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Human Impact
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Force | A push or a pull that can change how something moves or its shape. |
| Rotation | When something spins or turns around a center point or axis. |
| Intensity | How strong or powerful something is. |
| Physical change | A change that affects how something looks or feels, but not what it is made of. |
| Glacial | Having to do with glaciers or very slow movement, like how glaciers move slowly over land. |
| Weather condition | What the weather is like at a certain time and place, such as sunny, rainy, windy, or cold. |
| Natural resource | Something found in nature that people use, like water, trees, soil, or minerals. |
| Natural process | A change or action that happens in nature without humans causing it, such as erosion or the water cycle. |
| Catastrophic | Causing a lot of damage or destruction. |
| Cycle | A series of events that repeat in the same order over time. |
| Atmospheric composition | The types of gases that make up Earth’s atmosphere, like oxygen and carbon dioxide. |
| Environmental | Having to do with the natural world, including air, water, land, plants, and animals. |
| Pollution | Harmful materials or substances that make the environment dirty or unsafe. |
| Societal | Having to do with people, communities, or how humans live together. |
| Renewable resource | A natural resource that can be replaced or reused naturally in a short amount of time, like sunlight or wind. |
| Nonrenewable | A resource that cannot be replaced quickly once it is used up. |
| Oil | A natural liquid found underground that is used for fuel and to make many products. |
| Absorb | To take in or soak up something, like water, heat, or light. |
| Wetland | An area of land that is covered with water some or all of the time, like a swamp or marsh. |
| Agriculture | The practice of growing plants and raising animals for food and other products. |
| Development | When land is changed to build things like houses, roads, or businesses. |
| Fertile | Having rich soil that helps plants grow well. |
| Groundwater | Water found underground in the spaces between soil and rock |
| Industry | Businesses or factories that make products or provide services. |
| Material world | Everything around us that is made of matter, including natural and man-made objects. |
| Mineral | A natural, nonliving solid found in Earth that has a specific chemical makeup. |
| River delta | An area where a river meets a larger body of water and drops sediment, creating new land. |
| Aquifer | An underground layer of rock or soil that stores groundwater. |
| Economic | Having to do with money, jobs, buying, and selling. |
| Land usage | The way people use land, such as for farming, housing, or businesses. |
| Levee | A raised wall or barrier built to help prevent flooding from rivers. |
| Water usage | How people use water for things like drinking, farming, or cleaning. |
| Consumption | The act of using up resources like water, energy, or materials. |
| Land use management | Planning and controlling how land is used to protect resources and meet people’s needs. |
| Conservation | Using natural resources carefully so they last longer. |
| Preservation | Protecting nature by keeping land or resources mostly untouched by humans. |
| Recycling | Recycling |
| Perishable | Something that can spoil or go bad if it is not used or stored properly. |
| Synthetic | Made by humans using chemicals, not found naturally in nature. |
| Manufactured | Made or built in a factory by people. |
| Rivers | Large, flowing bodies of freshwater that move toward oceans, lakes, or other rivers. |
| Lakes | Large bodies of water surrounded by land. |
| Groundwater | Water found underground in the spaces between rocks and soil. |
| Fertile | Having soil that is rich in nutrients and good for growing plants. |
| Delta | Land formed at the mouth of a river where sediment is deposited as the river slows down. |
| Fossil fuels | Fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas that come from ancient plants and animals. |
| Pollution | Harmful substances that make air, water, or land dirty or unsafe. |
| Composition | What something is made of or the parts that make it up. |
| Glacier | A large, slow-moving mass of ice formed from packed snow. |
| Mass | The amount of matter in an object. |
| Volume | The amount of space an object takes up. |
| Concentration | How much of a substance is mixed into a certain amount of another substance. |
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