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People moving from the rural areas to cities is called...

• Ruralization

• Urbanization

• Colonization

• None of these

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable resource?

• wind

• natural gas

• sunlight 

• fresh water

What creates heat islands in cities? 

• too much concrete

• too many trees

• people breathing

• urban crisis

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what is the leading cause of deforestation?

• Diseases 

• Housing market

• Agriculture and Farming

• Paper mill

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What is deforestation?

• throwing someone out of a window

• selectively cutting trees for lumber, making sure the forest remains healthy

• allowing more animals to graze on the land than it can support

• mass cutting and removal of trees

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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What are some consequences of deforestation?

• increased population in cities

• building of more infrastructure

• soil erosion, loss of biodiversity, loss of ability to remove CO2

• more mercury and cyanide released into rivers

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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This type of land use allows pesticides to get into our soil, which often end up in our water supply.

• Forestry

• Mining

• Agriculture

• Urbanization

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A natural resource that can only be replaced only through geological, physical, and chemical processes that take millions of years.

• Renewable Resource

• Nonrenewable Resource

The main elements of the endocrine system are ______.

• The glands, hormones, and cell receptors

• The glands, nerves, and blood vessels

• The blood, tissue, and brain

• The hormones, blood, and brain

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Which of these functions are the main function of the endocrine system?

• To ensure that we take in oxygen through the lungs

• To make hormones that control growth and development

• To control balance, movement, and coordination

• To protect the body from disease caused by pathogens