MERRITT- Ecological Impacts Post Assessment P3,5,6

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Match the term with the meaning.

True

False

Flooding 

Wind damage 

Sudden shift in landscape 

Total devastation that is touched by lava 

The contamination of bodies of water, often by human activity, which affects watersheds 

The presence or introduction into the air of a substance which has harmful or poisonous effects

Harmful or annoying levels of noise, as from airplanes, industry, etc.

Presence of anthropogenic and artificial light in the night environment.

car and truck exhaust

factories

wildfires

Match the term with the meaning. 

Weathering 

Moving 

Erosion 

Dropping off 

Deposition 

Breaking 

A catastrophic event causes sudden great damage or suffering. Examples: Tornados, earthquakes and volcanic erruptions.

True

False

What is one environmental impact due to an earthquake? 

Flooding 

Wind damage 

Sudden shift in landscape 

Total devastation that is touched by lava 

The best definition of water pollution would be...
 

The contamination of bodies of water, often by human activity, which affects watersheds 

The presence or introduction into the air of a substance which has harmful or poisonous effects

Harmful or annoying levels of noise, as from airplanes, industry, etc.

Presence of anthropogenic and artificial light in the night environment.

Select all of the major negative human impacts on the environment.

Overpopulation

Factory Farming 

Landfills

Over Fishing

Vehicles

What causes air pollution? Select all that apply.

car and truck exhaust

factories

wildfires

What causes habitat destruction for animals? Select all that apply.

deforestation

human overpopulation

agriculture

biodiversity

sustainability