Human Impact 1
Gases in the air that mix with water and fall to the Earth caused by cars and factories 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?
A long-term average weather condition.
What is Climate?
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?
The contamination of air by harmful substances including gases and smoke.
What is Air pollution?
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 due to burning of fossil fuels, and release of CO2 in the environment.
What is global warming or climate change?
Used to kill insects that destroy crops and to stop the spread of diseases. Can have harmful effects on organisms, including increased biomagnification.
What are pesticides?
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?
Chloroflurocarbons (CFC's) such as refrigerants, aerosol propellants, and cleaning solvents cause this.
What is Ozone Depletion?
Resources that eventually run out and can not be used forever.
What are nonrenewable resources?
An exchange or agreement made to reach a compromise. Involves giving up 1 desired thing for another.
What a Trade Off?
Biodiversity is reduced when people import and release a species from one environment INTO another. It includes non-native, exotic, imported, introduced species.
What is invasive species?
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?
An alternative to spraying pesticides using natural predators to prey on plant or animal pests.
What is biological control?
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
Removing an organism from its natural habitat. Includes poaching, wildlife trafficking, and use for medicinal purposes.
What is direct harvesting?
The careful use of Earth’s materials to reduce damage to the environment.
What is conservation?