Which environmental impact involves burning fossil fuels (coal, oil, gas) and making carbon dioxide, a gas that traps heat and makes Earth warmer?

• Production of Greenhouse Gasses

• Overuse of Fertilizers

• Urbanization

• Pollution

Which environmental impact involves using too much of a substance that makes plants grow, so it washes into ponds causing overgrowth of algae?

• Overuse of Fertilizers (Eutrophication)

• Urbanization

• Overuse of Resources (Soil/Water)

• Production of Greenhouse Gasses

Which environmental impact involves organisms being transported from their native ecosystem to a new ecosystem?

• Invasive Species

• Ocean Acidification

• Overhunting/

  Overfishing

• Pollution

Match the environmental impact with the correct definition.

Groups:

(a) Ocean Acidification

,

(b) Flooding

,

(c) Drought

,

(d) Pollution

• Introduction of harmful substances into an ecosystem

• Period of large amount of rainfall that the ground cannot absorb fast enough

• Extended period of time without rain

• When saltwater absorbs a lot of CO2, lowering the pH

Which environmental impact involves cutting down trees and building roads, homes and stores?

• Invasive Species

• Production of Greenhouse Gasses

• Urbanization

• Overuse of Resources (Soil/Water)

Which environmental impact involves decreasing the quality of necessary resources?

• Overuse of Fertilizers (Eutrophication)

• Production of Greenhouse Gasses

• Overuse of Resources (Water/Soil)

• Overfishing/

  Overhunting

Which environmental impact involves using a living resource faster than it can be replaced, decreasing population sizes?

• Overhunting/

  Overfishing

• Overuse of Resources (Soil/Water)

• Urbanization

• Overuse of Fertilizers (Eutrophication)