Plate Tectonics
The theory that Earth's outer layer is made up of large, moving pieces.
What is Plate Tectonics?
A boundary where two plates move toward each other.
What is Convergent Boundary?
Materials or substances occurring in nature which can be exploited for economic growth.
What is Natural Resources?
The process by which the surface of Earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, wind, and waves.
What is Erosion?
Disposing hazardous waste safely, not dumping trash in natural environments.
What is proper waste disposal?
The part of Earth's crust the forms the continents, generally thicker and less dense than oceanic crust.
What is Continental Crust?
A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
What is Divergent Boundary?
A natural resource that can be replenished or replaced naturally over a short period of time.
What is Renewable Resources?
The clearing of forests for other land uses.
What is Deforestation?
Planting new trees to replace those cut down.
What is Reforestation/Afforestation?
An underwater mountain range, formed by the rising of magma at a divergent plate boundary.
What is mid-ocean ridge?
A plate boundary where two plates slide past each other horizontally.
What is Transform Boundary?
A natural resource that cannot be replenished or replaced on a human timescale.
What is non renewable resource?
The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
What is Biodiversity?
Using solar, wind, hydropower instead of fossil fuels to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.
What is Renewable Energy Sources?
The gradual movement of the continents over Earth's surface through geological time.
What is Continental Drift?
The process by which one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate and sinks into the mantle as plates converge.
What is subduction?
Natural fuels formed from the remains of living organisms over millions of years.
What is Fossil Fuels?
Caused by improper was disposal, agricultural runoff, industrial discharge, and urban development.
What is Water Pollution?
Practices that reduce soil erosion, minimize pesticide use, and conserve water.
What is Sustainable Agriculture?
The part of the Earth's crust the forms the ocean floor, generally thinner and denser.
What is the Oceanic Crust?
A zone around the pacific ocean known for it's high concentration of volcanoes and frequent earthquakes due to numerous plate boundaries.
What is Ring of Fire?
Using Resources in a way that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
What is Sustainable Use?
A long term shift in global or regional climate patterns, attributed to human activities like burning fossil fuels.
What is climate Change?
Using technology like satellite imaging to track changes and identify problem areas.
What is monitoring environment impact?