Flashcards Lesson 2: Human Impact on Water Resources

Front

Why is it important to clean, conserve, and protect water?

Back

Water is a limited resource.

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS3-1

Front

Which of the following is not one of the "three Rs" of conservation? Options: recycle, reduce, refilter, reuse

Back

refilter

Front

Most gases that lead to acid rain come from ___________.

Back

burning fossil fuels

Front

What will most likely happen if lake water becomes polluted by humans?

Back

Animals in the lake will die.

Tags

NGSS.3-LS4-3

NGSS.5-LS2-1

Front

Victoria's stream observations: water temperature 90 degrees, very few insects, strong odor. What can you conclude?

Back

It is polluted.

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS3-1

Front

The biosphere is made up of all living things. Living things need water to survive and grow which they can get from the hydrosphere. A way to help conserve the hydrosphere is to make a water friendly front yard that has less plants that need a lot of water and less grass.

Back

True

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NGSS.5-ESS3-1

Front

One way humans pollute the hydrosphere: fishing, farming and causing soil runoff, going on a paddle boat, cleaning up an oil spill

Back

farming and causing soil runoff

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS2-1