Human Impact on Water
Human Impact on Atmosphere
Human Impact on Land
Protecting Earth
100

97% of Earth's Waters is found here

What is the oceans

100

When burned directly impacts the quality of air

What is fossil fuels?

100
the removal of trees and other vegetation from an area is called ___________
What is deforestation
100

ways that we can help reduce our impact on Earth

What is reduce, reuse, recycle

200
name three examples of fresh surface water
What is rivers, streams, and lakes
200

this is a tiny particles of solid that can be suspended in the air

What is particulate matter

200
the formation and growth of cities is called
What is urbanization
200

this is the process of recovering valuable materials from waste, trash or scrap

What is recycling

300

This can pick up pollution as it moves over the top of the earth and ends up in river, lakes and oceans

What is Surface Runoff

300

this occurs when ground level ozone and vehicle exhaust react with sunlight

What is photochemical smog

300
the process by which land becomes more desert like is called
What is desertification
300
This type of land resource conservation is when you plant a tree after you have cut one down
What is reforestation
400
a body of rock or sediment that can store a lot of water is called
What is an aquifer
400

this part of the ozone, over Antarctica, that due to damage can no longer protect us

What is the hole in the ozone

400

A way you to reduce the use of land for the production of food

What is vertical farming

400

the recommended ways to reduce impact on air pollution

What is walk, bike, turn off unused energy sources, burn less fossil fuels

500

this can happens when there is an increase in the amount of nutrients in the water and too much algae grows

What is red tide

500

this natural process occurs when heat is re radiated and trapped on earth surface

What is Greenhouse Effect

500

the 2nd most popular use of land in the US besides for the purpose of human housing and cutting down trees

What is agriculture

500

human activities that cause water pollution

What is throwing away chemicals improperly, allow surface run off from factories, oil spills, 

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