Air
This gas makes up the largest percentage of Earth’s atmosphere
What is nitrogen?
Temperature of water increases, dissolved oxygen
What is decreases?
The Earth’s magnetic field
What is a dipole?
Long-term patterns of temperature and precipitation
What is climate?
High-pressure systems generally bring
What is clear skies?
The Clean Air Act was first enacted in
What is 1970?
process by which water becomes enriched with nutrients
What is eutrophication?
crust and upper mantle
what is the lithosphere?
Decayed organic matter that improves soil fertility, structure, and water retention
What is humus?
Acid deposition affects lakes by
What is lowering the pH?
This atmospheric layer contains the ozone layer
what is the stratosphere?
Oil spills from a factory
What is point source pollution?
This type of plate boundary produces mountains
What is convergent?
major cause of biodiversity loss
What is habitat destruction?
The uppermost soil layer rich in organic matter
What is Topsoil (O and A horizons)?
The ozone layer protects life on Earth by blocking
Over-pumping of aquifers for agricultural and urban use
What causes groundwater depletion and land subsidence?
Heat and pressure
What is metamorphism?
These organisms improve soil fertility by mixing and aeration.
What are worms?
intentional process of assisting the recovery of an ecosystem that has been degraded or destroyed
What is ecological restoration?
They are natural processes that provide benefits such as clean air, water, pollination, and climate regulation
What are ecosystem services and how they support human societies?
Evaporating or filtering seawater to remove salts and produce fresh water
Mining waste known as mill tailings may contain
What are Radioactive and toxic materials?
The greenhouse effect is primarily caused by
What is carbon dioxide and other gases trapping heat?
A global agreement to protect endangered species from overexploitation through international trade
what is CITES?