Which activity would reduce human sources of greenhouse gases?

C. using wind energy to generate electricity

A. increasing the size of livestock herds

B. monitoring worldwide volcanic activity

D. researching ways to add methane to the atmosphere

A BPA Student notices that new houses are being built across the street in the Breakfast Point Neighborhood. As The first thing the builders do is remove all of the trees. Which of the following effects would result from this action?

a reduction in levels of pollution

a growth in the variety of animals

a reduction in levels of pollution

Which of the following best explains why urban areas have more air pollution than rural areas do?

There are more cars and buses in urban areas.

There are fewer green areas and more paved areas in urban areas.

Drivers travel shorter distances between destinations in urban areas.

Houses are closer together and larger.

How can the use of fertilizers to improve lawns and gardens negatively impact the environment?

it can be carried into local water supplies

it can cause mutations in plants

it can cause atmospheric pollution

The terms deforestation, urbanization, desertification, and erosion are ways humans negatively impact the Earth. Which statement below best identifies the relationship between these terms?

Both deforestation and urbanization can lead to desertification and erosion.

Both erosion and desertification can lead to deforestation and urbanization.

Both urbanization and erosion can lead to deforestation and desertification.

Both deforestation and erosion can lead to urbanization and desertification.

Carbon Dioxide is important in our atmosphere because it is required for plants to survive and traps some heat, keeping the Earth warm. How can human produced carbon dioxide be a problem?

leads to higher global temperatures

causes uncontrolled photosynthesis

removes carbon dioxide from the oceans

disrupts the natural cycling of other greenhouse gases

Energy from deep within the Earth; renewable energy

Energy from the Sun; renewable energy source

Fossil fuel; non renewable energy source; made from decomposed plants and animals

Renewable energy from moving water

Which statement about the effects of natural events and human activities is true?

Human activities and natural events can damage the environment.

The environment is not usually affected by natural events.

All human activities change the environment in a negative way.

Natural events always have a positive impact on the environment.

There are many sources of air pollution in the United States and around the world. Some are natural sources, and others come from human activities. Which example is a natural source of air pollution?

smoke from the burning of fossil fuels

Over the years, a farm area becomes more populated. Which of the following will most likely happen in the town as a result of this urbanization?

rivers may be contaminated by sewage

amount of rainfall will increase

Light pollution in the town may decrease

people will develop more farms in the town

How is the atmosphere involved in the greenhouse effect?

Gases in the atmosphere trap and redirect heat reflected from the surface of Earth.

It transforms light energy from the Sun into thermal energy that warms the surface of Earth.

Gases magnify the heat of the Sun as it passes down through Earth's atmosphere.

Heat from the surface of Earth is absorbed by gases and radiated into space.

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Why is the atmosphere important?

Provides gases essential for survival

Absorbs harmful radiation

Keeps earth warm

Makes the sky blue

Allows birds to fly

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What is air pollution?

Anything that causes smoke

Contamination of atmosphere by pollutants

Contamination of atmosphere by car exhaust

Emission of particulates into the atmosphere

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What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?

condensation

evaporation

sublimation

transpiration

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During which stage do clouds form?

condensation

evaporation

precipitation

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Pollution traced to a single point

water shed

permeable

point source pollution

non-point source pollution

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Urbanization is

the process by which human activity and natural process damage land to the point that it can no longer support the local ecosystem.

replacing forests, fields, and grasslands with houses, roads, schools and shopping area.

the growth of urban areas caused by people moving into cities

The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another

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When wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one area to another it is called

Erosion

Desertification

Deforestation

Urbanization

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Human Impacts Review

Why is the atmosphere important?

What is air pollution?

What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?

During which stage do clouds form?

Pollution traced to a single point

Urbanization is

When wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one area to another it is called

This image is an example of what type of land use

What phase of the water cycle is #4?

An area of permeable layer of rock or soil that holds a large amount of water in the saturated zone is called what?

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