Environmental Problems

In a more acidic ocean, the shells of organisms do not grow as easily.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Very slight increases in the acidity of seawater __________  marine organisms that make shells.

• doesn't bother

• has no effect on 

• is unhealthy and stresses

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Which of the following is not a major cause of deforestation?

• forest fires

• soil erosion

• typhoon

• illegal logging

In ___________, nutrients are washed away from the land to enrich bodies of water. It causes excessive growth of aquatic plants and algae and results in algal bloom, which eventually die and decompose.

• Biological magnification

• Global warming

• Acid Rain

• Eutrophication

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Human activities have caused most of the environmental problems nowadays.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

When the population of a species begins declining rapidly, the species is said to be a ____________species.

• extinct

• endangered

• threatened

• both threatened and endangered

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

Which of the following ways can lessen the environmental problems caused by plastic waste?

• and only

• and only

• and only

• , and

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

Plastics do not decompose easily in nature.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

Which of the following is NOT the environmental problem associated with the disposal of plastics?

• Casuing water pollution

• Shortening the life of landfills

• causing acid rain

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

Which of the following statements about degradable plastics is/are correct?

• only

• and only

• and only

• , and

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2