Environmental Science: Key Concepts

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Which of the following is most likely a result of air pollution?

  • Global warming
  • Soil erosion
  • None of the above
  • Respiratory problems (correct)

Which one of the following is an essential non-metallic mineral?

  • Granite
  • Coal (correct)
  • Gold
  • Aluminum

The mixture of gases surrounding the earth is called what?

  • Atmosphere (correct)
  • Hydrosphere
  • Lithosphere
  • Biosphere

Which types of pollutants break down the easiest in nature?

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What two gases make up the largest percentage of air?

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Which of the following organisms obtains nutrition by consuming organic matter?

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Which phrase best describes BOD?

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What removes microorganisms from sewage?

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Which resource is commonly utilized for electricity generation?

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What term describes all living and non-living factors affecting an organism's survival?

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How many oxygen atoms are in ozone?

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What components make up the environment?

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Which resource is derived from animal skin?

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What method is most effective for educating the public about environmental conservation?

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The study of Ecology and Biodiversity falls under what scope?

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Due to what are Earth's plates moving?

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What is a common energy source found in rural environments?

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How important is public involvement in protecting the environment?

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What is the Green House effect referring to?

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What human health effect can be caused by air pollution?

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What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

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What region of the Earth is the hottest?

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Which of the following describes how Bacteria can help in removal of pollutants?

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What factor determines the effect of radioactive pollutants?

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The study of Environmental Science (EVS) can be described as what?

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Rising global temperatures in polar regions due to [blank] can cause disastrous effects.

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Which of the following organisms are autotrophs?

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What defines a population?

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Health issues directly related to air pollutant exposure and smoking is most likely what?

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What problem can global warming cause?

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The chemical compound group, chlorofluorocarbons can be shortened to what?

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The branch of botany relating to grasses is called what?

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An organism that can not produce its own food can be described as what?

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True or false: Environment awareness is important for society.

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Space, landforms, water bodies, climate, soils, rocks and minerals are what kind of elements of the environment?

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Which studies are part of an Environmental Science degree?

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Which African countries were under continuous food crisis in the 1980s?

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What kind of developments focuses on current needs and doesn't compromise future ability to meet their needs?

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Living things are from what kind of environment?

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How can environmental awareness be spread among the masses?

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Which of the following examples focuses on the idea of reusing?

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Flashcards

Air Pollution Problems?

Respiratory problems are a problem caused by air pollution.

Non-Metallic Minerals?

Coal, clay, cement, and silica.

Elixir of Life?

An essential element for life.

What is the Atmosphere?

The blanket of gases surrounding the earth.

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Biodegradable Pollutants?

Pollutants that nature can easily break down.

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Air Composition?

Nitrogen 78%, Oxygen 21%, trace rare gases.

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Heterotrophic Examples?

Fungi is an example.

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What is BOD?

Stands for Biological Oxygen Demand.

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Sewage Microorganism Removal?

Done by disinfection.

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Examples?

Air, water, food, leather and medicines

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Environment?

Both biotic and abiotic components.

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Living with the environment meaning

True: It means Living together

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Passing?

Removal, is when water passes through the screen

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How to move Earth?

Constructive currents are compression

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Common uses?

Wood and Animal are common

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Why is public protection important

Important for protection

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rays

Trapping of UV rays

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Health factors

Hypertension, headache are human health factors

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The Earth?

The crust of the earth

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Inside core

Inner core is the hottest centre

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Biology

Biodiversity, is Biology graded

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Energy for the world?

energy releasing capacity

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EVS?

Environmental is everywhere

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Tererature rises?

Raises to green house

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Green lights?

Green plant is a good thing

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Inhabited group

Community, an inhabited group

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Causes sickness?

Lung Cancer is a big deal

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Melt?

Melting Glaciers

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Scarry??

chlorofluorocarbons are scary

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Agrostology?

Grasses is what agrostology does

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Trophic

Heterotrphis

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Being Aware?

Society has awareness

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What makes the society

Space, land, bodies, climate, soil

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the studies of science

studies like chemistry

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World?

Mali, Zambi, Zimbabwe

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Culturing the World

Culture takes over the world

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Things to the world?

Environments and things

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Study Notes

Major Environmental Problems

  • Air pollution can cause respiratory problems
  • The essential non-metallic minerals consist of coal, clay, cement, and silica
  • Water is considered an elixir of life
  • The gases surrounding the earth are called the atmosphere
  • Pollutants that can be managed and broken down are biodegradable pollutants
  • Air is made up of these components: Nitrogen (78%) and Oxygen (21%), with remaining trace gases
  • Fungi are examples of heterotrophs.
  • BOD refers to Biological Oxygen Demand
  • Disinfection removes microorganisms from sewage water

Energy and Environment

  • Electricity generation can be done by use of Tar
  • The definition of the total of all living and non-living things that affect an organism's survival is called environment
  • Ozone is a type of oxygen with three atoms
  • The environment is biotic and abiotic
  • Leather comes from the skin of animals
  • Raising awareness for environment protection will come from mass media presence
  • Environmental science falls in both A and B scope range
  • Conventional currents are how earth plates move
  • Common energy in villages is wood and animal waste
  • Environmental protection has public participation
  • The greenhouse effect is created by rays being trapped

Environmental Effects

  • Air pollution leads to human health problems
  • Rock outer layer is known as the crust
  • Earth's center core is the hottest
  • Biologically degradable items are caused from Nitrification
  • Radioactive pollutant degradation is depends on all of these
  • Environmental Studies is the full meaning of "EVS"
  • Global warming raises polar temperature and has a disastrous effect
  • Examples of autotrophs are green plants
  • A population is a plant or animal species inhabiting a given area
  • Lung cancer is caused by air pollution
  • Melting glaciers are a problem caused by global warming

Consumption and Waste

  • Chlorofluorocarbons is the full meaning of CFC's
  • Agrostology is the study of Grasses
  • Those organisms who can't manufacture food are heterotrophic
  • Being environmentally aware is a necessity for society
  • Physical aspects like space, climate, water, soil, and landforms are elements of environmental
  • EVS involves chemistry, health, and life sciences
  • Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe had food crises in the 1980s
  • Sustainable development cares for current generations without harming future ones
  • A biotic environment has living components
  • Using radio and television will help people be environmentally aware
  • Recycling is sustainable for the environment

Balance and Harmony

  • All aspects of man made items like: material infrastructure, government systems, and human groups have environment
  • Environmental studies is pulled from chemistry, biology, and geology
  • An example of a river ecosystem is the Ganges river
  • 2022 is when the Energy Conservation Act began.
  • India opposed the carbon border adjustment mechanism
  • Gas at high volumes in the air is Nitrogen
  • Ice age would come to northern Europe if the change continues.
  • Cultural environment involves irrigation, economics, community etc
  • The Chipko movement is to protect the forests
  • Knowledge of conversion factors are the education in environemnt and science

Resources and threats

  • World forest day is celebrated March 21
  • Productive land gets converted to arid lands due to becoming desertification
  • Also know as the Beej Bachao Aandolan: seed protection
  • Atmosphere comes in layers
  • Ecosystems have living things, animals, microorganisms, and plants
  • Soil erosion comes from Afforestation
  • Uttarakhand's district was the main Chipko movement
  • Gain information richness by taking Environmental studies
  • Ocean has the most power to provide energy
  • Biosphere: All life comprises of the Earth's surface, including living things.
  • Nuclear power is exhausted power of source
  • The environment is a vital tool for maintaining life, and its system.

Ecosystems

  • Biodiversity refers to the various types of living structures that are in our world
  • Fuel fossil are being extracted with Hydraulic fracturing
  • Example of a grass biotic: water, grass, oxygen and sunlight all count.
  • Bengal is the origin of Nor' westers in their local region.
  • Environment deals in all three: biotic, abiotic and energy
  • The collective species is the meaning of the biosphere
  • The celebration date for National Science Day is February 28th
  • The EFI expanded and means what Environmentalist formation of India
  • Sea that's an outlier: Dead sea because it's in America where is the odd
  • An example BSI is what: Botanical Study in Indiana
  • Interacting with society to improve the outcome of a community: Social behavior

Natural Laws

  • Air mode of transformation for Covid: Skin condition
  • What is Biological Demand: Pollutants that spread by aquatic system
  • Chipko originated from Uttrapradesh system
  • What is needed by component: All of the above
  • What was the first held? Stockholm as in Sweden
  • June what: to be saved to be used as a World Environment Day
  • Example used up: Soil and Coal
  • What is that: Incineration
  • What does Algal depend on: Eutrophication
  • Where is that: Nagpur to be the area for
  • Why is Surface area to find: 71% is area to discover

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