Human Impacts
This is what we call dirty air caused by cars and factories.
What is air pollution?
This is a mountain that can erupt lava, ash, and gases.
This instrument is used to measure temperature.
What is a thermometer?
This is the main material that is polluting oceans and harming marine life.
What is plastic?
This is a gas produced by burning fossil fuels that contributes to climate change.
What is carbon dioxide?
This natural process moves soil and rocks from one place to another.
What is erosion?
This is the layer of gases surrounding Earth.
What is the atmosphere?
This happens when harmful substances enter ocean water.
What is ocean pollution?
This type of resource will eventually run out if it is used too much.
What is a nonrenewable resource?
This is a large ocean wave usually caused by underwater earthquakes.
What is a tsunami?
This is how much water vapor is in the air.
What is humidity?
This type of pollution comes from spilled fuel from ships or drilling.
What is an oil spill?
This is the impact humans have on biodiversity when species disappear due to human activity.
What is extinction?
This is the process where sediment builds up in new locations over time.
What is deposition?
This is the movement of air caused by differences in temperature and pressure.
What is wind?
This happens when fertilizer runoff causes algae to grow too much, using up oxygen in water.
What is algal bloom?
This happens when too many factories, cars, and power plants release gases that trap heat in the atmosphere.
What is the greenhouse effect?
This is the slow rising and falling of ocean water caused mainly by the Moon’s gravity.
What are tides?
This weather event is a powerful storm that forms over warm ocean water.
What is a hurricane?
This process occurs when coral loses its color and can die due to warming waters.
What is coral bleaching?