Atmosphere and Air
What is the wind belt in which we life?
The Westerlies
What is the most likely effect of deforestation on the carbon cycle?
More CO2 in the atmosphere
How much energy is lost from one trophic level to another
90%
Name one problem caused by increased nutrients entering a body of water.
Algal Blooms, Hypoxia, and Eutrophication
What is Mario (from Super Mario Brothers) full name?
Mario Mario
Starting at a latitude of zero degrees and moving north or south with increasing latitude, which is the proper order for the three atmospheric convection cells?
Hadley, Ferrel, Polar
Burning fossil fuels, fertilizier production, and planting peas and beans are all human activities that have an effect on whcih cycle?
Nitrogen Cycle
What law explains energy loss within an ecosystem?
Second Law of Thermodynamics
Name one nutrient that is not part of our biogeochemical cycles that is still very important and derived from and associated with rocks.
Calcium and Magnesium
What is the name of the title character from "God of War?"
Kratos
Which of the 5 primary layers of the atmosphere contain the Ozone Layer?
The Stratosphere
Creation of fertilizers and use of diswashing detergents have affected which cycle?
Phophorus Cycle
The total amount of solar energy that producers capture via photosynthesis is known as what?
Gross Primary Productivity
Forests that are prone to natural forest fires and have a greater diversity of species is an example of what idea?
Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis
What color does Sting (or any other weapon made from the steel of Gondolin) glow in the presence of orcs or goblins?
blue
Why can warm air hold more moisture that cool air?
More space between gas particles/higher capacity for water vapor
Which process of the nitrogen cycle involves the conversion from nitrate (NO3-) to nitrous oxide (N2O) and nitrogen gas (N2)?
Denitrification
An ecosystem has an ecological efficiency of 10 percent. If the producer level contains 10,000 kilocalories of energy, how much energy does the tertiary consumer level contain?
10 KCal
The ability of an object to reflect light is known as what?
Albedo
What was the core of Harry Potter's wand made of?
Phoenix Feather
In which layer of the atmosphere are there charged particles that create the effect we call the northern lights?
Thermosphere
In which step of the nitrogen cycle do plants absorb nitrogen?
Assimilation
Approximately how much of the potential energy available from the Sun’s rays hitting Earth is used in photosynthesis?
1%
The abundance of producers and fish off of the west coasts of certain continents is caused by?
Upwelling
In Star Wars, Darth Sidious was the sith name of Emperor Palpatine who was the master of Darth Vader. Who was the master of Darth Sidious?
Darth Plageius