Runoff
What is the process called where surface water runoff picks up and carries away topsoil?
1.Erosion
What type of environmental damage is caused by improperly throwing away garbage, littering, and dumping toxic chemical into soil?
Land pollution
What does a pH scale measure?
it measures how acidic or basic a liquid or substance is.
What does overusing resources mean
1.Using natural resources faster than they can be replaced or renewed
What is deforestation
1.Cutting trees
What is the process called when surface runoff slows down and deposits eroded soil, rock fragment, and organic matter into body of water?
sedimentation
What term describes the contamination of rivers, lakes, and oceans by harmful substance like chemicals,trash, and oil?
Water pollution
What is temperature
It's a average of kinetic energy(or how fast the particles are moving) in a substance
What are natural resources
1.Materials and substance that come from nature and are used by people and animals.
What is climate change
1.Earth warming
Why is it important to use rain gardens, permeable pavement, or green roofs to manage storm water?
To reduce the impact of polluted runoff on local water bodies
What do you call water pollution that comes from a single, identifiable Source, such as a pipe from a chemical plant?
Point Source pollution
What is Dissolved oxgen
Is the term for amount of oxygen mixed with bodies of water that allows fish and other aquatic animals to breathe
What happens if we use too much water or energy
1.If we use too much water or energy, natural resources can become limited or run out.
What is habitat destruction
1.A natural habitat becomes unable to support the plants and animals that live there
What is the major environmental issue caused when rain flows over paved roads and picks up oil, pesticides, and trash?
Polluted runoff or Non point Source pollution
What is Non-point pollution
1.It's the type of water pollution that occurs when rain or snowmelt picks up chemicals, oil, and fertilizers from many different lawns, roads and farms, and carries them into a river
What term refers to the measure of the amount of dissolved salts in water?
Salinity
Why is it bad to waste resources
1.Wasting resources is bad because it uses up materials like water, energy, and raw materials faster than they can be replaced.
What is mining
The process of mining is digging into the earth to remove valuable nonrenewable resources like coal, iron, and copper
What harmful substance do rainwater and snowmelt pick up as they flow over streets, lawns, and parking lots, carrying them into local streams and rivers?
Pollution
What is a thermometer
1.A tool used to measure temperature
How can people save natural resources
1.People can save natural resources by using them carefully and avoiding waste.
What is carbon dioxide
1.Carbon dioxide is some what a green gas that is releases into the atmosphere when humans burn fossil fuels