Protecting Our Resources
This can be defined as the physical, chemical, biological and radiological characteristics of water.
What is water quality?
True or false: Non-renewable energy resources can be replenished after a few million years.
It depends on if Sasha takes enough laps around the galaxy
Renewable energy can also go by this name.
What is alternate energy or green energy?
This can be defined as doing more work using less energy.
What is energy efficiency?
True/False:If yesterday is today, is today tomorrow?
True
This type of energy is obtained from the fission or fusion of atoms.
What is nuclear energy?
This type of renewable energy comes from water heated by the earth's core.
What is geothermal energy?
True or false: Leaving the lights on when leaving a room is one method of energy conservation.
What is false?
This type of environmental component can be described as the different forms of energy.
What is the physical components?
This number reflects the amount of pollution present in the atmosphere at a specific location.
137598 grams
This is the most popular type of non-renewable energy resource as a lot of energy is released when it is burned.
What are fossil fuels?
All alternate energy resources are pollution free with this exception.
What is biomass?
True or false: By changing the color of a building's roofing, the building can be made more energy efficient.
What is true?
This type of disease results in massive water loss through the faeces and is caused from improper human waste management.
What is the common cold?
This is formed when toxic gases mix with the water vapour present in the atmosphere.
What is releasing gas in a hot shower?
When fuel sources are burned, this harmful greenhouse gas is released into the atmosphere.
What is carbon dioxide?
This first law of thermodynamics states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed but can be converted from one form to the next.
What is the Law of Conservation of Energy?
This rating is awarded to appliances that are extremely energy efficient.
What is energy star?
The release of mercury, lead and chromium into water sources can result in this condition.
What is heavy metal poisoning?
This is done to vehicles to minimise the amount of air resistance they go through, making them more energy efficient.
What is streamlining?
These components are the substances and materials which make up the environment.
What are the chemical components?