Environmental Problems of 2023

To make smart purchasing decisions that result in less waste and packaging

• Reduce

• Reuse

• Recycle

• Overexploitation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

The Seabin is a floating trash can that collects trash found in the ocean. To evaluate the effectiveness (how well it works) of this device, what data would need to be collected?

• The amount of trash it collects daily.

• The amount of trash in the area.

• The amount of trash in the area before and after the use of the Seabin.

• The amount of trash created by the closest city.

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Students decide to create a garden in a once vacant filled with trash. The collected the trash, recycled the glass and plastic they found, as well as any paper. Which observation is the best evidence that they have made a positive effect on the Earth.

• Bees, that had not been seen in that area for over a decade have returned to collect pollen from the flowers and vegetables in the garden.

• More people stop by to visit the garden and take pictures for the 'gram, because of the beautiful flowers that can now be seen.

• A local paper did a an article about the students and how they have brought the community together by gardening.

• The students get extra credit points in their science class for their community project.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the following would be most effective method to slow down destruction of certain species of birds and small mammals from over hunting?

• increase the demand for meat and pelts from these animals

• Prevent nature documentaries from being made about these animals

• Decrease the size of their habitat.

• Regulate the number of animals that can be hunted in a certain area at certain times

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which of the following historical events most likely triggered the largest increase in the human population? 

• the Black Death plague, which occurred in the mid-1300s
• the domestication of wheat crops, which began around 8000 B.C
• the fall of the Roman Empire, which occurred around A.D. 800
• the Industrial Revolution, which began in the late 1700s

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

A toxin that breaks down slowly is introduced into the environment through the spraying of insecticides. The toxin is very lethal when an organism receives high levels of it. Which organism in the food web is in the most danger?

• Grass

• Rabbit

• Fox

• Fish

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which results from an increase in the greenhouse effect?

• continental shifts

• wildfires

• volcanic eruptions

• global warming

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

What type of countries typically have a larger urban population than rural population?

• developing countries

• developed countries

• There is no difference in population between developed and developing countries.

A harmful substance that contaminates a

natural environment

• Deforestation

• Environmental Impact

• Overexploitation

• Pollution

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Most water pollution is the result of

• human activities.
• drought.
• volcanic eruptions.
• storms.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4