Vocabulary
Using resources in a way that protects them for the future.
Sustainability
Groundwater moves more easily through which type of material: sand or clay?
Sand
Ice melting is an example of _____ change
Physical
Where does synthetic material production take place?
Laboratories and factories
Plastic is biodegradable (True/False)
False
Rock that contains enough of a valuable mineral or metal to be mined.
Ore
What processes turn dead organisms into oil?
The negatively charged part of an atom
Electron
To create new materials that are useful and durable
The most abundant element in out atmosphere
Nitrogen
The variety of living things in a certain area, including plants, animals, and microorganisms.
Biodiversity
Underground layers that store water are called this.
Aquifer
These are living parts of an ecosystem, like plants and animals.
Burning plastic can release ______
Pollutants
What is one issue with the idea of ecosystem services?
Something that is made by humans, usually using chemicals, rather than occurring naturally.
Synthetic
Oil forms from the remains of tiny plants and animals that lived in this place.
Oceans
Matter is made up of tiny parts called___
Plastic is made from this resource deep underground
Oil
What is the volume of a rectangular shipping container that is 10ft tall, 7 ft wide and 30ft long?
2100ft
The benefits people get from ecosystems, such as clean air, fresh water, food, and pollination of crops
Ecosystem Services
Minerals can form when melted rock cools. Melted rock is called____
Magma
The specific part of a plant where photosynthesis takes place
Chloroplast
What percentage of items purchased are thrown away within 6 months?
99%
Why Bangladesh is a leader is clothing manufacturing
Cheap labor, stable government, few labor laws