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Provide a example of a predator and prey
Predators include animals like tigers, lions, blue whales, cats, etc. animals who eat other animals
Prey includes rabbits, birds, insects. Animals who are hunted after
What is a non-renewable resource?
Fossil Fuels like coal and oil!
What is pollution?
The release of harmful materials into the environment
What is World Geopgraphy
World Geography is the study of the world and everything in it!
Define Environment
Everything around them that is natural and made by people, including air, water, plants, animals, and the weather
What is overfishing?
Overfishing for kids means catching too many fish before they have a chance to grow up and produce more fish! This can cause extinction!
What is a renewable resource?
Water, sunlight, plants, wind, animals
What are some effects of deforestation?
Deforestation can cause a loss of habitats and biodiversity in ecosystems.
What geological process is primarily responsible for the uneven distribution of Earth’s mineral resources?
Plate tectonics
Define Habitat
The natural home or environment where an animal or plant lives.
Which sphere is affected by pollution, the lithosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, or atmosphere
The atmosphere, where our air resides! Greenhouse gasses get released into the air!
What is one thing you could do to help preserve a natural resource?
Examples may include:
• Carpooling to school/work or take public
transportation
• Recycling
• Conserving water by taking shorter showers
What are three major causes of habitat destruction around the world?
Examples may include:
• Mining for resources
• Logging
• Farming
• Deforestation
• Wildfires
If the birth rates are slightly higher than the death rates in a population, what will happen to the population size?
The population size will increase
Define Single Use Plastic
Items made of plastic that are designed to be used only once and then thrown away.
What is biodiversity?
Biodiversity is the amount of variety there are in ecosystems.
When the human population grows, our natural resources do what?
Decreases
Define Climate Change
Climate change is a change in weather patterns over an extended period of time
2 dogs!
Define Water Diversion
Man made structures that redirect water from one place to another. Ex. canal or a dam
How does the consumption of fossil fuels contribute to changes in the atmosphere and global climate?
It increases the release of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses, trapping more heat in the atmosphere and causing global temperatures to rise
How does the increase in the human population affect the resource consumption?
It increases consumption
Why are trees so important for the soil? What happens to the soil if those trees are removed?
The roots of trees help to hold the soil in place. If those trees are removed, erosion may occur.
What is Ms. Myers degree in?
Master's in Art Education
Define Ecosystem
A big playground where all the living things (plants, animals, bugs, etc.) and non-living things (air, water, rocks, etc.) in an area live and interact together.