Q1-ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE SCI-EN8

Components of the Environment

By Arriz EVALORA

Components of the Environment

Environmental Science is the study of the environment and how living and non-living things interact with it.
It helps us understand:

• How nature works

• How humans affect the environment

• How we can protect our planet

IMPORTANCE!

• Helps solve pollution and climate problems

• Teaches us how to care for natural resources

• Helps us live sustainably for future generations

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What is Environmental Science?

• A. The study of the sky and stars
  

• B. The study of computers and technology
  

• C. The study of the environment and interactions in it
  

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Environmental Science helps us understand how to care for the Earth.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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Which of the following is NOT a reason why Environmental Science is important?

• A. Helps us protect the environment

• B. Teaches us to waste resources

• C. Helps us solve pollution problems

• D. Helps us live sustainably

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What is environment?

• is a tropical tree of the orderMalvales and the familyMalvaceae

• is the practice within a specific social group, caste or ethnic group, rejecting those from others as unsuitable for marriage or other close personal relationships.

• The environment is a biotic and abiotic surrounding of an organism or population

• are resources that exist without actions of humankind.

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Environment consist of the ..........................that surrounds any living organism.

• Place

• People

• Things

• living and non living things

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The physical environment comprises of _______ components

• biotic

• abiotic

• ecological

• hydrosphere

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Earth's longest mountain range is the Mid-Ocean Ridge which is underwater and more than 50,000 km in length.

• geology

• oceanography

• meteorology

• astronomy

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Evaporation is the opposite of Condensation, and vice versa.

• True

• False

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The process of liquid changing into gas.

• Infiltration

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Melting

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What is the geosphere?

• all the air and gases on the planet

• all the frozen water on the Earth

• the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth

• the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

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What is the biosphere?

• all the air and gases on the planet

• made up of living things

• the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth

• the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

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What is the hydrosphere?

• all the air and gases on the planet

• made up of living things

• the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth

• the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

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What is the atmosphere?

• all the air and gases on the planet

• made up of living things

• the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth

• the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

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Which sphere contains icebergs and glaciers

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

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Which sphere contains trees and plants?

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

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All of the animals and plants of the Earth are part of ________.

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

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The layer that protects the Earth from direct rays of the sun is part of _________.

• atmosphere

• geosphere

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

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The rocky surface of the Earth is part of _______.

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• geosphere

• biosphere

Relationship with Other Sciences

​Environmental Science is interconnected with other sciences like:

• Biology: To study living things in the environment.

• Chemistry: To study pollution and chemical changes in the environment.

• Physics: To understand energy and how it affects the environment.

• Geography: To study land, water, and human impact.

• Social Sciences: To understand how people interact with the environment.

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The study of the universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere.

• Meteorology

• Astrology

• Oceanography

• Astronomy

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The exploration and study of the ocean.

• Earth Science

• Oceanography

• Marine Biology

• Ecology

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The study of matter and energy and the interactions between them.

• Physics

• Chemistry

• Biology

• Earth Science

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The science of diagnosing, treating, and preventing illness, disease, and injury.

• Nursing

• Biology

• Medicine

• Pathology

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The science of the forms of life that existed in prehistoric or geologic periods.

• Evolution

• Paleontology

• Entomology

• Anthropology

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Which among the following are the branches of Life Sciences?

• Meteorology

• Biology

• Botany

• Geology

• Zoology

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Which of the following are the branches of Earth Sciences?

• Astronomy

• Chemistry

• Ecology

• Geology

• Paleontology

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Astrology is not considered as a branch of science because it consists of a number of belief systems that hold that there is a relationship between astronomical phenomena and events or descriptions of personality in the human world.

• True

• False

Biotic and Abiotic Factors

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Ecosystems are made of biotic and abiotic factors.

An ecosystem is a community of living and non living things in an environment.

Biotic Factors

Biotic Factors are living things.

Plants, animals, and bacteria are all biotic.

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In this picture, what are two biotic (living) factors?

• wolf

• tree

• sun

The wolf, cat, mouse, lizard, spider, tree, and grass are all biotic factors because they are living.

There are many biotic factors in this ecosystem. Fish, turtles, birds, trees, and plants are all biotic factors.

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What is one biotic factor from the last slide?

• Rocks

• Fish

• Clouds

Abiotic Factors

Abiotic factors are not living. They are things like rocks, clouds, water, sunlight, and temperature.

In this picture, the rock and the soil are abiotic factors. They are not alive.

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What is an abiotic factor?

• It is not alive

• It is alive

Abiotic factors in this picture are water, clouds, and sand. They are not living.

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Which two things from the last slide are abiotic factors?

• water

• birds

• clouds

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Which of the following are consumers? (Choose 3)

• Autotrophs

• Decomposers

• Herbivores

• Omnivores

• Vertivores

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What type of organism makes its own food?

• consumer
• carnivore
• producer
• animal

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An organism on which a parasite lives.

• consumer

• host

• prey

• decomposer

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A consumer that hunts is called:

• a producer.
• an omnivore.
• a predator.
• a herbivore.

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An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism

• Predator
• Prey
• Competition
• Adaptation

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A _________ is an organism that gets its nutrients from another organism and causes harm to its host.

• parasite

• host

• consumer

• producer

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An animal that eats other animals is a....

• carnivore

• omnivore

• herbivore

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Why is a deer classified as a herbivore?

• A deer makes its own food.

• A deer eats only plants.

• A deer eats only animals.

• A deer eats plants and animals.

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An animal that eats only plants is an...

• carnivore

• omnivore

• herbivore

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What is shown by the arrows in a food chain?

• eating

• transfer

• food

• energy transfer

Summary

Biotic factors living things in an ecosystem

Abiotic factors non living things in an ecosystem.

Food chains and food webs show the flow of energy in an ecosystem

A producer makes it's own food. (Plant)

A consumer gets energy from eating other organisms.

A predator is an animal that hunts and kills other animals in order to survive.

Natural Resources

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What is a resource?

• Anything on Earth that humans use

• Some can be used over and over

• Some can only be used once

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Oil and minerals are renewable resources

• yes

• no

Open Ended

One example of a natural resource could be:

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Water is a...

• Renewable Resource

• Non-Renewable Resource

Renewable Resource

• Sunlight

• Air

• Water

• Plants and Animals

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Which of these is classified as a renewable resource?

• Natural gas

• Minerals

• Plants

• Crude oil

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Sunlight is a _________ resource

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

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Select all the renewables.

• Air

• Natural Gas

• Wind

• Rocks and Minerals

• Fish

Open Ended

How long do you think it takes a renewable resource to come back?

Renewable resources can be replaced within a human lifetime or less.

What is a nonrenewable resource?

Coal

• Humans dig it out and burn it to produce energy/electricity

Oil

• Over millions of years tiny dead animals are pressed down by mud and rocks.

• The pressure forms a liquid called oil that we used for gasoline, to make plastics and more.

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How long does oil take to form?

• 100 years

• 1,000 years

• A few months

• Millions of years

Open Ended

Why isn't oil found everywhere on Earth, and only in certain places?

Rocks and Minerals

Can take millions of years to form.

Examples:

-Sand is used to make glass

-Rubies and Diamonds: Jewelry

-Marble: Building materials

-Used in electronics

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Since natural gas is formed from dead plants, it's a renewable resource.

• True

• False

Open Ended

How long does it take non-renewable resources to come back?

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All of the following are considered renewable energy sources EXCEPT –

• Wind

• Coal

• Biomass

• Solar

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The wise use of natural resources is called

• Biomass

• Conservation

• Production

• Restoration

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What is the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources?

• Renewable resources can be replaced faster than non-renewable.

• Non-renewable resources can be replaced by more resources.

• non-renewable resources cannot be used by humans.

• Renewable resources are renewed into something new.

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Any useful material that is found in nature:

• Natural Resource

• Human Resource

• Plants