"And to my listening ears
All nature sings, and ‘round me rings
The music of the spheres."
are lyrics from this hymn.
What is "This Is My Father's World"
100
The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism
What is a habitat?
100
The term given to any resource that exists in a fixed quantity in the earth's crust. Examples: copper, aluminum, and oil.
What is a nonrenewable resource?
100
This colorless odorless gas is formed when carbon in fuel doesn't burn completely. Overexposure to this gas can reduce oxygen delivery to the body's organs and tissues and eventually lead to death.
What is carbon monoxide?
100
Recyclable plastic containers are labeled with a recycling symbol (triangle) and a number. These two numbers can be disposed of in Geneva College recycling bins.
What are numbers 1 & 2 plastics?
200
In the album Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies, this artist sings of recycling in a song called "The 3 R's"
Who is Jack Johnson?
200
A community of living organisms in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment (things like air, water and mineral soil), interacting as a system.
What is an ecosystem?
200
Any natural resource (such as wood or fish populations) that can be replenished naturally with the passage of time.
What is a renewable resource?
200
In the stratosphere it protects us from harmful UV radiation, while in the troposphere it is a harmful pollutant which causes respiratory irritation.
What is ozone (O3) ?
200
Electronic waste, such as batteries and cell phones, can be recycled at this campus location.
What is the basement of S&E?
300
In 2002, This American rock band sung the lyrics
"They took all the trees, and put em in a tree museum"
in a cover of Joni Mitchell's song "Big Yellow Taxi"
Who is Counting Crows?
300
The model that shows the feeding relationships within an ecosystem; the pattern of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
What is a food web?
300
Most of the electricity generated in the United States comes from this fossil fuel.
What is coal?
300
Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring led to the ban of this toxic pesticide in 1972.
What is DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) ?
300
Commonly referred to as the 3 R's, these 3 conservation steps are best when practiced in this order:
What is Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
400
In a song from John Denver's album Poems, Prayers and Promises, this thing makes him happy, makes him cry, looks so lovely and makes him high.
What is "sunshine", from "Sunshine on My Shoulders"
400
The term given to an organism that eats both plants and animals
What is an omnivore?
400
A non-renewable solid fossil fuel consisting of carbonized plant matter.
What is coal?
400
The presence of this heavy metal water pollutant in long-lived fish like tuna and shark can be a health risk, particularly for women who are or may become pregnant, nursing mothers, and young children.
What is mercury (methylmercury) ?
400
The practice of mixing various organic materials together to decompose into a natural, nutrient rich fertilizer.
What is composting?
500
In this 1995 single, Michael Jackson asks
"What about crying whales
Ravaging the seas
What about forest trails
Burnt despite our pleas"
What is Earth Song?
500
The largest population that an area can support
What is Carrying Capacity.
500
The process used by the Marcellus Shale industry to create fractures in rocks and rock formations by injecting fluid into cracks to force them further open.
What is fracking?
500
Also known as CFC's this group of pollutants was commonly found in refrigerators, air conditioners and aerosols.
What are chlorofluorocarbons?
500
In 2008, this state disposed of 21.7 million tons of solid waste and currently holds the status as the largest importer of out-of-state waste in the nation.