Definitions

Question 1

Turbidity

Answer 1

A measure of water clarity how much the material suspended in water decreases the passage of light through the water. Suspended materials include soil particles (clay, silt, and sand), algae, plankton, microbes, and other substances

Question 2

Spiritual Function

Answer 2

The emotional attachment

Question 3

Sustainability

Answer 3

An ability or capacity of something to be maintained or to sustain itself

Question 4

Lithosphere

Answer 4

Is the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.

Question 5

Sink Function

Answer 5

Is the capacity of the environment to absorb the unwanted by-products of production and consumption; exhaust gases from combustion or chemical processing, water used to clean products or people, discarded packaging and goods no longer wanted

Question 6

Development

Answer 6

a process where humans modify the natural environment to meet their own economic and or social needs e.g. a new factory in town brings jobs but can pollute

Question 7

Carbon Cycle

Answer 7

is the series of processes by which carbon compounds are interconverted in the environment, involving the incorporation of carbon dioxide into living tissue by photosynthesis and its return to the atmosphere through respiration, the decay of dead organisms, and the burning of fossil fuels

Question 8

Biosphere

Answer 8

is defined as the area of the planet where organisms live, including the ground and the air

Question 9

Hydrosphere

Answer 9

is all the waters on the earth’s surface, such as lakes and seas, and sometimes including water over the earth’s surface, such as clouds

Question 10

Service Function

Answer 10

Is the capacity of the environment to provide the habitat for all living beings including mankind

Question 11

Dredging

Answer 11

Is the act of removing silt and other material from the bottom of bodies of water

Question 12

Longshore Drift

Answer 12

Is the movement of material along a coast by waves which approach at an angle to the shore but recede directly away from it.

Question 13

Management Strategies

Answer 13

Is the continuous process of creating, implementing and evaluating decisions that enable an organization to achieve its objectives.

Question 14

Reef

Answer 14

Is a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water

Question 15

Atmosphere

Answer 15

The gaseous envelope surrounding the earth; the air

Question 16

Training Walls

Answer 16

Is a wall, bank, or jetty built to confine and direct the flow of a river or tide

Question 17

Stakeholders

Answer 17

A person with an interest or concern in something, especially a business

Question 18

Perspectives

Answer 18

A view or prospect