Environmental Services

an area of land that drains rain into a river

• watershed

• seep

• watershed

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top of the groundwater layer

• water table

• water top

• watershed

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allowing water to go through

• deplete

• impermeable

• permeable

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when water from aquifers is low from human use

• seeped

• depleted

• recharded

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cleaning by separating out pollutants or impurities is called

• treatment

• landscaping

• purification

• A A

Underground layers of rock, sand, or gravel that trap, store, and transport water

• recharge zone

• aquifer

• reservoir

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The environment has an amazing natural capacity to absorb, break down and recycle the wastes and pollution produced. The name given to this function is

• Source

• Sink

• Service

• Spiritual

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Maintaining biodiversity on Earth is crucial. Healthy biodiversity offers humanity

• Ecosystem services

• Social benefits

• Biological resources

• All of the above

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What is the term given to all of the life forms and environments on Earth?

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Lithosphere

In terms of climate change and global warming, because of the way carbon dioxide can trap the Earth’s heat, an increase in its amount

• means more heat is trapped on Earth

• means more heat is released on Earth

• means less heat is trapped on Earth

• means more heat is released on Earth

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