Judilla James Daniel A.

NCE 1202- 1CE

M1-Discussion No.1: Earth Systems

1. Briefly explain the statement: "Matter can be recycled, but energy cannot."
The energy that courses through the environment can't be reused. As the energy
travels through a biological system, it is changed at each trophic level and it is at last
changed into heat energy, which can't be straightforwardly used by the living organic
entities as they can't change heat over to different types of energy. In this way, energy
as warmth is lost and the measure of energy stream diminishes with progressive
trophic levels. Eventually, all energy is disseminated and there is no energy to reuse.
Accordingly, the energy that courses through the environment can't be reused and
ceaseless contribution of energy is needed for its food.

2. Briefly explain the threshold and feedback effects.

Threshold impact is an impact on a result happens simply after the estimation of a
connected variable arrives at a particular quantitative cutoff, or basic worth, called the
edge. A natural edge is a point where the climate or biological system can't recuperate.
When a biological system passes a limit, it can't re-visitation of its unique state. Input
impacts can be delegated negative criticism circle or positive input circle. In
environmental change, a criticism circle is what might be compared to something that
quickens or decelerates a warming pattern. A constructive outcome quickens a
temperature rise, while a negative criticism decelerates it.

3. Briefly outline the magnitude of human impact on the planet.

Humans impact the physical environment in many ways: overpopulation, pollution,
burning fossil fuels, and deforestation. Changes like these have triggered climate
change, soil erosion, poor air quality, and undrinkable water. These negative impacts
can affect human behavior and can prompt mass migrations or battles over clean
water. Human population growth is a factor in human ecosystem impact. From 0 AD
to the present, global population has increased from three hundred million to seven
billion. While population growth was once considered to be one of the leading drivers
of human impacts on ecosystems, it does not adequately explain all the impacts that
come from human activities.