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E/E Module 3

NCVPS exam Review

TermDefinition
mineral naturally occurring substance obtained from the ground
harvesting gathering
mining process of working in a mine
drilling boring a hole in the ground
extraction withdrawing something from another source
subsurface mining mining below the ground
surface mining mining where overlaying rock and land are removed
mountaintop removal using dynamite to remove large chunks of mountain in order to mine
strip mining removing sections of rock in linear chunks to mine
open pit mining using explosives to remove sections of rock in order to mine, leaves behind a large pit
runoff precipitation on land that runs off into waterways; carries suspended materials
erosion incorporation and transportation of material by wind, water, or ice
natural resource materials supplied by nature
surface water pollution pollution in lakes, rivers, and streams
groundwater pollution pollution in aquifers
deforestation process of clearing forests
carbon sink places where carbon is stored such as plants, animals, and oceans
clear-cutting removal of all trees in a forest
selective-cutting the cutting out of trees that are mature or defective to encourage the growth of the remaining trees in a forest
global warming the increase in temperatures of Earth and the atmosphere in part due to increased carbon dioxide levels
greenhouse effect the heating of Earth's surface and atmosphere by solar radiation that is absorbed and emitted by the atmosphere, mainly water vapor and carbon dioxide
human impact any change to the environment directly caused by humans
environmental impact any change to the environment
environmental legislation the exercise of pawer or function of making rules specifically about the environment
pollution environmental contamination with man-made waste
Clean Water Act required industries to reduce or eliminate point source pollution and eliminated the discharge of raw sewage into surface waters
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act decreased the illegal and unsafe dumping of hazardous waster
acid rain rain that has acidity due to environmental factors
nonrenewable resource natural resource that cannot be replace in our lifetime
renewable resource natural resource that can be replace quickly
fossil fuel any hydrocarbon that may be used as a source of energy; coal, natural gas, oil
coal forms when heat and pressure transform plant material over millions of years, used in power plants to generate electricity
oil (petroleum) liquid hydrocarbon that forms from the remains of plants and animals
natural gas gaseous hydrocarbon that forms from the remains of plants and animals
alternative energy energy sources that do not rely of fossil fuels such as wind, solar, and geothermal
carrying capacity maximum number of individuals an area can support
logistic growth population growth with the limit of a carrying capacity; S curve
exponential growth population growth without the limit of a carrying capacity; J curve
urbanization process by which towns and cities are formed
heat island urban area where more heat is absorbed in the surrounding area
overgrazing to allow animals to graze in an area to the point of damaging vegetation cover
salinization over-irrigating with water so that salt is left behind
desertification becoming a desert through mismanagement or climate change
sustainablity using a resource so that it is not permanently damaged
reduce diminish in size
reuse use a second time
recycle to make something new from something that has been used before
compost a mixture of decayed material that is used for fertilizing and conditioning land
conservation careful use of resources
carbon footprint amount of greenhouse gases emitted by a person's activities
sandbag bag filled with sand and used for fortifications
jetty a structure extended into a sea, lake, or river to protect the shore
landslide rapid downward movement of land
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