Human Activities and the Environment Quiz

<p>Social services (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Controlling climate and disease (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Living organisms and physical factors (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It helps in the decomposition of waste products. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They provide essential resources and regulate environmental conditions. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Spiritual enrichment and recreation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Land use changes (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Increase in carbon dioxide levels (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Eutrophication in water bodies (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Municipal waste (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Immediate decomposition (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Eutrophication (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They disrupt native species and resources (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Nitrogen and phosphorus (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Industrial Waste (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It involves using an impermeable membrane. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They must be treated to remove pollutants. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Agricultural Waste (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It can contaminate groundwater. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Rock and soil from ore extraction (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Eutrophication of water bodies (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Organic materials into humus-like material (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Manufacturing (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Designing and using materials to reduce waste (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By turning throwaway materials into useful products (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Extraction (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, biosphere (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Generation of waste (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Recycling (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Ecosystem processes that help maintain other services, like nutrient cycling and decomposition.

The benefits people get from ecosystems, like clean air, water, and food.

Ecosystem services controlling things like climate, diseases, and natural hazards.

Ecosystem services providing basic needs: air, water, food, and energy.

A community of organisms interacting with each other and the non-living environment.

Everything surrounding a living thing, both living and non-living.

The process of moving nutrients through an ecosystem.

Removing something, like carbon dioxide, from the air and storing it.

Waste generated from households, businesses, and institutions, often excluding industrial waste.

Waste from farming and animal agriculture, including fertilizer runoff.

Waste generated by factories and manufacturing processes, excluding mining waste.

Waste produced during mining, such as rock, soil, and mine tailings.

Excessive nutrient enrichment in bodies of water, leading to algal blooms and oxygen depletion.

A method of waste disposal where garbage is buried and covered with soil.

Burning waste in a controlled environment to reduce its volume and potentially generate energy.

The collection, treatment, and disposal of waste to minimize its negative impacts on the environment.

Discarded materials from households, businesses, institutions, and industries, including non-hazardous items like trash, construction debris, and agricultural waste.

Altering how land is used, like converting forests to farmland or building cities.

Non-native organisms that spread rapidly and harm native ecosystems.

Using natural resources like water, minerals, and forests without considering their long-term sustainability.

Contamination of air, water, or soil with harmful substances.

Gases that trap heat in the atmosphere, contributing to global warming.

The process of transforming raw materials into usable products and then disposing of them.

The first step in the resource cycle, where raw materials are taken from the Earth.

The step after extraction where raw materials are changed into a more usable form.

The step where raw materials are transformed into finished products.

Creating unwanted materials during the resource cycle.

Decreasing the amount of waste by using less material or less toxic materials.

Turning old products into new ones.

Decomposing organic waste to create rich soil amendment.