NAME: CAOLE, ARON JOEL R.

GR&SEC: 11-ABM A

ACTIVITY 2

What I Can Do

The human population has increased rapidly since the 1700’s. For most of human history, there were
fewer than half-billion people on Earth. In mid- 2009, 6.7 billion people inhabited our planet. Because
of these, extensive pollution is everywhere. As a student, what can you do to save not only a
particular system, but the Earth itself? Write your answer in the table.
MY ENVIRONMENT “TO DO” LIST
1. By planting trees
2. preventing to kill endangered species
3. preventing to throw plastics
4. helping others to clean the environment
5. helping animals to live peacefully

Activity 2.1 We are Connected!

According to John Muir, “When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of
the world.” How is the given diagram related to the said quote? How does the four subsystems of the
Earth connect with each other?

-The Earth consists of four subsystems, across whose boundaries matter and energy flows, the
atmosphere (air), biosphere (living things), hydrosphere water), and geosphere (land). The
atmosphere provides the geosphere with heat and energy needed to rock breakdown and erosion.

The biosphere receives gases, heat, and sunlight energy from the atmosphere. It receives water from
the hydrosphere and a living medium from the geosphere.
Activity 2.2. Table Completion.

Prepare a list of minerals based on the Mohs Scale of Hardness and identify some products that make
use of these minerals.

MINERALS PRODUCTS THAT CONTAIN THE MINERAL

1.DIAMOND CARBON
2.CORUNDUM ALUMINUM OXIDE MINERAL
3.TOPAZ SILICATE MINERAL OF ALUMINUM
4.QUARTZ SILICATE MINERAL
5.ORTHOCLASE TECTOSILICATE MINERAL
6.APATITE PHOSPATE MINERAL
7.FLUORITE FLUOROCARBON CHEMICALS
8.CALCITE CARBONATE MINERAL
9.GYPSUM SULFATE MINERAL
10.TALC TALC IS USED IN MANY COSMETICS: LIPSTICK, MASCARA, FACE POWDER, BLUSH,
EYE SHADOW, FOUNDATION AND EVEN CHILDREN’S MAKEUP.

Activity 2.3. What I Can Do

List some of the uses of minerals around us

MINERALS USES
1. BARIUM Barium is a common element used in x-ray
technology, fireworks, rubber and glass making
and rat poison.
2.COBALT Cobalt is famous for the incredible blue color it
imparts to glass and pigment. It has been found
in meteorites and is used in invisible ink
3.COLUMBITE tantalite group is a mineral used widely in
technology. Electronics, automotive systems and
health products like the pacemaker need this
mineral to operate.
4.COPPER Copper is a common metal throughout the
world. It is used for currency, jewelry, plumbing
and to conduct electricity.
5.GOLD Gold is the most familiar metal to most people.
It is used for jewelry, dentistry, electronics and a
host of other applications.