Human impacts vocabulary

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Flashcards on Human impacts vocabulary, created by Amy Ashe on 19/04/2023.
Amy Ashe
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Renewable resource capable of being naturally replaced; examples: plants, sunlight, wind, water
Nonrenewable resource resource that cannot be naturally replaced at a pace quick enough to keep up with consumption; examples: fossil fuels, soil, minerals
Greenhouse Effect trapping the sun's warmth in a planet's lower atmosphere; critical for life on Earth
carbon cycle the process that moves carbon between plants, animals, microbes, minerals in the earth; and the atmosphere
atmosphere envelope of gases surrounding the Earth
organism an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form
Fossil fuels energy source made from decomposing plants and animals
carbon dioxide a greenhouse gas made of one carbon atom and two oxygen atoms. Made by natural processes (breathing) and by burning of fossil fuels.
deforestation cutting down trees in a forest to use the wood for lumber, farming or building.
enhanced greenhouse effect human caused increase of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere trap too much of the Sun's energy and warms the planet
sustainable farming plant and animal farming that is productive without harming the environment for the future
greenhouse gases any gas that absorbs infrared radiation (the sun’s energy re-emitted from Earth), Examples: carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor
greenhouse a glass building that traps the heat energy from the sun to allow plants to grow when it is cold outside
Water conservation the practice of using water efficiently to reduce unnecessary water usage
Human Population Growth The increase in the number of people on Earth
Carbon Footprint the total amount of greenhouse gases that are generated by our actions
Tragedy of the Commons a situation in which individuals with access to a public resource act in their own interest and, in doing so, ultimately deplete the resource.
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