SOL 3.8 Summative Assessment Third Grade

Which of the following human actions can negatively affect the survival of organisms in an ecosystem? Select all that apply.

• polluting

• burning fossil fuels

• recycling

• planting trees

• over-fertilizing

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VA.3.8.a

Look at the pictures of human activities. Which human activities affect the quality of water, air, and habitats in a positive way? Choose three answers.

• Planting more trees

• Using bicycles to go to work

• Turning old plastic bottles into new things

• Dumping trash in the rivers

• Building roads through jungles

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Match the human activities with the area that they hurt the most.

a

b

c

water

habitats

air

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VA.3.8.a

Which activity will most likely cause air pollution?

• Using a fan to cool off

• Flying a kite

• Spraying crops with pesticide

• Baking a cake in the oven

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VA.3.8.a

According to the graph, which item is recycled by more than 90% of people?

• Yard waste

• Auto batteries

• Glass containers

• Plastic containers

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VA.3.8.a

Which activity will most likely cause water pollution?

• Paddling in a canoe

• Riding in a motor boat

• Swimming in a pool

• Playing in a sprinkler

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VA.3.8.a

Identify examples where humans are having lasting effects on habitats.

• A town clears land to build a new fast food restaurant.

• A family plays together on a playground.

• A company hires new employees and builds offices.

• A ship is wrecked and leaks oil into the ocean.

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VA.3.8.a

Identify examples where humans are having an effect on the water quality.

• A man is fishing on a pier.

• A woman is kayaking down the river.

• A company drains waste into a nearby stream.

• A boy loses his goggles in the swimming pool.

• A girl's swim toy sinks to the bottom of a lake.

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VA.3.8.a

Identify examples where humans are having an effect on air quality.

• A woman starts a fire in the fireplace.

• A boy flies his kite.

• A girl throws a paper airplane.

• A man drives to work.

• A factory filters gases that are leaked.

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VA.3.8.a

Why is it important to understand how much salt water and fresh water there is on Earth?

• To make salt water even saltier

• To change all seawater into drinkable water

• To use fresh water carefully and find ways to conserve it

• To make the amount of salt water the same as fresh water

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VA.3.8.b