Ecosystems and Oil Spills

An oil spill affects __________

• animals

• people

• habitats

• all of these

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An absorbent helps to clean up an oil spill by __________

• soaking up oil

• sucking up oil

• gathering oil up like a collar

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

A boom helps to clean up an oil spill by __________

• soaking up oil

• sucking up oil

• gathering oil up like a collar

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

A vacuum helps to clean up an oil spill by __________

• soaking up oil

• sucking up oil

• gathering oil up like a collar

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

Someone who designs a solution for cleaning up an oil spill is most likely _____________

• a physicist

• an environmental engineer

• a botanist

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

True or false: oil floats on the surface of the water

• True

• False

True or false: our oil spill and ocean model is exactly the same as a real oil spill and ocean.

• True

• False

A problem with oil spill cleanup is _____________

• there is lots of trash

• oil gets wasted

• it's expensive

• all of these

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

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True or false: we already know all of the best ways to clean up an oil spill, it is not possible to make new and better inventions.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

An oil spill happens when _________

• you forget to do your dishes

• people drive their cars too often

• a ship carrying oil cracks open or leaks