Energy
The cheapest way to produce electricity?
What is wind? Solar is a close second.
The type of biome of the Smoky Mountains
What is deciduous forest?
urban heat island
What is a city that causes temperatures to rise and exacerbates pollution?
Easy to identify source of pollution.
What is a point source pollutant?
the three R's when talking about the environment
What is reduce, reuse, recycle
The form of energy used most by the US
What is solar energy?
Place where the endangered pink river dolphin lives
What is the tropical rainforest?
the steady flow of waste
What is a waste stream?
First example of biomagnification
What is DDT?
when a problem is caused by humans
What is anthropogenic?
The forms of energy that cost different depending on where you live.
What is the price of gas and electricity (Hawaii and California have exorbitant prices)
Endangered animal that lives in Appalachian deciduous forest and looks similar to another not endangered creature.
Why is the Appalachian cottontail?
pesticide treadmill
What is the term for when farmers use increasing amounts of pesticides to counter diseases in crops?
Major air and water pollutants that are difficult to pinpoint source
stored energy
What is potential energy?
Types of renewable energy
What is solar, wind, geothermal, hydropower, biomass?
Endangered creature that lives in marshes swamps and lagoons that was served as a deep fried delicacy
What is the Mexican Axolotl?
place to find phosphorous cycle
What is found in the lithosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere
An odorless, colorless dangerous air polutant that may be found in homes
What is carbon monoxide?
A property of a mountain that can affect biodiversity.
What is elevation?
When thinking about types of energy, this one has reliability and on demand power
What is natural gas?
Characterizations of biomes (name 4)
What is landmass (topography), vegetation, soil type, climate
Cause of eutrification
What is nitrogen
Can cause chemical deterioration of soil. (Name two)
What is too much salinity and acidification
Federal agency that protects against water and air pollution
What is the Environmental Protection Agency?