Measuring Environmental Change Flashcards
1
Q
How can environmental changes be measured?
A
Using living indicators
Non-living factors
2
Q
What are indicator species?
A
Organisms which are sensitive to changes in their environment
3
Q
What does it mean by living indicators?
A
Indicator species
4
Q
What do scientists use satellites to measure?
A
Temperature of the sea surface
Amount of snow and ice cover
5
Q
What do they use automatic weather stations for?
A
Atmospheric temperature
6
Q
How do they measure rainfall?
A
Rain gauges
7
Q
What do they use dissolved oxygen meters for?
A
Measure the concentration of oxygen in water to discover how the level of water pollution is changing
