Human Impact on Resources ESS4.1/4.2 Answers

air water ✔ land

air✔ waterland

deforestation ✔ urbanizationdesertification

✔ smog and acid rainsmog and runoff acid rain and runoff

Which activities are ways to reduce the negative impacts humans have on Earth’s resources? Select two options.eroding river banksmoving to urban settingsmonitoring air qualityburning fossil fuelsbuilding marine refuges

Which statements describe the impact of the use of fertilizers? Select two options.

The best action humans can take to decrease the effect of harmful growth and reproduction of algae is to

Sand dunes protect beaches against erosion and flooding due to storms.Which human activity would have the most negative impact on dune grasses and the coast?

Based on the passage, which resources and organisms are affected by oil spills? Select three options.

A carbon footprint is a measure of the amount of carbon human activities, like using energy, release into the atmosphere. Refer to the chart illustrating common household activities and their corresponding energy usage.Based on this data, which is the most impactful approach to reducing the highest carbon-emitting household activity?

Gina’s community is considering whether it should ban the use of plastic bags. Help her analyze the costs and benefits of using plastic and paper bags by completing the paragraph. Based on the data presented, bags have less impact on Earth’s resources. Even though bags have less impact on organisms in the oceans, the production of bags uses more of Earth’s materials and releases more carbon into the atmosphere.

Which statements describe the benefits of artificial reefs? Select three options.