Unit 5
idea that individuals will use shared resources in their own self-interest rather than in keeping with the common good, thereby depleting the resources.
What is Tragedy of the Commons?
method by which forests are set on fire under controlled conditions in order to reduce the occurrence of natural fires.
What is a prescribed burn?
energy sources that can be replenished naturally, at or near rate of consumption & reused.
What is renewable energy?
a meteorological phenomenon that develops when cool air is trapped at the ground under a layer of warm air
What is a temperature/thermal inversion?
Answer can include vapor recovery nozzle, catalytic converter, wet/dry scrubbers, or electrostatic precipitators.
shift to new agricultural strategies and practices in order to increase food production (mechanization, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), fertilization, irrigation, and the use of pesticides)
Identify one method of meat production.
CAFOs (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation) or free-range grazing
energy sources that exist in fixed amounts on earth & can’t easily be replaced or regenerated
What is nonrenewable energy?
Layer of the atmosphere in which Ozone (O3) is harmful.
What is the troposphere?
Layer of the atmosphere in which the ozone layer protects from harmful UV radiation.
What is the stratosphere?
amount of a renewable resource that can be taken without reducing the available supply
What is sustainable yield?
Identify one method used to conserve soil as part of sustainable agriculture.
Contour plowing, windbreaks, perennial crops, terracing, no-till agriculture, and strip cropping.
Give an example of a nondepletable renewable resource.
What is solar, wind, hydroelectric or geothermal energy?
A pollutant emitted directly into the atmosphere without undergoing any chemical changes.
What is a primary pollutant?
term that means "caused by humans"
What is anthropogenic?
Methods of irrigation (4) from least to most efficient.
Flood --> furrow --> spray --> drip
a combination of methods used to effectively control pest species while minimizing the disruption to the environment including biological, physical, and limited chemical methods such as biocontrol, intercropping, crop rotation, and natural predators of the pests.
What is Integrated Pest Management?
Give an example of a depletable renewable resource.
What is biomass (wood, charcoal, ethanol)
A primary pollutant that has undergone a transformation in the presence of sunlight, water, oxygen, or other compounds.
What is a secondary pollutant?
Acid rain damages many structures, particularly if they are made with this particular stone...
What is limestone?
A surface that does not allow water to reach the soil (may lead to flooding) and includes roads, building, sidewalks, and parking lots
Define ore, overburden, slag/tailings.
Ore = rock or sediment containing a valuable mineral; Overburden = soil and rock that is removed to access ore; Slag/tailings = any waste from mining
Identify the 3 fossil fuels and the energy source that uses uranium.
What is coal, oil, natural gas, and nuclear?
Identify 5 of the 6 criteria pollutants (NOSCLP)
What is NOx, Ozone, SO2, CO, Lead, Particulate Matter?
Disrupted migration patterns and hunting abilities, are an effect of these two pollutants.
What is noise and light pollution?