Human Impact & the Hydrosphere

Why is it important to protect our water?

• Water is expensive

• Water is a living thing

• Water is a limited resource

• Water can be frozen

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What is not a way that we can prevent further damage from acid rain to our ecosystem?

• Develop vehicles that use renewable energy instead of fossil fuels.

• Encourage people to carpool instead of driving separately.

• Support renewable energy like solar power, wind power, and hydro power.

• Ask people to drive more instead of walking or biking.

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What are the 3 "Rs" of conservation?

• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

• Rescue, Rehabilitate, Release

• Rock and Roll

Most gases that lead to acid rain come from...

• using solar power

• burning fossil fuels

• natural resources

What is not a way we can conserve water?

• take short showers

• turn off water while brushing teeth

• leave the sprinklers on outside

A canyon is an example of water interacting with rock formations.

• True

• False

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Sediment is an example of water interacting with rock formations.

• True

• False

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Erosion of a beach is an example of water interacting with rock formations.

• True

• False

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What happens when winds and waves from a hurricane force water onshore?

• storm surge

• flood

• drought

• erosion

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