Biomass and Land Degradation!

Biomass is plant matter that can be converted to an _________.

Biomass is organic as it is made of material that comes from _________ organisms.

Biomass contains energy first derived from the sun. where plants absorb the sun’s energy through the process called _________.

Biomass can be converted to energy-producing ethanol and wood pellets.

Biomass is far away from 'clean', that burning biomass creates _________ pollution.

A chemical process called __________ where biomass is heated and dried to be used in combustion or gasification.

A biological processes in sewage treatment plants, waste landfills, and livestock manure management systems are known to be _________.

Biogas is composed mainly of methane and CO2, where methane is a _________ gas.

What do you think as a main reason for the degradation of land?

How much fertile land is being lost due to degradation each year?

What are the two greatest causes of land degradation?

_________ is the major cause of land degradation, which has become a worldwide environmental problem that degrades soil productivity and water quality.

Which of the following is not one of the methods in preventing land degradation?

What causes sheet and rill erosion?

Where is desertification most likely to occur?