Resources

Question 1

emissions

Answer 1

gases and particles put into the air

Question 2

smog

Answer 2

a combination of smoke and fog in cities

Question 3

acid rain

Answer 3

rain that carries dangerous chemicals from air pollution

Question 4

examples of technology (air)

Answer 4

catalytic converter, hybrid cars, mass transit, organic farming,

Question 5

erosion

Answer 5

moving sediment and soil around

Question 6

runoff

Answer 6

draining water

Question 7

examples of technology (water)

Answer 7

Farm fertilizers/pesticides in runoff, deforestation that causes erosion, sewage, factory outflow, landfills, animal waste, and oil spills

Question 8

nutrient depletion

Answer 8

when essential nutrients in soil are depleted

Question 9

malnutrition

Answer 9

ill health that results from not getting the proper nutrient-rich foods

Question 10

examples of soil pollution

Answer 10

farming practices, erosion, polluted runoff, lack of crop rotation

Question 11

examples of technology (soil)

Answer 11

precision agriculture

Question 12

fossil fuels

Answer 12

fuel from organism that died millions of years ago such as coal, oil, and natural gas

Question 13

renewable energy

Answer 13

energy that can be renewed, infinite. ex: hydroelectric, air, geothermal

Question 14

fossil fuel environmental impacts

Answer 14

Negative. May cause many kinds of pollution through leaks/spills or digging.

Question 15

conservation

Answer 15

using as little as possible, keeping our resources

Question 16

efficiency

Answer 16

percentage of energy used to do a task and not lost to the environment

Question 17

examples of energy technology

Answer 17

thaw food in the fridge, use a microwave oven, using lamps instead of overhead lights, unplugging devices when not in use, not wasting hot water, and wearing warm clothes instead of turning up the heat.