Human Impact and Natural Disasters

When humans hurt the environment by dumping garbage, chemicals, or waste, they are —

• conserving

• polluting

• renewing

• eroding

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A student is reading about an animal habitat that was swept away by a large amount of water. What natural event has likely happened?

• A tornado

• An earthquake

• A flood

• Coastal erosion

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Preserving and carefully using Earth’s natural resources is called —

• pollution

• endangering

• conservation

• resourceful

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Which of the following would negatively affect the air quality in an ecosystem?

• Decayed plants

• Burning fossil fuels

• Strong wind gusts

• Planting trees

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What would be the best title for this book?

• Resources That Are Running Out

• Types of Pollution

• How Nature Impacts the Environment

• Human-made Resources

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As more forests are cut down and removed to make way for buildings, what is the possible effect on the soil of the environment?

• Fires

• Disease

• Flooding

• Erosion

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In what ways can we conserve limited resources? Select all the correct answers.

• Ride in the same car instead of separate vehicles

• Plant trees in open spaces

• Turn off the water when you brush your teeth

• Use plastic grocery bags

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If someone wants to improve air quality, which 2 signs would help?

• Build more malls

• Throw trash away

• Farmers against over-fertilizing crops

• Support ride your bike to school day

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Both natural and human-made disasters –

• have an impact on plant and animal habitats

• have little to no impact on the natural world

• cannot be stopped by people

• are better for the Earth’s environment

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A pelican is struggling in its environment after an oil spill. This is a result of —

• a devastating earthquake

• humans using fossil fuels

• humans cutting down forests for development

• coastal flooding after a hurricane

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