Industrial Revolution
What was the transition of manufacturing goods by machine rather than by hands?
What is the Industrial Revolution?
Which renewable energy source relies on the movement of water to generate electricity?
What is hydroelectric power?
What happens to a non-renewable resource once it has been extracted and used?
What is it gets used up and cannot be replenished?
How has global waste production changed in the past 50 years?
What is it has increased?
Growing only one type of crop extensively on a farm is known as what?
What is monocrop agriculture?
Name a negative impact of the Industrial Revolution on the environment?
What is the increase in urbanization leading to more habitat loss?
Which energy source among the following has the minimal negative impact on the environment?
What is solar?
Which form of renewable energy uses wind?
What is wind energy?
Which negative consequence can result from improper waste disposal?
What is the contamination of groundwater?
Which is NOT a common negative impact of monocrop agriculture?
What is increased rainfall?
During the Industrial Revolution, what were some of the major social issues that workers faced?
What are extensive pollution, child labor, and worker abuse?
What is a notable benefit of using biomass as a renewable energy source?
What is it decreases organic waste?
What are fossil fuels composed of, which were buried underground millions of years ago?
What are the remains of plants and animals?
Which method of mining involves removing large strips of earth to access minerals?
What is strip mining?
How can diverse farming practices benefit pest management?
What is growing different crops together can reduce the impact of pests?
Which natural resource played a vital role in fueling industrialization?
What is Coal?
What is one major drawback of using wind and solar energy for electricity generation?
What is the inconsistency of wind and sunlight?
What is an advantage of fossil fuels?
What is they can generate large-scale electricity?
Which type of mining does NOT involve removing soil and rock layers?
What is fracking?
What is a significant benefit of integrating livestock with crop production on a farm?
What is using animal manure to fertilize crops?
Identify one major technological advancement that revolutionized transportation during the Industrial Revolution.
What is the Steam Engine?
How does the construction of dams for hydroelectric power affect local ecosystems?
What is it can destroy wildlife habitats and alter natural water flow?
What toxic substance is often released into the atmosphere when coal is burned?
What is sulfur dioxide (SO2)?
What is reclamation in the context of mining?
What is the process of restoring land after mining operations have ceased?
How does monocrop agriculture typically affect soil health?
What is it leads to a loss of soil fertility?