SOL 3.8 Human Influence on Ecosystems

The careful use of and preservation of our natural resources is

• pollution

• erosion

• conservation

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

All the living organisms living together in an area is --

• pollution

• ecosystem

• watershed

Anything that harms our air, soil, or water system.

• tornado

• habitat

• pollution

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

A large uncontrolled wildfire that that takes place in the forest.

• hurricane

• forest fire

• earthquake

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Resources which are naturally available in the environment and are not man-made.

• natural disasters

• natural resources

• human resources

• capital resources

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

One example of how humans can help solve littering in our environment is by

• picking up trash

• tossing empty bottles on the ground

• eating a candy bar and placing the trash near a tree

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

What is happening in the picture?

• Human activity is helping the turtle

• Human activity is harming the turtle

• Human activity is not helping or harming the turtle.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Select all the ways that humans can improve the air we breath.

• plant trees

• take public transportaion

• burn trash

• ride a bike

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

What are all the ways that humans are harming our water?

• dumping trash into our waterways

• using only the amount of fertilizer needed

• keep storm drains free of trash

• cities dumping waste into our waterways

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What is the negative impact of cutting down trees?

• animals lose their homes

• we can build more homes

• we have more oxygen to breath

• less insects

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5