Natural resources
water, air, natural gas, forests, metals, oil, solar energy
What are 5 examples of natural resources?
It would take millions of years to replace
Why are fossil fuels classified as non-renewable resources?
acids
what are the substances that have between 1-6 on the pH scale
the stratosphere
what is the upper most layer of the atmosphere
reduces fossil fuel emissions
what is one advantage of using wind turbines or solar energy to produce electricity
It allows us to re-use products instead of manufacturing new ones.
How does recycling conserve natural resources?
fossil fuels come from the remains of living things that were buried millions of years ago
Why do we name oil, coal and gas a "fossil fuel"?
harms the leaves of trees, causes nutrients to be washed out of the soil, ruins statues
what is the effect of acid rain on the environment?
CFC's or chloroflurocarbons
what chemicals cause the destruction of the ozone layer?
the loss of trees reduces the habitat and home for many animals, increases soil erosion and increases the amount of CO2
How does deforestation impact the environment
oil, natural gas, metals, coal
What is a non-renewable resource?
melting ice caps, rise in ocean levels and change in climate
What may global warming lead to?
wears them away
what is the effect of acid rain on buildings and monuments made of marble and limestone
filters UV light
why is the ozone layer so important to life on earth
accidental release of radioactive waste which causes mutations
what is a danger of using nuclear power
non-renewable resources exist in limited quantities, renewable resources don't
What is the main difference between renewable and non-renewable resources?
carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide
what are two greenhouse gases produced from burning fossil fuels?
nitrous oxide and sulfur dioxide
what two pollutants are released into the air when fossil fuels are burned
causes skin cancer and eye damage, harms plankton, damages crops
what are three ways the UV light is harmful
nuclear energy
what is produced when energy is released from splitting open the nucleus of atoms
soil is a non-renewable resource
why is soil erosion such a major problem?
carbon dioxide produced from burning fossil fuels traps heat in the atmosphere, warming up our earth
what is the greenhouse effect?
nitric acid and sulfuric acid
what acids are produced when pollutants are released into the air from burning fossils fuels
acid rain
what is formed when air pollutants mix with moisture from the air
biomagnification
what process occurs when toxic substances that are dumped into the environment are magnified in the upper trophic levels