Anything in enviro (1.5x points)
What is the main thing about Envriomental science, give it a defenition
The study of how humans and the environment interact
The clearing of forests for human use
Deforestation
Name the two main types of energy we use
Renewable and Non-renewable
A species which no longer exists classified as
Extinct
Know for broadcasting and voice acting in enviromental documentaries, who is this famous figure.
A. Rachel Carson
B. James Hansen
C. David attenborough
D. Wangari Maathai
C. David attenborough
Rachel Carson - an enviromental scientest who wrote the book Silent Spring and made a movment that lead to the banning of DDT
James Hansen - climatologist who warned about global warming
Wangari Maathai - an environmental and political activist from kenya who founded the greenbelt movement in Africa
what is the united states government agency created in 1970 to protect human health and the environment
The EPA/Enviromental protection agency
Name 3 types of non-renewable energy
Coal, Oil, natural gas, nuclear, ect..
Define endangered species
A species facing a high, very high, or extremely high risk of extinction.
what percent of freshwater is ice
68-70%
What percent of all global warming is caused by agriculture
(its a range, if you get within it you still get the question)
25% to 34%
What percent of energy is keep from one Trophic Level to the next
10%
What is a threatened organism that is safeguarded by regulations prohibiting activities such as hunting, capturing, or disturbing them, as well as harming their habitats
Protected species
The amount of steps something is away from the start of the food chain
Trophic level
Daily double (closest wins):
Guess the amount of ice lost from the Arctic and Greenland in tons from global warming since the 1970's
Hint: It's a higher number than Elon musk's peak net worth
12.5 trillion tons of ice
How much more energy with 1KG of uranium yield compared to coal.
A. 0.5x
B. 20,000x
C. 100,000x
D. 500,000x
True or false, there is over 200,000 species listed as threatened or endangered
False, there is approx 49,500 species listed as threatened and 10,700 species listed as critically endangered (though do note that not every species has been checked)
Percolation in relation to the water cycle is what?
slow downward movement of water through soil and permeable rock layers
What is an organochloride. Originally developed as an insecticide, but became infamous for its environmental impacts.
(if you know how to pronouce the scientific name you get triple points)
DDT/Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
Name 4 renewable sources of energy
solar, hydroelectric, wind, geothermal, biomass
Name 5 endangered species
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