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Science Explainer: Environmental impacts of agricultural changes

Last updated 11 months ago

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Read the passage Environmental impacts of agricultural changes. Then answer the questions below.

Instructions

Read the passage Environmental impacts of agricultural changes. Then answer the questions below.

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Question 1

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Drag each answer choice into the correct space.

Chemical fertilizers cause pollutants from the_________to be released into the environment, and changes in livestock grazing are polluting the ________by increasing greenhouse gas emissions.

Other Answer Choices:

air

soil

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Question 2

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Drag each consequence to the cause it is associated with.

increased greenhouse gas emissions
increased flooding
increased eutrophication

Irrigation
Livestock Grazing
Chemical Fertilizers

Question 3

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What effects do the agricultural changes in the passage have on the environment? Select three correct answers.

irrigation floods

increased river water levels

overgrazing

eutrophication

decrease in greenhouse gas emissions