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Carlos Hilado Memorial State College: I. Learning Objectives
Carlos Hilado Memorial State College: I. Learning Objectives
Carlos Hilado Memorial State College: I. Learning Objectives
MODULE 1
INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
MATTER AND ENERGY
I. LEARNING OBJECTIVES
II. INTRODUCTION
III. LESSON
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4. Geosciences is a scientific study on earth’s crust that includes environmental geology,
environmental soil science and volcanic phenomena as well as hydrology like oceanography.
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The Environmental Attitudes.
There are several different attitudes about the environment according to Enger and
Smith but most of them fall under the following:
a. Development ethics is based on individualism and egocentrism. It assumes that the
human race is and should be the master of nature; therefore, the earth and its
resources exist for our benefit and pleasure.
b. Preservation ethics considers the special value of nature. Unchanged nature should be
protected for its own inherent value.
c. Conservation ethics or Management ethics is using natural resources wisely for the
greatest good of most people. It is a utilitarian standard that calls for prudent, efficient
and sustainable resource extraction and use of the natural resources. It stresses
equilibrium of total development and absolute preservation from resource use and
resource availability.
ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Local Environmental Non-Government Organizations
1. ABS-CBN Bantay Kalikasan
2. The Center for Environmental Concerns-Philippines (CEC-Phils)
3. The Eco Link Women’s Network
4. Foundation of the Philippine Environment
5. The Global Environment and nature ecosystems Society (Phil)
Foundation (GENESYS), Inc.
6. Haribon Foundation
7. Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Foundation Inc. (PTFCF)
8. Philippine Ocean Heritage
9. The Rain Forestation Information Portal
10. Society for the Conservation of Phil Wetlands
Incorporated
11. Tanggol Kalikasan (Defense of Nature)
12. The World Wide Fund (WWF)
13. Partnerships in Environmental Management for
the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA)
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States of matter
1. Solid – has a definite shape, volume and particles
vibrate around fixed positions
2. Liquid – has no definite shape (takes the shape of its
container), has definite volume and particles are free
to move each other, but are still attracted to each
other
3. Gas – has no definite shape and volume, particles
move in random motion with little
4. Plasma – has no definite shape and volume, known as the fourth state of matter and is
not an ordinary gas because it can generate electricity
Classification of matter
Properties of Matter
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1. Physical properties show what the substance is without changing into or interacting
with another substance.
2. Chemical properties are those that will happen to a substance as it changes or interact with
another substance.
Energy
Energy is defined as the capacity of doing work. Energy
and matter are associated with each other in different aspects
and in larger nature
There are two basic forms of energy: kinetic and potential
energy.
Energy Resources
1. Conventional energy resources are non-renewable
sources of energy which are used since time being.
The use of this form of energy has been in massive
volumes for the past years that their reserves have
decreased to a great extent
and it is difficult to
discover and exploit their new deposits
2. Alternative energy resources are renewable and are
thought to be free. They also have lower carbon
emissions.
1. Given the 13 Environmental Organizations, choose 3 and give a brief description of each
2. List down 5 activities of humans and classify these according to the given Environmental
Attitudes ( Development ethics, Preservation ethics and Conservation Ethics)
3. Differentiate homogeneous from heterogeneous mixture
4. Explain how the 3 methods of separating mixtures are done
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5. Give 5 examples of mixture and 5 examples of pure substances
6. Enumerate the physical and chemical properties of matter
7. List down 5 examples of physical change and 5 examples of chemical change.
8. List down your activities at home that will save your energy consumption.
V. ASSESSMENT
1. Differentiate the following: (limit your answer to 3 sentences for each question that
needs discussion)
a. Environmental issues from environmental problems
b. Ethics from Environmental ethics
c. Development ethics from preservation ethics
d. Atmospheric science from Geoscience
e. Bioethics from ecocentrism
2. Give 5 examples of matter and classify their states (solid, liquid, gas, plasma)
3. Define energy and identify its sources.
4. Differentiate kinetic from potential energy and give 5 examples of each kind
5. List down the non-renewable sources of energy and be able to describe each
6. List down renewable sources of energy and be able to describe each
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