Lesson 1: Population
More natural resources will be used.
How can air pollution harm people, animals, or plants?
Air pollution makes it hard to breathe for people and animals.
What is conservation? What are some ways we can conserve natural resources?
Conservation is using only what we need.
What are some ways people pollute water sources?
heat, litter, VOC, nitrates
What is overpopulation?
When the population grows too large for the resources we have.
How can we protect the ozone layer?
Stop using CFC's, reduce greenhouse gases.
Define erosion.
Moving of weathered material by wind, water, ice
How can we prevent water pollution?
using less fossil fuels, being careful when transporting fossil fuels, etc...
The population will grow.
What is the ozone layer?
The ozone layer is a layer of O3 that protects us from UV rays.
when once fertile land turns into a desert due to over use
How cloudy or dirty the water is/the amount of soil in the water
What is temperature inversion? How does it trap pollution?
When warm air is trapper by cold air, and pollution can't disperse.
Define nutrient depletion
When there are no more nutrients in the soil due to over farming
How does having high turbidity hurt the plants and animals in the water?
It can cover up nests and eggs of water birds
How is smog made?
Cars emit hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides, it reacts to sunlight, ozone forms.