Environmental Impact

Deforestation results in more:

• carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

• nitrogen in the biosphere

• oxygen in the atmosphere

• water vapor in the geosphere

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which has a negative impact on land?

• composting

• reclamation

• mining

• reforestation

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which has a positive impact on land?

• composting

• deforestation

• mining

• urbanization

Which could harm human health?

• compost

• hazardous waste

• nitrogen

• reclamation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

What is the definition of ecological footprint?

• is the footprint of ecologist

• is a measure of the impact living things have on the environment.

• is a kind of plant that grows in the rainforrest.

• a measure of the amount of land needed to support one person in a particular country.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Match the following problem with its definition

• Toxins are concentrated in top consumers

• Bio-magnification

• Organisms are going extinct

• Ozone Depletion

• The protective O₃ gas layer is destroyed

• Loss Of Biodiversity

• Earth's Temperatures are increasing

• Global Warming

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Match the following problem with its positive action we can take to stop this

• Biological Controls

• Global Warming

• Alternative Energy (Solar, Wind, Hydro)

• Loss of Biodiversity

• Ban use of CFC in spray cans

• Bio-Magnification

• Make laws

• Ozone Depletion

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Humans affect the environment but the environment does NOT affect us.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is the definition of ecological footprint?

• is the footprint of ecologist

• is a measure of the impact living things have on the environment.

• is a kind of plant that grows in the rainforrest.

• a measure of the impact humans have on the environment.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Drilling and transporting fossil fuels causes damage to natural habitats and can lead to land and water pollution. 

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4