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Grade 12 Human Impact & Sustainability Worksheet with Answers
Grade 12 (US) · Year 13 (UK) · Class 12 (India) · Science
Unit 3: Earth & Human ActivitySustainabilityNGSS HS-ESS3-3
How human activity affects Earth's systems and how to use resources sustainably. This free high school worksheet has 9 questions and a full answer key. Print it or save it as a PDF — every answer is checked by code, not guessed.
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Grade 12 · Science
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Learning goal: Sustainability · NGSS HS-ESS3-3
Directions: Read each question carefully and write your answer on the line.
RememberEnergy resources
- 1
What is biodiversity loss?
- 2
Why is soil erosion a problem for farming?
- 3
Why do scientists use computer models to study climate?
- 4
How can cities reduce flooding?
- 5
What is a carbon footprint?
- 6
How does overfishing affect ocean ecosystems?
- 7
What does sustainable mean?
- 8
What is one cost and one benefit of building a dam?
- 9
Name a renewable energy source.
★ Challenge corner for fast finishers
Why does a spinning ice skater spin faster when she pulls her arms in?
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Answer key — Human Impact & Sustainability (Grade 12)
- 1.the decline in the variety of species
- 2.it removes fertile topsoil
- 3.to predict future changes and test 'what if' scenarios
- 4.green spaces, permeable pavement and better drainage (any one)
- 5.the total greenhouse gases caused by a person or activity
- 6.it removes key species and disrupts food webs
- 7.meeting today's needs without harming future generations
- 8.benefit: clean power or water storage; cost: floods habitats and blocks fish
- 9.solar, wind, hydro or geothermal (any one)
- ★conservation of angular momentum
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- 1.the decline in the variety of species
- 2.it removes fertile topsoil
- 3.to predict future changes and test 'what if' scenarios
- 4.green spaces, permeable pavement and better drainage (any one)
- 5.the total greenhouse gases caused by a person or activity
- 6.it removes key species and disrupts food webs
- 7.meeting today's needs without harming future generations
- 8.benefit: clean power or water storage; cost: floods habitats and blocks fish
- 9.solar, wind, hydro or geothermal (any one)
- ★conservation of angular momentum (challenge corner)
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