(a) List four atmospheric resources (b) Describe three uses each of any two of the resources listed in (a) above (b) Name three other environmental resource...
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(a) List four atmospheric resources
(b) Describe three uses each of any two of the resources listed in (a) above
(b) Name three other environmental resources that are of great importance to man.
Answer Details
(a) Four atmospheric resources
- Air (oxygen, carbon dioxide, nitrogen and other gases).
- Sunlight (solar energy).
- Wind.
- Rainfall (water/precipitation).
(b) Three uses each of any two of the resources
Sunlight (solar energy):
- Used by green plants for photosynthesis to manufacture food.
- Provides heat and light and helps to dry crops, clothes and fish.
- Generation of solar electricity through solar panels.
Wind:
- Generation of electricity using windmills/wind turbines.
- Sailing and winnowing of grains, and pollination and seed dispersal.
- Cooling and drying, and driving of water pumps.
(Air can also be cited: oxygen for respiration, carbon dioxide for photosynthesis, air for combustion and for inflating tyres.)
(c) Three other environmental resources important to man
- Water (rivers, lakes, seas and underground water).
- Soil / land.
- Minerals (and forests/vegetation and wildlife).
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