Activity 9
What is the term that means to lessen the impact of something.
Mitigate
What is the term that refers to the effect on living organisms and their nonliving environment due to human activity.
Human impact
What is the term that refers to the mixing particles of one substance evenly to the particles if another substance.
Dissolve
What is the term that refers to the measure of the condition of the water based on its characteristics?
Water quality
True or False: Gravity plays a major role in the movement of matter in the water cycle by pulling the water downward.
True
What is the term used to describe a desirable outcome given up to gain another desirable outcome.
Trade-off
True or false: Water does not dissolve substances.
False
When we use water, we alter the local ______ of the water cycle.
a. Density
b. Balance
c. Precipitation
B. Balance
True or false: When building a school on a cliffside there is a potential danger for erosion and runoff contamination.
True
What are the two biggest uses of water?
Agriculture and industry
What is one way to mitigate the human impacts of water quality.
Could be:
Stop using all harmful chemicals, reducing the amount of chemicals use to the bare minimum, OR choosing appropriate land to build on to reduce runoff.