Intro to Environmental Science

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What is pollution?

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An undesired change in air, water, or soil that adversely affects the health, survival, or activities of any organism.

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What is Environmental Science?

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The study of the environment that includes physical, biological, and social sciences.

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Give an example of loss of biodiversity.

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Overfishing.

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What has happened to human resource consumption in the last several hundred years?

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It has increased dramatically.

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What major event occurred in the 1700's that led to expansion in the US?

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The Industrial Revolution.

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What is biodiversity?

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The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

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What is resource depletion?

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The consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished.

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What are renewable resources?

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Resources that can be replenished naturally over time, such as solar energy, wind energy, and biomass.

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What is the greenhouse effect?

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The warming of the Earth's surface due to the trapping of heat by greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

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What is deforestation?

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The clearing or thinning of forests by humans to make the land available for other uses.

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