POLLUTION
Biggest contributor to water pollution
Farming practices
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Gasoline, Oil and Coal are considered....
Fossil Fuels
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Chain vs Web
Chain-linear relationship
Web-intertwined, detailed relationship
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Condensation and evaporation is part of what cycle
Water
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May vary
(ex: Sun, plant, mouse)
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Smog in large cities can come from
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Inexhaustible Energies (provide 2)
Solar, wind, hydroelectric, geothermal
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Producers vs Consumers
P=make own food
c=food from living things
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The difference between weather and climate
weather - short term
climate - long term
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Example of a food web (5 organisms)
May vary
(ex: Sun, plant, insect, mouse, rabbit, snake)
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Chemicals in the air lead to____ that changes the chemistry of the soil
Acid Rain
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Decayed Plants and animals, millions of years
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EPA
Government group that sets guidelines and supports maintaining a healthy ecosystem
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Nitrogen-fixation of bacteria is part of what cycle
Nitrogen
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Carnivore, herbivore, omnivore, detritovore
meat, plant, both, decay
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All water from the central part of the US flows to here
Mississippi River Drainage Basin or the Gulf
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Energy obtained from the Earth's core
Geothermal
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Continental Divide
Highest part of the country dividing water flow from one area to another
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Transpiration is part of what cycle
Water
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Step one of any food system
Sunlight
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Factory exhaust is cleaned by this
Scrubber
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nonrenewable vs renewable vs inexhaustible
millions of years
we can replace
replaced naturally
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Ethanol
Additive to gasoline derived from corn
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Besides water, nitrogen and carbon, what other important gas cycles?
Oxygen
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What is "10%" on the energy pyramid?
Energy remaining from one level to the next, moving upward
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