Environmental Systems

2. farming growing crops
3. sunlight, heat, wind, water, and geothermal heat
6. pipes, ditches, drains, channels, paper mills, auto manufacturers, and oil spills
8. used for livestock rearing
9. agricultural products and soil
11. value the worth of a good or service
13. stability the ability of an ecosystem to maintain relatively constant conditions and
16. the ability of land to grow and support crops
17. factory smokestacks, pulp and paper mills, and chemical manufacturers
19. gases and particles that are put into the air by various sources. Some may not be classified as
20. Photovoltaic cells from the Sun’s radiation converted into electricity

1. gravitational potential energy to kinetic energy
4. timber and land
5. a measure of how much land can produce goods or services
7. use the human use of land, including soil, water, animals, and plants
10. Solar energy is transformed into chemical energy
12. management the act of overseeing the use and development of land resources
14. – gravitational potential energy to kinetic energyn living things that depend on the same resources
15. Electricity by turning wind turbines
18. pesticide, metals, road salt, fertilizers, and motor oil