Human Impact on the Environment Study Guide for Quiz 1b
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| What is the major cause of air pollution? | the burning of fossil fuels releases harmful substances into the atmosphere
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| What types of human activities cause air pollution? | burning of fossil fuels, factory smokestacks, automobile exhaust, and burning wood in a fireplace
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| What can you infer about health and air pollution? | people who live in areas with more air pollution have more health issues, such as asthma
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| What were some of the effects of the Industrial Revolution on your village? |
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| Why do you think CO2 levels have risen steadily in the last 45 years? | because of the steady increase in the burning of fossil fuels for factories and automobiles, which produces CO2
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| Which types of activities will raise even faster? |
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| How do high CO2 levels affect earth? | Some scientists think the increase in carbon dioxide in the air is causing the average air temperature to rise around the world. The rising temperature may cause dramatic climate changes.
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| Calculate the following: burning 1 barrel of oil produces 23,000,000 Kilocalories of heat energy. How many barrels of oil would be wasted on a leaky hot water faucet dripping 5,100 L per year? Show all work. | barrels
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| How many 2 liter bottles could you fill with the water you collect from the leaky hot water faucet? Show all work. |
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| Why is it important to conserve resources such as oil and water? | oil is a non-renewable resource, it can't be replaced once it is used up and the supply of clean, fresh water is limited on earth
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| Water vapor is a natural greenhouse gas. How does it effect the temperatures on earth? |
We emit CO2, which warms the world a bit, and this causes more water to vaporize & warm the world more to a higher (more or less) stabilized level.
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| What is the difference between greenhouse effect, global warming and climate change? | The greenhouse effect is the cause - and global warming and climate change are the consequences.
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