Vocabulary
Energy from the earth's hot interior heats water beneath the surface.
geothermal energy
Effects on the environment
impacts
True or False: Disturbing land can pollute streams and rivers.
True
Using energy of moving water.
hydropower
The release of substances into the environment
emissions
Roads can break up ____ ____.
habitat areas
Able to be had
available
harmful substance
pollutant
________ can cause a loss of habitat for plants and animals.
Mining
Energy from the sun
solar energy
Gases from a plant pass through a substance that reduces the amount of pollutants that get into the air.
scrubber
True or False: Building dams NEVER damages stream habitats.
False
Plants using energy from sunlight to grow.
Biomass Energy
A pollutant that increases the atmosphere's ability to hold heat.
greenhouse gas
Fossil fuel __________ can pollute the atmosphere.
combustion