Factors Affecting Earth Systems

How do the industrial, agricultural, ad residential activities of humans MOST likely affect the groundwater in the area?

• Activities prevent most of the water from evaporating

• Pollutants from the activities percolate through soil & enter water table

• Activities replace groundwater used

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Human activity causes changes to groundwater and surface water in a watershed. Which change to groundwater and surface water is classified as a chemical change?

• Concrete streets & parking lots cause more water to remain surface water

• Hydroelectric dams built on rivers create lakes upstream of dams & variable flow downstream

• Industrial waste that is dumped in river causes acidic conditions that cause damage to fish organs

• Rainwater collects in drain ditches and flows to nearby lakes which increases water volume

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

A proposed law to protect the lake from pollution will make it illegal to dump trash on the shore but the law still allows trash in the area labeled "flow-through wetland". Which statement about the proposed law is supported by the model?

• It will protect the lake because plant roots will stop pollution from entering lake

• It will not protect lake because animals living in or near the lake will add pollution

• It will not protect lake because groundwater will carry pollution from wetland to lake

• It will protect lake because high elevation of the water table will block pollution

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

How does agricultural activity MOST likely affect the surface water of the area?

• Excess crop fertilizer is carried by runoff into river causing excess growth of algae

• Excess crop material accumulates on riverbanks, slowing river water

• Crops reduce erosion, increasing the amount of soil entering river

• Crops absorb pure water from soil, causing remaining water to have more salt

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Students designed an experiment to determine how fertilizer runoff affects ponds. Students used two large tanks and put the same variety and amount of plants in each and added local fish, samples of local pond water with microorganisms in each tank. One tank was left alone while the other tank had fertilizer added daily. Looking at the table, which data set MOST likely represents the results of the experiment after one week?

• Set A

• Set B

• Set C

• Set D

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

washes agricultural wastes, including animal wastes, fertilizers, and pesticides, into bodies of water, causing algae to grow.

• Runoff

• Peak flow

• Groundwater

• Municipal sewage

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

They help control floods by soaking water into their land, and remove excess nutrients from runoff.

• floodplains

• tributaries

• wetlands

• estuaries

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

If a landfill lacked clay, plastic, & pipes, how would the environment MOST likely be affected?

• Rainwater would not absorb into the ground

• Animals would be more attracted to the landfill due to odor

• Groundwater near landfill would be polluted

• Garbage in landfill would not be compacted

Fertilizer can seep through the ground to reach groundwater, what effect can it have?

• Fertilizer can cause groundwater to reverse flow

• Fertilizer can cause groundwater to freeze

• Fertilizer can cause groundwater to become undrinkable

• It will seep into the school

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the following is a major factor affecting the Earth's climate system?

• A) The tilt of the Earth's axis

• B) The color of the ocean

• C) The number of trees in a forest

• D) The size of the moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6