Human Impact Lesson

Which of the following are examples of short-term, human-induced environmental changes? Select three answer choices.

• global warming

• pollution

• deforestation

• mass extinction

• ozone layer destruction

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Which statements describe global warming? Select two answer choices.

• Global warming occurs naturally.

• Global warming is likely increased by humans.

• Global warming can be decreased through deforestation.

• Global warming results from the buildup of nutrients in runoff.

• Global warming is enhanced by nonnative species.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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Which of the following shows the order of events that scientists believe will likely lead to the disappearance of many species?

• increase in human population, increase in short-term human-induced changes, ozone layer destruction

• increase in human population, increase in short-term human-induced changes, mass extinction

• increase in short-term human-induced changes, increase in human population, mass extinction

• increase in short-term human-induced changes, increase in human population, ozone layer destruction

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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Which statements describe a human-created mass extinction? Select three correct choices.

• It results from the disappearance of entire species in a short time.

• It is caused by the growth of the human population.

• It is a type of long-term change.

• It is a type of short-term change.

• It is caused by a decrease in the introduction of nonnative species.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Human-induced environmental changes can affect living things at which level(s)?

• organisms, populations, and species

• species only

• organisms and populations only

• organisms only

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Which of these organisms have been negatively affected at the species level due to human-induced environmental changes?

• Caribbean monk seals and dodo birds

• zebra mussels and Caribbean monk seals

• kudzu and dodo birds

• zebra mussels and kudzu

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which statement best explains how deforestation affects organisms?

• It increases the amount of carbon dioxide in the air, enhancing global warming.

• It reduces the amount of carbon dioxide in the air, enhancing global warming.

• It reduces the amount of carbon dioxide in the air, enhancing ozone layer destruction.

• It increases the amount of carbon dioxide in the air, enhancing ozone layer destruction.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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Which situation is an example of a human-induced environmental change affecting a population?

• Blue jays no longer live in a forest because the trees in the forest were cut down.

• A volcanic eruption killed grasses that were growing within a few miles of the volcano.

• Floods from a storm forced many white-tailed deer to move to a new habitat.

• A fisher caught a few different species of fish that live in an ocean habitat.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Everyone should try to reduce their ...

• carbon footprint

• solar footprint

• pylon footprint

• global footprint

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Deforestation causes an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide

• true

• false

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