Terms to Know
The amount of open space in the rock and soil
What is porosity
The process of autotrophs getting their energy from chemical reactions
What is chemosynthesis
This source of water is the cleanest of all sources
What is an aquifer
This is the name of my dog
Who is Rupert
These two gases makeup most of earth's atmosphere
What is Nitrogen and Oxygen
The portion of the resources that can be exploited now.
reserves
An animal which feeds on dead organic material
what are detritivores
When treating water, this process is used to remove the bad odor of the water
What is aeration
This is the high school I attended
Where is John I Leonard
The gases Sulphur dioxide and trioxide are the main gases responsible for this atmospheric issue
What is acid precipitation
How a city is laid out, including roads bridges, water and electricity.
What is infrastructure?
These are three factors that can cause population to change
What are deaths, births, emigration, and immigration
This process treats seawater by forcing it through a filter at high pressure, making it freshwater
What is reverse osmosis
In this story, I achieved "perfection"
What is draw a perfect circle
As a result of global warming, sea level may rise as a result of these two things.
Melting land ice and thermal expansion
Refers to flowing water carrying gravel, sand etc.
Alluvial
Primary productivity
What is the amount of energy captured during photosynthesis.
The term that describes water moving underground horizontally is called this.
What is groundwater flow
These are three subjects I have taught here at Wellington High
What are Astronomy, Earth Science, Physical science, Marine Science, Integrated Science, Phys ed. AP Env Science
a change causes other changes that increase the amount of the original change is called this
What is a positive feedback mechanism
the changes that take place as a community begins to develop for the first time
What is primary succession
These are four of the 7 abiotic factors covered in class
Temp, light, water, ph, mineral nutrients, turbulence, species interdependence and control of abiotic factors
A type of well that allows water to flow upward as a result of the pressure under the ground
What is an artesian well
I have represented my region in the national competition
What is rock paper scissors
The majority of Greenhouse gas emissions come from this activity. Be specific
Power generation