Vocabulary
A change that happens because of some kind of action.
What is Effect.
This item gets cut down from a forest and is used for paper.
What is trees.
When people use Earth's rocks and soil to build places to live.
What is a change in the Geosphere.
Crops that require less chemical fertilizer.
What is reduces pollution.
These four steps describe how plastic is recycled.
What is sorting, processing, manufacturing, and using.
Materials found in nature that humans can use.
What is Natural Resources.
This item can be altered by both human and beavers in order to build homes.
When people build large dams.
What is a change in the Hydrosphere.
Riding your bike instead of having someone drive you to school.
What is saves fuel.
These four items are described as renewable energy resources.
What is solar panels, biomass, windmills, and dams.
The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
What is Environment.
Exhuast gases from power plants, factories, and vehicles build up in the air.
What is air pollution.
When people cut down trees or grow plants.
What is a change in the Biosphere.
Filling a reusable water bottle instead of buying bottles of water.
What is saves resources.
When people lower the amount of trash they create.
What is reduce.
The presence of substances in the environment that are harmful to humans or other organisms.
What is Pollution.
National and state parks often preserve natural areas with the help of this.
The activities that reduce our enviornmental impact.
What is eco-friendly.
When people recycle paper and plastics.
What is Conservation.
When people find new ways to use items that would otherwise be thrown away.
What is reuse.
The protection and care of forests, rivers, and other natural resources.
What is Conservation.
What is compost.
Producing goods that meet human needs through factories using resources from the ground.
What is mining.
When engineers design devices that use less energy.
What is renewable energy.
This symbol appears on most cans in public and tells people a job that needs to be done.
What is recycle.