Environmental Impact
What is environmental impact?
What is the effect of human activities on the environment
A deep valley with very steep sides
What is a canyon?
the breaking down of rock on Earth's surface is called
Weathering
The definition of natural resources is
Living and nonliving things found on Earth that people need
A natural feature found on Earth's surface.
What is landform?
The definition of recycle
What is to use the materials in old things to make new things.
A fan-shaped mass of material deposited at the mouth of a stream
What is delta
the movement of sediments is called
Erosion
If a resource is renewable it
will NOT run out
A river of ice that moves downhill very slowly
What is glacier?
The increase in Earth’s population and the use of natural resources impacts the environment. What solution best minimizes the environmental impact of freshwater shortages?
What is
use less wasteful methods of irrigating farmland
What is a sand dune?
the dropping off of sediments in a new place is called
deposition
Renewable resources are what 3 things
soil, air, and water
____ is force that can cause weathering, erosion, and deposition
What is wind
Which of these minimize environmental impact?
1. Pass laws that limit the amount of logging.
2. Increase use of wood in home heating.
What is
Pass laws that limit the amount of logging.
Which would cause a canyon to form faster, slow or fast moving water?
What is fast moving water?
long
Why is water classified as a renewable rather than a nonrenewable resource? Water is classified as renewable because it -
can constantly be replaced by the water cycle
____ cause weathering as they slide over rock.
What is glacier
The definition of conserve
What is to preserve and protect an ecosystem or a resource
Three processes that constantly change Earth's surface are
The Grand Canyon was created by...
erosion
Fossil fuels include coal, oil, and natural gas. Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they
take millions of years to be replaced
A delta is formed by ____ and ____
What is erosion and deposition