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Urine is boiled in the distillation assembly and delivered to the water processor, where it undergoes a cycle of filtration and chemical purification until it is usable by the crew – reducing costs associated with launching heavy water shipments to the station from Earth. How does NASA turn urine into drinking water? For urine, astronauts …
What type of climate do mountains have? (Also called highland climate.) The most common climatic results of high elevation are those of decreased pressure, reduced oxygen availability, decreased temperature, and increased insolation; the last two combine to produce a typical “hot sun and cold shade” condition. … What do temperate climates have? Temperate climates are …
Temperatures are rising world-wide due to greenhouse gases trapping more heat in the atmosphere. Droughts are becoming longer and more extreme around the world. Tropical storms becoming more severe due to warmer ocean water temperatures. What are some examples of climate change? What Is Climate Change? Rising sea levels. Shrinking mountain glaciers. Ice melting at …
A habitat survey (also known as a Phase 1 Habitat Survey) will involve walking around your parish to map out the main habitats present such as, woodland, farmland, hedgrows. The survey will also highlight key features present in the landscape such as ancient trees, ponds and other water bodies. How do you assess a habitat? …
Of the 26m tonnes of waste produced in the UK, 12m tonnes are recycled, and 14m tonnes are sent to landfill sites. How much of the UK’s waste goes to landfill? After recycling, the most common destination for the UK’s rubbish is landfill, with 24% of waste sent there in 2016. In England, the amount …
At each level, some of the biomass consumed is excreted as waste, some energy is changed to heat (and therefore unavailable for consumption) during respiration, and some plants and animals die without being eaten (meaning their biomass is not passed on to the next consumer). What happen to energy in an ecosystem? Energy and nutrients …
Biodiversity: Tropical rainforests are areas of extremely high biodiversity compared to other ecosystems. In the topical rainforests of Borneo, scientists have documented more than 15,000 plant species, including 2,500 species of orchids! Are rainforests high biodiversity? Tropical rainforests are the most biologically diverse terrestrial ecosystems in the world. The Amazon rainforest is the world’s largest …
What is grassroot environmentalism? Grassroots environmentalism is that element of the wider environmental movement that engages in forms of contentious politics to develop knowledges about environmental issues, challenge examples of environmental destruction, and, from below, construct alternative visions and examples of ways of living that grassroots … What are the different types of environmentalism? Five …
Ecuador is one of the 17 megadiverse countries of the world. This diversity is due to the location of the country in the neotropics, the presence of the Andes and the influence of the ocean’s currents on its coasts. What is known about the biodiversity in Ecuador? Ecuador is considered one of the most biodiverse …
How does offsetting work? Biodiversity offsetting is based on the theory that biodiversity values gained at an offset site will compensate for biodiversity values lost to development at another location to achieve a standard of ‘no net loss’ of biodiversity. Why is biodiversity offset? Biodiversity offsets are being increasingly used in a wide range of …