Energy
A thick, oily substance that was formed from zooplankton that was compressed before it could aerobically decompose. Today we extract it from reserves and use it to power the world. Nonrenewable. (U6)
What is petroleum/oil?
The third layer of the atmosphere. The coldest, as there aren't as many molecules to absorb heat from the sun. Shooting stars burn here. (U7)
What is the mesosphere?
A colorless, odorless, radioactive gas that seeps from basement walls through the ground. (U8)
What is radon?
The first Earth day after the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill. (U9)
What is April 22, 1970?
Organic material used as fuel/energy. Contains stored solar energy produced by plants. The total weight or quantity of organic material within an area. Sources vary widely. (U6)
What is biomass?
Energy found within the nucleus of an atom by nuclear fission. Uranium is used primarily for this process. Used to generate electricity. Produces radioactive waste water. Produces no SO2/NO2, 1/6 of the CO2, and 2-3 million times the energy of coal! Technically nonrenewable. (U6)
What is nuclear energy?
What scientists believe was the primary component of the Earth's early atmosphere. (U7)
Nitrogen (N2).
An excess of nutrients (phosphates and nitrates from runoff) in a body of water that causes algal blooms, which leads to a lack of oxygen and kills the ecosystem. (U8)
What is eutrophication?
An American environmental philosopher, and advocate for the preservation of untouched land. Advised president Theodore Roosevelt to create environmental policies and establish the National Park Service. (U9)
Who is John Muir?
When pyrite is unearthed during mining and it comes into contact with water or oxygen, it creates sulfuric acid. Bright red and very toxic! (U8)
What is acid mine drainage?
Energy harnessed from the natural, neverending heat emanating from the Earth's core. Energy is produced using water to make steam power. The steam rotates a turbine to produce electricity. Renewable! (U6)
What is geothermal energy?
Air moving from areas of high pressure (cold is denser) to low pressure (heat is less dense). The source of consistent wind currents. Factors such as elevation, the Earth's tilt and rotation, and the amount of solar energy received by an area play a part. (U7)
What is global air circulation?
67% of all available freshwater on Earth is used for this purpose. (U8)
What is agriculture?
It states the purpose and requirements of a building project, as well as the potential effects on the surrounding environment. Required for all construction such as dams, highways, airports, etc... Citizens may comment on these. (U9)
What is an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)?
A global agreement to protect the stratospheric ozone layer by banning the use, production, or distribution of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). (U7)
What is the Montreal Protocol?
Energy generated from the movement. New technology developed to harness human kinetic energy for electricity. (U6)
What is electrical kinetic energy?
A process in which an excess of gases such as methane, CO2, or chlorofluorocarbons build up in the atmosphere and trap solar UV rays, reflecting infrared energy back into space and reabsorbing it. (U7)
What is the global greenhouse effect?
Where rock and soil is filled with water. (U8)
What is the zone of saturation?
Monitors international climate, atmosphere, and oceans. (U9)
What is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration?
Plants growing with their roots directly in water. Very space and water conservative. (U8)
What is hydroponics?
A solar oven, a greenhouse, a solar collector rod, and a photovoltaic cell. (U6)
What are examples of solar energy?
The first oxygen producers of planet Earth using photosynthesis. (U7)
What are cyanobacteria?
Separation of physical solids, filled with anaerobic bacteria to form a slurry (O2 is added), then UV/chlorine disinfection. (U8)
Primary, secondary, and tertiary steps of sewage treatment plants.
The study of the spread of disease (collecting data from toxicologists, determining toxicity and risk, government discerns regulations). (U9)
What is epidemiology?
An organized attempt to influence a lawmakers decision. Educated people can be hired by environmental groups to participate in this by educating the lawmakers. (U9)
What is lobbying?