Earth and Human Activity - BIE Science Review Part 11

Which is one way to conserve water?

• drink 8oz a day

• fix leaky faucets

• take baths not showers

• use a sprinkler to water plants

Which method would save the MOST water?

• Turn off the water while brushing your teeth.

• Remove plants and other vegetation from your yard.

• Wash cars with a hose rather than a bucket of water.

• Run only full loads in the washing machine and dishwasher.

The soil barriers shown in the picture conserve soil by keeping soil

• from moving

• safe from pests

• from drying out

• rich with nutrients

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Annie’s teacher has asked the students to make posters on protecting the environment and conserving natural resources. Which of these activities should NOT be on her poster?

• cleaning up a beach

• reusing paper products

• turning off extra lights

• using single-use batteries

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Within the carbon cycle, anything that absorbs more carbon from the atmosphere than it releases.

• carbon sink

• carbon source

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

Within the carbon cycle, anything that releases more carbon into the atmosphere than it absorbs.

• carbon sink

• carbon source

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

Select all that apply.

Which of the following are carbon sources.

• fossil fuel combustion

• volcanic eruptions

• forests

• oceans

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

Select all that apply.

Which of the following are carbon sinks.

• soil and rocks

• fossil fuels

• forests

• oceans

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Forests are carbon sinks because they remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through ____________.

• combustion

• respiration

• photosynthesis

• decomposition

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Human activities add greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, therefore we are carbon ________.

• sinks

• sources

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6