Unit 6: Human Impact review

A measure of the total greenhouse gases produced by an individual, group, or location due to human activities.

• climate change

• carbon footprint

• sustainable use

• biosphere

All the parts of the planet that consists of living organisms; sum of all Earth's ecosystems.

• geosphere

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• hydrospere

A long-term shifts in temperature and climate due to human activity.

• sustainable use

• biosphere

• greenhouse gases

• climate change

Gases in Earth's atmosphere that traps heat helping the Earth stay warm.

• biosphere

• greenhouse gases

• climate change

• carbon footprint

Use of resources at a rate that they can be replaced or recycled for use by future generations.

• greenhouse gases

• climate change

• carbon footprint

• sustainable use

Wind and geothermal energy are what type of resources?

• renewable resources

• fossil fuels

• nonrenewable resources

• greenhouse resources

Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......

• require expensive equipment.

• provide all the energy we use.

• take millions of years to replace.

• can be found all over the world.

Solar energy is classified as renewable because it.......

• require expensive equipment.

• can be replaced as quickly as it is used.

• take millions of years to replace.

• is a natural resource.

Which of the following can be classified as nonrenewable resources?

• wind, soil, forests

• water, solar, gas

• oil, gas, coal

• biomass, nuclear energy, wind

Which of the following will NOT reduce your carbon footprint?

• Walking to your destination instead of driving

• Turning the water off while brushing your teeth

• Composting and recycling at home

• Traveling to far away places by airplane