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STUDY GUIDE SOL 3.10

Review for Natural Events and Human Influences

1. In your own words, describe what interdependency means:

2. What does the word endangered mean?

3. How do plants help the soil? A. Plants warm the soil. B. They help wash it. C. They protect it from wild animals. D. They keep it from eroding (washing away). 4. What is an example of pollution? A. Turning off drinking water B. Planting crops C. Feeding birds bird food D. Pouring waste into oceans

5. Which of these hurts the Earths waters the MOST? A. Recreational uses (boating, swimming, fishing) B. The oceans waters are evaporating too quickly C. Too many fish are being added to the rivers D. Pollution is harming the water and creatures in it 6. What are some examples of how humans pollute the Earth?

7. What are some ways WE can help protect the Earths air?

8.

Write the correct word using the words in the box below.

A shaking or sliding of the earths crust ___________ Types of, kinds ____________ Facing a very high risk of becoming extinct _____________ A mountain with an opening where lava, ash, rocks, and other materials come out ______________ Making new products out of old things, materials used over and over again _______________ A natural disaster where there is no rain for a long time _______________ endangered species

recycle drought earthquake volcano

9. Write the correct word using the words in the box below.

Litter, harmful chemicals and wastes in the air, land, and water (Automobiles, incinerators, coal-burning power plants, and factories) contribute to make air unhealthy. Oil, fertilizers, and factory wastes are dumped and washed into water ________________ Protecting endangered plants by saving their seeds, growing the seeds indoors, and later putting the new plants back in their natural habitats _______________ The loss of topsoil by running water or wind _______________ Carefully using and preserving our natural resources ___________ Fire, flood, drought, disease, erosion, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions ________________

resource renewal conservation pollution

erosion natural

10. The use and preservation of our natural resources is called _______________. A. Interdependency B. Dependency C. Conservation D. Extinction

11. Place the following examples under the correct category: Leave the water running as we brush our teeth Taking public transportation Recycling cans Leaving the TV on all day Throwing away paper with only one word on it Turning lights off when you leave a room Wasting our Resources ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Good Use of Our Resources