Vocabulary Part 1 | Vocabulary Part 2 | Renewable Resources | Miscellaneous | Cause and Effect |
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What is the type of rain called which is too acidic, due to pollution cause by SO2 and NO2 ?
Acid Rain
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What is the name given to resources that we can use which we will never run out, such as the sun and water?
Renewable Resources
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What is the definition of a renewable resource?
A resource that will never run out.
It is an Infinite Resource, can last forever |
Which of these resources are considered renewable?
Wind, Solar, Hydro or All of Them
All of Them
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What are some negative effects of pollution?
Air and water pollution, disease, illness
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What is the word that means the cutting down of all the trees from forests to use for building, paper, and farmland?
Deforestation
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What do you call an area of shallow water where a lot of plant life grows?
Swamp
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What are two examples of renewable resources other than Solar and Hydro Energy?
Wind, Biomass and Geothermal Energy
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The gas or gases released (given off) from smoke stacks and causes acid rain is called ....?
Sulpher Dioxide -- (SO2)
Nitrogen Dioxide -- ( NO2) |
What is the effect of Depletion of the Ozone layer?
Skin Cancer and Eye Disease because harmful UV rays not being blocked
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Heavy amounts of chemicals and toxins in our air, water and land due to an increase in human activity are called what?
Pollution
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What is the name of the non renewable resources that come from coal, oil and natural gas?
Fossil Fuels
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What type of resources are "Fossil Fuels"?
Non-Renewable Resources " finite resources"
They will not last forever |
Which of the following would be a good thing for you to do to get rid of pesty termites but not harm the environment ? 1.Get rid of the wood by your house 2. spray chemicals by your house 3.spray oil to suffocate the termites 4. Increase the number of birds that eat termites?
Increase the number of termite eating birds
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Melting Ice Caps, Rising Sea levels, Climate Change and Extinction are all results of what?
Global Warming
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What is the element that is found in all living things?
Carbon
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When you use something until it is almost gone or there is no more of it left it is called, what?
Depletion
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What are 2 benefits ( reasons) for using renewable resources?
1.Infinite, they won't run out 2.They are green, they don't cause pollution
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What does conserving fossil fuels mean?
Conserving means to use fossil fuels wisely and try not to use too much so they will last.
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Why is deforestation bad for the environment?
It leads to reduced biodiversity, extinction of species due to loss of food and habitat, limited oxygen
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What two word term is given to the heating up of the Earth's water, air and land due to gases emitted from pollution?
Global Warming
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What is the layer of gas in the atmosphere that blocks harmful ultra violet rays?
Ozone layer
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What is happening to the earth because of all the carbon dioxide ,from burning fossil fuels, being released into it's atmosphere?
Global Warming
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Out of Deforestation, Recycling, Using fossil fuels for heat and Removing animals from their environment...which one helps conserve fossil fuels?
Recycling
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What are the Greenhouse gases and what are they causing?
CO2,CO,SO2 and NO2 are released into the atmosphere and cause pollution which causes Global Warming.
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