Human Impact on Environmental Science

The number of a people in an area exceeds the capacity of the environment to support life at a decent standard of living.

• bottleneck

• scarcity

• density

• overpopulation

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Includes both the global warming driven by human emissions of greenhouse gases, and the resulting large-scale shifts in weather patterns.

• climate change

• global warming

• pollution

• climate variability

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

The use of natural resources such as coal, trees, or oil, until it has run out, or there is significantly less available.

• particulates

• biodegradable

• urbanization

• depletion

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Liquid droplets or solid objects dispersed in air. States of matter. Fine solid or liquid objects, such as dust, fog, mist, smoke,or sprays.

• debris

• pollution

• particulates

• depletion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A liquid made of solid waste and water. Carried away in sewers or drains.

• sewage

• ph balanced

• electrolytes

• wastewater

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

The process that takes away mineral components from saline water. More generally, this refers to the removal of salts and minerals from a substance.

• water softener

• fluoridate

• desalination

• electrode

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

A major environmental problem because it increases the amount of ultraviolet (UV) radiation that reaches Earth's surface, which increases the rate of skin cancer, eye cataracts, and genetic and immune system damage.

• global warming

• green house gases

• stratosphere depletion

• pollution

What is the process by which

an increasing proportion of people

live in towns and cities instead of the

countryside? This could be the result of

natural increase and/or migration.

• migration

• urbanization

• relocation

• proliferation

Anything that people can use which comes from nature. People do not make them, but gather them from the earth.

• inanition

• mineral deposit

• natural resources

• agriculture

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Various methods of extracting minerals used, depending on how the minerals exist in the environment.

• mining

• farm

• cultivate

• excavate

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1