harmful pesticides to protect its crops.

• A boy scout troop picks up litter along the city’s highways.

• A group of volunteers plants trees and flowers at a local park.

• A textile factory releases smoke and other harmful chemicals into the air

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ientist researching sea kelp found that sugar kelp can be used to produce fuel. The scientist made a paste of the sugar kelp by mixing it with water and heating it to a high temperature. He found that this resulted in the formation of oil.

How will this research be useful?

• It could reduce the dependence on fossil fuels.

• It will increase the production of fossil fuels.

• It will reduce the cost of fossil fuel production.

• It could improve the quality of fossil fuel produced.

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Thomas’s family is looking for a way to lower their environmental impact. Thomas and his siblings each write down a plan to reuse water in their house.

Which sibling came up with a plan that reuses resources?

• Anna

• Elizabeth

• Robert

• 
  Thomas

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John sees a package of paper plates at the grocery store that is labeled "recycled."

What can Jenna conclude based upon the label?

• The plates were made from paper that was once used for another purpose.

• The plates were used first by another family before being sold in the store

• The plates can be used over and over again without being washed rather than thrown away

• The plates can be placed in a compost pile after being used and then later used as fertilizer.

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Which type of trash item could be added to a compost pile?

• aluminum soup cans

• bones from cooked chicken

• peels from potatoes

• plastic soda bottles

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A region uses a coal power plant to produce electricity. What impact would the power plant have on the environment?

• decrease in availability of fossil fuels

• decrease in availability of surface water resources

• decrease in amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere

• decrease in amount of chemical pollutants in the atmosphere

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