Water cycle Flashcards
what are 4 main organic substances
carbonhydraytes,protiens, fats,and liquids, nucelic acids and DNA.
what is an organic substance
anything living or dead
what is present in all organic substances
carbon
what are 5 examples of fossil fuels
coal, natural gas, crude oil, shale, petrolium.
why are fossil fuels called fossil fuels
they used to be part of a living thing
what is a pencil made up of
wood, graphite, aluminum, and rubber
how is enviromental protection provided
there are enough laws and policies that protect the environment
what is transpiration
a process by which plants release excess water into the atmosphere
what is surface water
some of the water remains on the surface to form surface water
what are the 3 important areas to philosophy and sustainability
economic development, social development and environmental protection.
what is prciqitatetim
when clouds become to heavy and rain, snow, hail, sleat, freezing rain,
ground water
when water penetrates the ground
what is sustainabillity
a way of life that balances human activity to have less of an impact on the environment and protect the longativity
what is leachate
toxic chemicals that arereleased from composted trash
what is social devolopment
the ways in which communities and people can have improved health and well being, better economic and socail security
what is recycling
a process of collection, processing, and reuse of materials that would otherwise be thrown away.
how does the ocean get its salt
the ocean gets its water from rivers, rivers get their salt from the minerals of rocks along the way
what is the process of the water cycle
evporporates from rivers to form water vapor then transpiration plant release excess water then water condenses and forms clouds then clouds ferticipate then they create ground/ surface water.
what is economic devolopment
the ways in which communities and people can make money without doing harm to the enviroment
what forms clouds
tiny water droplets come together and form clouds
how do rivers start
snow melts at the top of mountains and starts trickling down in the form water
what a non-renewable rescoursce
a rescourse hat cannot be replaced as fast as they are consumed, they are used faster then they can be renewed by nature
3 examples of natraul rescousces
animals, timber, and water
what is disrupting the water cycle
fossil fuels
what are stomata
small openings on the underside of the leaves where excess water leaves the plant.
what is a renweable resource
a rescoursce that can be replaced by natural proscess
what is the water cycle
the water cycle is the proscess by which water is continually renewed
what is a natraul rescousre
materials people use from the enviroment
what makes up leachate
toluene, phenols, benzene, ammonia, dioxins,
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), chlorinated pesticides and heavy metals
why is water a renewable resource
water is a renewable resource if its use is
carefully controlled.
what is evaporation
the process by which a liquid turns into a gas
what is condensation
the process where water vapor becomes liquid.
what are the advantages of recycling
ges of Recycling
1. Recycling reduces the release of dangerous or toxic substances into landfills. A lot of
household waste contains toxic chemicals, which would end up in a landfill and
possibly contaminate the ground water if not recycled.
what is the definition of mining
Mining is the process of extracting minerals, metals, and other valuable materials from the earth’s crust.
\what is the definition of logging
Logging is the process of cutting down trees and removing them from forests for commercial purposes, such as producing lumber or paper products.
