Population
(TSWs 1 & 2)
(TSWs 1 & 2)
A city finds out the average amount of electricity used by each individual over one year. Which vocabulary term is used to describe this number?
Per Capita Consumption
A section of forest was cut down to make space for a new neighborhood. Clearing the forest took away part of the land where the local deer population lives.
Which key term is used to describe this effect on the deer population?
Habitat Destruction
Give an example of point source pollution.
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Certain gases in Earth's atmosphere trap heat from the sun. What is this called?
Greenhouse Effect
True or false: There is nothing we can do about climate change.
False.
Humans impact the environment both positively and negatively. We can make climate change worse, and we can make it better.
If a population's birth rate is lower than its death rate, what will happen to the population over time?
It will decrease
What is the hydrosphere?
All of Earth's water
People often build structures to control how rivers flow. What is the name for raised land that prevents flooding?
A) Delta; B) Levee; C) Flood plain; D) Aquifer
B) Levee
What are the three gases that cause the Greenhouse Effect called?
Greenhouse Gases
Name one challenge of using new technologies (like solar panels) to reduce greenhouse emissions?
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If a city's total population goes down, and its per capita consumption stays the same, what will happen to its total consumption?
It will decrease
How could pollution in the geosphere cause pollution in the hydrosphere?
The pollution in the geosphere could be moved into the hydrosphere. An example is if it rained, and the rain carried the pollution to the hydrosphere.
Grease from cars on a road washing into a river near a road is an example of
nonpoint source or point source pollution
Nonpoint Source
Name one of the greenhouse gases.
CO2- Carbon Dioxide (fossil fuel pollution); H2O- Dihydrogen Monoxide (Water!); CH4- Methane (farts)
Fun fact: when you burn methane, you get..... CO2 and H2O. Interesting coincidence, huh?
A species of animal that is completely gone is ______.
Extinct
Name two types of renewable energy.
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DAILY DOUBLE!!
If a forest is harmed by air pollution, which two systems are impacted?
Atmosphere and Biosphere
How did the dam on the Elwha River impact the geosphere?
It kept sediment from washing out into the ocean.
Describe one way we could reduce human sources of greenhouse gases.
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Name one way you could reduce your resource use.
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What equation would you use to figure out total consumption if you know the population size and the per capita consumption?
U = Total Consumption
P = Population
X = Per Capita Consumption
U = PX
How could cutting down too many trees negatively impact the biosphere?
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Describe something that humans do that impacts the hydrosphere.
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Name two predicted effects of climate change.
Global temperature change; weather change; ice melts and sea level rise; ecosystem impacts; agriculture changes; water scarcity in dry regions; political conflict
Why is this unit important?
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