Human Impacts

Question 1

Ecosystem

Answer 1

A Biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment

Question 2

Pollution

Answer 2

The contamination of land by both solid and hazardous waste

Question 3

Landfill

Answer 3

a place to dispose of refuse and other waste material by burying it and covering it over with soil, especially as a
method of filling in or extending usable land.

Question 4

Dumps

Answer 4

big holes full of piles of rotting garbage. They are not sanitary or controlled to protect the earth.

Question 5

Ozone depletion

Answer 5

The breakdown of the ozone layer caused by chlorofluorocarbon.

Question 6

Greenhouse effect

Answer 6

warming that results when solar radiation is trapped by the atmosphere

Question 7

Global warming

Answer 7

a gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth’s atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect
caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons, and other pollutants

Question 8

Water pollution

Answer 8

The contamination of streams, rivers, lakes, oceans, or groundwater with substances produced through human
activities

Question 9

. Oil spill impact on wildlife

Answer 9

Birds feathers and eggs are damaged. Birds lose their ability to stay warm and fly. Eggs soak in oil. All animals are impacted.

Question 10

Air pollution

Answer 10

the contamination of the atmosphere by the introduction of pollutants from human and natural sources

Question 11

Balanced ecosystem

Answer 11

it is where there is equal amounts of predators, prey, Their needs are met, everything is doing it’s job.

Question 12

Predator

Answer 12

An animal that hunts other animals for food

Question 13

Prey

Answer 13

An animal that is hunted and killed by another animal

Question 14

Deforestation

Answer 14

The removal of trees faster than forest can replace themselves

Question 15

Recycle

Answer 15

The process of making new products from materials that were used in another product

Question 16

Fossil Fuels

Answer 16

coal, oil, natural gas, and other fuels that are ancient remains of plants and animals

Question 17

Biodegradable

Answer 17

Capable of being readily decomposed into harmless substances by microorganisms

Question 18

Ozone depletion vs global warming

Answer 18

the key difference between ozone depletion ( its disappearing) and global warming is that ozone depletion is the decrease in the thickness of the ozone layer whereas global warming is the increase of heat in the atmosphere

Question 19

Pollution Solutions

Answer 19

reduce, reuse, recycle

Question 20

Ecosystem

Answer 20

An ecosystem is the living and nonliving parts of an environment that interact with one another. (soil, water, flora, fauna, air, sunlight, animals, rocks, insects etc.)

Question 21

Land Pollution

Answer 21

Land pollution refers to the deterioration of the earth’s land surfaces, at and below ground level. The cause is the accumulation of solid and liquid waste materials that contaminate (poison) groundwater and soil.