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How the human activities affect the environment?
Human activities affect the environment by contributing to air pollution, or the emission of harmful substances into the air. These toxins can exert tremendous effects on the natural world, leading to environmental degradation and problems like acid rain and harmful algal blooms in the ocean.
What activities of humans have positive effects of the atmosphere?
Humans affect the environment in positive and negative ways. Cutting down trees and littering have a negative effect on animals and plants. Protecting endangered species and cleaning lakes and seas has a positive effect on the environment.
In what ways do the activities of humans affect the processes of erosion and weathering?
Humans cause increases in acid rain and pollution, which increase the amount of weathering agents in the air and water, and then on land. Humans also affect the rate of weathering/erosion by paving over large portions of land, so that…
What are the effects of the Earth’s Revolution?
The Earth’s revolution has several effects including the seasons and the variable duration of days/ nights. Also, the Earth’s tilt and axis relative to its orbital plane have a significant effect as well. This results in one hemisphere tilting toward the sun and the contra lateral hemisphere tilting away.
What would happen if the Earth stops its rotation?
Earth’s rotation is a major factor for life prevailing on earth. The formation of day and night are a result of earth’s rotation. If the rotation stops, the side facing the sun wil have day till eternity and it will be hot as hell.
How many times does the Earth rotate in a 24 hour period?
The Earth completes one “rotation” every twenty-four hours. A rotation is when the planet spins around once. The Earth rotates counterclockwise; this is why the Sun “rises” in the East and “sets” in the West. It is not the Sun’s movement that causes days, but rather the Earth turning around in front of the Sun.
Can you feel the rotation of the Earth?
The earth’s motion is too subtle for you to be able to directly feel the rotation. We can quantify this. If you’re on the earth’s equator, the earth’s spin carries you eastward at about 1,000 mph. If you’re at higher latitudes, the speed is somewhat less; in the mid U.S., it’s something like 700 mph.