All About Earth
Earth's outermost layer
Geosphere, biosphere, atmosphere
What is ATMOSPHERE?
One way the human population has changed over the last 100 years.
What is "increase in technology, urbanization, etc.?"
How air pollution affects human health.
What is "respiratory issues, coughing, increased chance of cancer, etc.?"
(solid, liquid) What is "Hazardous, radioactive, industrial, agricultural, biomedical...?"
Why freshwater is a renewable resource.
What is, "It can easily be replenished."
This layer of the atmosphere supports tectonic plates.
What is LITHOSPHERE?
What humans do to create soil erosion.
What is "overgrazing, deforestation, and lack of crop rotation?"
How smog is created.
What is "smoke + fog+ toxic chemicals?"
What is "urbanization?"
The reason bees are important for agriculture.
What is "they pollinate flowers, and in return the flowers produce nectar and food?"
The total amount of organisms that any environment can hold. (what is the term?)
What is "carrying capacity?"
List one manmade and one natural cause of air pollution.
What is volcanic activity, dust storms, etc. as well as factory emissions, acid rain, etc.?
A few ways waste is managed.
How urbanization affects the environment.
What is "A greater consumption of food, energy , land ,water, etc.?"
What is "radiation?"
Use less CFC's, walk rather than drive, make healthy eco-friendly choices.
What is "How can humans prevent further depletion of our ozone layer?"
How the Clean Air Act reduces air pollution.
What is "sets standards for the amount of particles per million of toxic fumes that are able to be released into the air.?"
What is "mutations, death, and radioactive poisoning?"
Define urban sprawl.
What is "An uncontrolled expansion of urban areas?"
From closest to the Earth to farthest away, list the layers of the atmosphere.
What is..." Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, and Exosphere?"
Three ways in which humans can conserve renewable and nonrenewable resources. (3R's)
What is" reduce, reduse, and recycle?"
What is...
Point Source: A person knows directly where the pollution is coming from.
Nonpoint Source: A person does NOT know directly where the pollution is coming from.
Define carbon footprint.
What is "An individual's output of carbon into the environment?"
Eco-friendly buildings that help filter dust, pollutants, provide shade, and lower temperatures in urban areas.
"What are green buildings and how do they effect the environment?"