RS Oceans & Human Impact

Oceans influence climate, weather, and oxygen levels, with phytoplankton providing about 80 percent of the world's ___

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What are some of the ways in which the ocean plays a crucial role in human life?

• Providing food

• Generating electricity

• Serving as a landfill

• Supplying building materials

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Efforts are made to control nonpoint source pollution and protect ocean resources from human impact. Fill in the blank: ___

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How do humans impact marine ecosystems by mining minerals and extracting fossil fuels from the ocean floor?

• Increase biodiversity

• Improve water quality

• Disrupt marine ecosystems

• Enhance coral reef growth

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How many metric tons of fish and shellfish are caught annually by fishing vessels?

• 50 million

• 75 million

• 90 million

• 100 million

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Human activities such as heavy fishing, dredging, oil spills, and pollution negatively impact ocean ___

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How much of Earth's surface do oceans cover?

• 50 percent

• 70 percent

• 90 percent

• 30 percent

Select two of the statements that are true about human impacts on ocean systems.

• Going to the beach cannot impact oceans.

• Most ocean pollution comes from land.

• Population changes in ocean ecosystems can be caused by humans.

• Most pollution, including plastic, is dissolved by salt water.

• Ocean resources are unaffected by human activity.

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Match each example to a negative effect it can have on the ocean.

overfishing

• nonpoint pollution (runoff)

• damaging coral reefs

• oil spills

• acid rain

• disrupting food chains

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Match each example to a negative effect it can have on the ocean.

oil drilling

• nonpoint pollution (runoff)

• damaging coral reefs

• oil spills

• acid rain

• disrupting food chains

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