Changes to an Environment

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Science
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5th Grade
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Hard
+6
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Burning fossil fuels adds carbon dioxide to the air. What could be done to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide and increase the amount of oxygen in areas where fossil fuels are burned?
Building houses
Driving cars
Planting trees
Burning our trash
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS1-6
NGSS.MS-LS2-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is one way an animal can change the ecosystem?
Chipmunks can hibernate through winter
Arctic foxes fur changes from brown to white in the winter
Geese migrate to lay their eggs
Beavers build a dam on a stream to create their homes
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS2-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Natural disasters can also change ecosystems. What can organisms do if a disaster happens?
Fight, Survive, Struggle
Move, Adapt, Die
Stay, Sleep, Survive
Eat, Sleep, Repeat
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS2-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
An example of a natural change to the ecosystem is:
highway built in the middle of the desert.
Lightening strikes and starts a fire in the forest.
rancher placing too many grazers in a small area leading to overgrazing.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A fire destroys all of the trees and plants in the forest. How might this affect the birds in the area?
The birds will plant seeds and grow new trees.
The birds will have more food to eat.
The birds will plant seeds and grow new trees.
The birds will have no place to build their homes.
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS2-1
NGSS.MS-LS2-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How does a bird "change its environment" to meet its NEEDS?
builds a nest
flies around
catches bugs
looks for something to eat
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS2-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What would most likely happen if an ecosystem no longer received sunlight?
The number of herbivores would increase
The number of plants would increase
all organisms would adapt
All living organisms would eventually die
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS1-6
NGSS.MS-LS2-1
NGSS.MS-LS2-3
NGSS.MS-LS2-4
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