Elevate Science Topic 5

Agricultural practices can negatively impact nearby sources of water by doing what?

• clearing trees to plant crops

• spraying chemical pesticides on crops

• using gasoline to power farm equipment

• using farm equipment made from refined metals

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If a nearby river were being polluted, what would have the most positive impact on the river?

• planting more trees along the streets in town

• installing solar panels on buildings in town

• increasing public transportation options

• spraying fewer chemicals on crops grown in the town

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Which of these actions can best replenish natural materials?

• refining trees into paper

• the slow breakdown of once-living organisms

• planting trees every year after an area is logged

• using technology to extract gas with minimal pollution

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An advantage of using renewable resources rather than non-renewable resources is that renewable resources:

• do not produce pollution

• do not have to be conserved

• are replenished more quickly

• can be used to generate electricity

In which of these activities do human depend on natural resources?

• capturing wind in a sail to power a boat

• picking berries from a bush to eat during a hike

• burning wood in a campfire to produce light and heat

• sleeping in a tent

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Decide if this human activity has a positive or negative effect on Earth's systems:

using solar powered lights

• positive effect

• negative effect

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Population growth and climate change are related. As the human population grows, what happens? CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER.

• human interactions with ecosystems decreases

• human energy needs also increase

• humans pollute more of the land and water

• humans use up all available resources

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Smog is best described as what kind of pollution?

• air pollution

• land pollution

• noise pollution

• water pollution

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Over a 20 year period, there is a drop in forested areas on Earth. Which of the following is a likely cause for this?

• the world population decreased

• growing crops became more efficient

• more land is needed to grow crops

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The underground heat is pumped directly to buildings or used to turn turbines that produce electricity.

The above sentence describes which kind of energy?

• wind

• geothermal

• solar

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