Natural Resources
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What is a Natural Resource?
A resource that occurs in nature and isn't manmade.
What is the difference between a Renewable and Non-Renewable Resource?
Renewable- A natural resource that can be remade or replenished within a person's lifetime.
Non-Renewable- A natural resource that cannot be remade or replenished within a person's lifetime.
What is the difference between a short and long term environmental impact?
Short Term- Occurs Quickly, Affects Organisms Immediately, Last less than five years, and Organisms may have to leave an area for a little while.
Long Term- Occurs more slowly, Affects Organisms over time, Can Last Generations, and Organisms can become extinct.
What is responsible for most negative environmental impacts?
Humans!
What is a molecule?
Two or more atoms combined.
What is the name of the alternate dimension in Netflix's Stranger Things?
The Upside Down
How is a synthetic resource different from a natural one?
It is manmade.
Give two examples of a renewable resource.
What is Crops, livestock, fish, water, lumber etc...
What three things do humans pollute the most?
What is air, soil, and water?
How can we monitor Deforestation?
What is satellite imaging?
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How many atoms are found in this molecule?
2H2SO4?
14 atoms
Which artist made history in 2020 as the youngest winner of the Grammys' four main categories?
Billie Eilish
Are natural resources spread evenly or unevenly across the world?
Unevenly
Give two examples of a non-renewable resource.
What is coal, oil, and natural gas?
What is Deforestation and Urbanization?
Deforestation- the purposeful clearing of forest land.
Urbanization- the process of building cities, which includes higher populations of humans in smaller areas.
How can we minimize Deforestation?
What is Replant Trees?
How can you tell if an object has more potential or kinetic energy?
Kinetic- Moving Faster
Potential- At a higher position
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What day is Star Wars Day?
May 4th
Fossil Fuels, Timber, Livestock, Crops, Metals, Water, etc...
Why is timber considered a renewable resource?
You can replant trees.
How can humans pollute water?
Sewer, Farming Fertilizers, Industrial Chemicals, Trash, Etc...
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How could humans minimize invasive species?
By not releasing non-native plants or animals into the wild or checking vehicles/equipment before leaving an area with invasive species.
Describe how the three types of rock are formed.
Igneous- Cooling of Magma or Lava
Sedimentary- Compaction and Cementation of Sediments
Metamorphic- Heat and Pressure
What's the name of the dwarf who accompanies Frodo on his quest in the Lord of the Rings films?
Gimli
Describe how fossil fuels are made or formed.
Fossilized plants and animals that have been buried under rock and put under heat and pressure for millions of years.
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Can a renewable resource become non-renewable? Justify your answer...
Yes,
Animals/Pant Resources could become extinct.
Fresh Water could be overdrawn or overused and not be replenished by the water cycle fast enough.
How do humans pollute the air?
The use of Fossil Fuels.
How could humans minimize pollution?
Use clean energy, recycle, set restrictions on dumping, reduce fossil fuel use, etc...
What is natural selection? Give a specific example.
The process where organisms that are better adapted to the environment will survive and produce offspring. These favorable traits will become more common in the population overtime.
Which Avenger other than Captain America was able to pick up Thor's Mjolnir in the Marvel movies?
Vision
Why are natural resources spread out unevenly across the world?
Different areas of the world have different climates or higher concentrations of fossilized plants and animals "dead things".
Is water a renewable or non-renewable resource? Why?
Renewable because of the water cycle...
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What is and what causes climate change?
Climate Change- The long term shifts in temperature and weather. The Earth's Atmosphere is holding in more heat, and it is not able to escape. AKA- Its getting hot on this rock...
Causes- Pollution/ Carbon Emission
How can Human's Monitor and Minimize Climate Change?
Monitor- Satellite Imaging of the polar regions (looking at change in glaciers) and monitoring earth's temperatures.
Minimize- Use less fossil fuels, and use more clean energy.
What are 5 things to look for to see if a chemical reaction has taken place?
Color Change, Bubble/Production of a gas, Precipitate (solid from liquid), Temperature Change, and Production of Light
How many Harry Potter books and movies are there?
7 books and 8 movies