Human Impact on the Environment

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Which describes a step people can take to help minimize the effects of using land for agriculture? Options: use more land for farms, increase the number of different pesticides used, remove crops quickly to increase erosion of soil, plant crops that attract many different kinds of insects

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plant crops that attract many different kinds of insects

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Which is NOT a negative consequence of clearing land during deforestation?

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increase in the amount of photosynthesis

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Effect of recycling?

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Recycling decreases land usage because waste doesn't go to landfills

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What step should students take to design a model landfill to retain liquid?

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They should decide how to collect the liquid that runs out of the model.

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Composting means piling up grass and leaves so they can be allowed to gradually decompose. Which describes an impact that composting has on land?

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a decrease in the amount of land used for landfills

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Impact of new law requiring newspapers to use recycled paper on nation's forests?

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Positive: biodiversity will increase

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Which is NOT a positive impact on Earth's water?

• fixing a dripping faucet
• disposing of chemicals properly
• increasing fertilizer runoff
• increasing recycling

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increasing fertilizer runoff

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What can have both a positive and negative impact on the environment? Options: building a dam, picking up litter, decreasing the use of chemical fertilizers, using less water at home.

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building a dam

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What is a step people can take to minimize the effect of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch on Earth's water?

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design new and better ways to recycle

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Which of the following causes air pollution? volcanic eruptions, burning of fossil fuels, forest fires, all of the above

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all of the above