Human Impacts On Earth Systems

Question 1

What is a natural resource?

Answer 1

Something found in nature that humans use.

Question 2

What are the two ways we classify natural resources?

Answer 2

Based on how available they are.
Renewable vs nonrenewable

Question 3

Give three examples of nonrenewable recourses.

Answer 3

Coal
Petroleum (oil)
Natural gas

Question 4

Give three examples of renewable resources.

Answer 4

Plants
Solar energy
Wind

Question 5

What is the main difference between a renewable and nonrenewable resource?

Answer 5

A renewable resource is made quick enough to replace what was being used by humans, a nonrenewable is not made quick enough.

Question 6

Are rocks and minerals a renewable or nonrenewable resource?

Answer 6

Nonrenewable, because rocks and minerals take thousands of years to form.

Question 7

Are the sun, water, and air renewable or nonrenewable resources?

Answer 7

Renewable

Question 8

What is geothermal energy?

Answer 8

Earth heat

Geo - earth
Thermal - heat

Question 9

Name three fossil fuels.

Answer 9

Coal
Oil
Natural gas

Question 10

What is coal?

Answer 10

A solid, rock-like substance made mostly of carbon.

Question 11

What is oil?

Answer 11

A liquid used to make gasoline.

Question 12

What is natural gas?

Answer 12

A flammable gas used to generate electricity.

Question 13

What is hydroelectric energy?

Answer 13

Energy produced by moving water.

Question 14

How do we get energy from wind?

Answer 14

Turbines

Question 15

How do we get energy from the sun?

Answer 15

Solar panels.

Question 16

How have humans negatively impacted the atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, and biosphere?

Answer 16

Atmosphere: Burning fossil fuels, releasing chemicals into the atmosphere, and reducing the amount of forest cover.
Hydrosphere: Water pollution, river damming, and wetland drainage.
Geosphere: Soil erosion, flattening mountain tops, and extracting materials from within earths crust.
Biosphere: Overpopulation, deforestation, and hunting.

Question 17

How can we reduce human impacts in the four spheres?

Answer 17

Atmosphere: Use vehicles less.
Hydrosphere: Conserve water.
Geosphere: Save electricity
Biosphere: Plant trees

Question 18

What is conservation?

Answer 18

The protection and care of the environment and natural resources.

Question 19

What is wildlife conservation?

Answer 19

The practice of protecting plants and animals and their habitats.

Question 20

How can you practice conservation?

Answer 20

Reduce, reuse, and recycle, conserve water, plant a tree, volunteer, and educate,etc.

Question 21

What are ways you can reduce, reuse, and recycle?

Answer 21

Reduce: Use less water, drive your vehicle less, use more reusable items.
Reuse: Use a reusable water bottle, when you go to a store use a reusable bag, and maybe use metal straws.

Recycle: Recyclable Not recyclable
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.Clean paper. .Food waste
.Plastic bottles .Garbage
.Aluminum cans .Dirty, used paper