Earth's Resources

Explore Earth's resources, energy types, and environmental impacts. Learn pollution terms and human effects.

Match the energy resource to be either renewable or nonrenewable. Renewable Solar Energy Wind Power Hydroelectricity Geothermal Energy Biomass Nonrenewable Coal Oil Natural Gas Nuclear Energy Match the vocabulary words with their definition. Smog fog or haze combined with smoke and other atmospheric pollutants. Acid Rain rainfall that contains atmospheric pollution and causes environmental harm. Global Warming a gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth's atmosphere caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide Greenhouse Gases contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation Ozone Layer absorbs most of the ultraviolet radiation reaching the earth from the sun. Pollution the presence in the environment of a substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects. Recycling converting waste into a reusable material. On the image shown below, show the exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen. _ _ How has man had an impact, both negative and positive, on Earth's land, water, and atmosphere? (Be as specific as you can.)