Effect Of Science

Question 1

Renewable resources

Answer 1

Resources which replenish at the same time or faster rate than the rate at which they are used

Question 2

Greenhouse gases

Answer 2

Gases which when present in elevated quantities in earths atmosphere, trap solar radiation and cause the planet to warm

Question 3

Biodiversity

Answer 3

The number of different types of species in an area

Question 4

Nonrenewable resources

Answer 4

Resources which will be depleted faster than they can be replenished

Question 5

Biomass

Answer 5

Renewable resources made from plant and animal matter

Question 6

Acid rain

Answer 6

Rain with a lower pH than neutral acid rain is corrosive to many substances, including rocks. often caused by pollution

Question 7

Global warming/climate change

Answer 7

And overall increase in average global temperatures due to the greenhouse effect (the increasing amount of carbon dioxide in earths atmosphere trapping more heat)

Question 8

Fossil fuels

Answer 8

A natural nonrenewable fuel source. Derived from underground, fossilized remains of living organisms

Question 9

Risk assessment

Answer 9

The process by which scientists analyze potential risks and benefits before conducting scientific investigations and experiments