Enviro IG 3 (Internals)

Select the advantage of dams

Deep mining has a greater impact on the environment

Constructive plate boundaries are when plates move apart

Select two ways that a building can be modified to save energy.

Why do greenhouses increase crop yield?

Which of the following does not conserve forests?

Biomagnification is the process where bacteria is used to break down waste into methane

Which conditions are needed for tropical cyclones to form?

Select the one method which isn't included in mine restoration.

Hydroponics has more disadvantages than advantages

Tidal power has some negative impacts on the environment

Igneous rock is formed from erosion and sedimentation

Which of the following isn't a method of sustainable agriculture?

Select an environmental impact of a mine

Select the advantage of an overhead sprinkler system

Cash crops are grown from subsistence farming

Metamorphic rock is formed when a rock changes its chemical structure through extreme temperature and pressure

Tide and wave energy is the same thing.

Select the definition for supervolcano

Select the advantage of hydroponics

Tidal power is influenced by the weather

Why are birth rates low in MEDC's?

This is a LEDC

Deforestation is a global concern.

Why are people are pushed from rural to urban areas?

Deforestation leads to habitat loss, soil erosion, drought, reduction in transpiration and evaporation

Climate, supply and demand and cost are all factors influencing whether a mine will be developed

Distillation is the process of water purification by pumping it at high pressure through a fine membrane

A disadvantage of hydroponics is that diseases can spread quickly through water

What conditions do plants not need in order to grow?

Immune boosters, vaccines and washing hands frequently can help prevent water-borne diseases.

Eutrophication occurs when excess nutrients runs into a water body, this feeds algae causing it to consume all oxygen

seafloor spreading is caused from conservative plate boundaries

Island arcs and volcanic arcs develop from deconstructive plate boundaries

Mismanagement of irrigation leads to:

Limestone and sandstone are examples of:

Overhead sprinkler systems can cause soil to be capped by the large droplets

The letter that represents Potassium on the periodic table is P

A dam can be used for many purposes

What type of mining is shown in this image?

Green plants produce glucose through a process called:

Select the disadvantage of dams

What is an advantage of clay pot irrigation systems?

Chlorophyll is a green pigment in plants necessary for photosynthesis

The Benioff zone is where an earthquake is triggered in the upper part of a subducting oceanic plate.

The eye of the tropical cyclone has intense winds and bad weather

Select the term for farming livestock

The Richter scale is used to measure volcano eruptions

Tropical cyclone impacts can be reduced with weather forecasting, building houses on stilts and preserving mangroves

Which disease can be caught from sewage?

Which volcano is more explosive?

Finding natural predators as a means of controlling pests and diseases is called:

Select the definition for artesian aquifer

What are the nutrients that plants need in order to grow?