Biogeochemical Cycles
this biogeochemical cycle has no atmospheric phase
phosphorus
This international treaty successfully banned the usage of CFCs in aerosols and refrigerants
Montreal Protocol
These are the most harmful forms of suspended particulates
PM 2.5
Name the wind cells in order of poles to equator
- polar
- ferrell
- hadley
This greenhouse gas is associated with human disruption of the nitrogen cycle
N2O
nitrous oxide
In 1970, this powerful act was passed to, "protect critically imperiled species from extinction due to the consequences of economic growth and development untempered by adequate concern and conservation"
Endangered Species Act
This indoor air pollutant causes mesothelioma
asbestos
This effect explains why circulating air is deflected toward the right in the Northern Hemisphere and toward the left in the Southern Hemisphere
coriolis effect
These are a plant's favorite form of nitrogen and phosphorus because they are most easily assimilated
nitrates and phosphates
This is the predecessor the Paris Agreement. While not considered to be particularly successful, it was one of the key first steps in the process of globally combating climate change.
Kyoto Protocol
This neurotoxic substance was banned from being added to gasoline by the Clean Air Act under the EPA
lead
Name all soil horizons and identify which horizon is the most important for a farmer
O
A (most important because most nutrients)
B
C
R
While this water reservoir can be a source or a sink over time, it is currently our most rapidly shrinking source
glaciers
The Kyoto Protocol and Paris Agreement may not be as successful as hoped due to the lack of this key component of any successful T.O.C. government regulation.
legal repercussions for not adhering to the regulation.
ex: fine for overfishing / jail time for poaching / carbon tax etc.
Name an example of a point source and a nonpoint source
- point source ex: smokestack on coal power plant / waste discharge pipe
- nonpoint source ex: fertilizer runoff / oil runoff on roads
A forest has a baseline energy production of 100,000 J/year. The plants within this forest use approximately 20,000 J/year to perform cellular respiration and utilize energy. What is the total amount of energy available for primary consumers within this habitat?
80,000 J/year
Name the three types of bacteria involved in the nitrogen cycle
- nitrogen fixing bacteria
- nitrifying bacteria
- denitrifying bacteria
After the disaster in Love Canal New York, Lois Gibbs inspired president Jimmy Carter to sign into law this act designed to designate emergency funds for cleanup of all past, present, and future hazardous waste sites
- Superfund
- CERCLA
- Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
These are all ingredients needed to make both forms of acid rain
SOx + H2O + O2 = sulfuric acid
NOx + H2O + O2 = nitric acid
This is the name of the process for soil formation from scratch (just rock)
AND this is the living things needed to kick off the process
primary succession
moss & lichen