Unit 9 Vocabulary

What is the term for the removal of large areas of forests for human purposes?

• Deforestation

• Afforestation

• Desertification

• Urbanization

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What is the term for the development of desert-like conditions due to human activities and/or climate change?

• Desertification

• Afforestation

• Urbanization

• Salinization

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What is the term for the development of towns and cities on previously natural areas?

• Urbanization

• Deforestation

• Desertification

• Industrialization

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What is the process of planting trees to replace trees that have been destroyed called?

• Reforestation

• Deforestation

• Afforestation

• Desertification

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What is the process called in which mined land is restored with soil and replanted with vegetation?

• Reclamation

• Deforestation

• Erosion

• Extraction

What is the system containing all the solid and liquid water on earth called?

• Hydrosphere

• Lithosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is water from a sea or ocean that has an average salinity of 35 ppt called?

• Seawater

• Freshwater

• Distilled water

• Rainwater

What is water that has less than 0.2 percent salt content dissolved in it called?

• Freshwater

• Saltwater

• Brackish water

• Distilled water

What is the term for the water that fills lakes and rivers?

• Surface water

• Groundwater

• Saltwater

• Rainwater

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is water that is stored in cracks and pores beneath earth's surface called?

• Groundwater

• Surface water

• Rainwater

• Runoff

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1