Unit 6 - Human Impact

Unit 6 - Human Impact

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Science

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Jessica Schneider

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Renewable Resources

Back

A resource that can be used indefinitely without causing a reduction in the available supply.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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Non-Renewable Resources

Back

Resources that take thousands of years to replenish themselves and exist in a fixed amount.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Desertification

Back

Process by which productive land becomes desert; in arid areas, it can occur through the loss of topsoil.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Fossil Fuels

Back

Nonrenewable energy source formed over geologic time from the compression and partial decomposition of organisms that lived millions of years ago.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Sustainable Energy

Back

Involves global management of Earth's natural resources to ensure that current and future energy needs will be met without harming the environment.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Reclamation

Back

Process in which a mining company restores land used during mining operations to its original contours and replants vegetation.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Biodiversity

Back

The number and variety of organisms found in a specific area or ecosystem.

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