Human Impact 1
Gases in the air that mix with water and fall to the Earth is called
What is acid rain
The contamination of the environment with substances that are harmful to life
What is pollution?
Energy produced when sunlight is trapped in a photovoltaic cell and converts it to electricity.
What is solar energy?
To replace forests that have been cut down.
What is reforestation?
An area where trash is taken to and buried. Soil and plants such as grass will be added as the size increases to keep the trash from blowing away
What is a landfill?
areas of water bodies where aquatic life cannot survive because of low oxygen levels
What are Dead Zones
The process of a body of water becoming to nutrient rich from excess(extra) nutrients from fertilizers and sewage. This will cause toxic algae blooms.
What is Eutrophication?
The development of land for houses and other buildings near a city
What is urbanization?
Energy produced when moving air turns a turbine.
What is wind energy?
As carbon dioxide increases in the atmosphere, this will also increase over time.
What is the temperature?
An increase in the Earth's temperature.
What is global warming or climate change?
The development of desert like conditions due to human activities and natural processes, can cause dust storms that put sediments into the air and block the light from the sun.
What is desertification?
An area that is left undeveloped or lightly developed and is used for recreation by people and will also help reduce runoff and improve air quality due to the plants and trees in this area.
What is a green space?
When forests are cut down and create habitat loss.
What is deforestation?
Oil, coal, and natural gas are three different kinds of.
What are fossil fuels or Nonrenewable resources?
The effect that occurs when greenhouse gasses trap excess heat and re-radiate it back to earth.
What is the greenhouse effect?
Resources that eventually run out and can not be used forever.
What are nonrenewable resources?
A long-term average weather condition.
What is Climate?
Restoring land disturbed by mining.
What is reclamation?
Material from which plastic is made.
What is oil or petroleum?
The use of natural resources over and over again is called this.
What is recycling?
Carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane gas and water vapor are examples of these.
What are greenhouse gasses?
Resources that do not run out over time.
What are renewable resources?
The contamination of air by harmful substances including gases and smoke.
What is Air pollution?
Materials that come from the Earth and are used by living things are called.
What are natural resources?
Material that naturally breaks down easily.
What is biodegradeable
an area where the ground collapses due to the lack of sufficient support from below
What is a sinkhole?
The careful use of Earth’s materials to reduce damage to the environment.
What is conservation?
What is the name for a type of air pollution that reduces visibility and is harmful to human health and the environment, may contain smoke and other types of toxic emissions from factories, planes, cars and power plants.
What is smog?