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100
A word describing weather conditions
What is climate
100
This part of our world absorbs heat and carbon dioxide from human activity, is a habitat for life, and helps global trade.
What is the ocean
100
The effect of the ozone layer, allowing the temperature of the earth to remain stable
What is the greenhouse effect?
100
Symbiosis is the relationship between two animals. A tick draws blood and lives off a dog.
What is parasitism?
100
The official language of Brazil
What is Portuguese
200
Used to describe an organism's "imprint" on the earth, such as resources needed for it exist
What is eco-footprint
200
Surfers love this type of wind that travels from the land out to the sea.
What is offshore wind
200
Air always flows from __ pressure to __ pressure
High to low
200
Symbiosis is the relationship between two animals. A heron picks food out of an alligator's mouth while the gator protects bird nests from predators.
What is mutualism
200
Standard string tuning on a guitar
Lowest to highest, EADGBE
300
A group of the same animal living in an area
What is population
300
A large piece of sea ice that is mostly underwater.
What is an iceberg?
300
Global warming is caused by an accumulation of this in the atmosphere
What is carbon dioxide
300
The number of otters in the Monterey Bay changed from 1260 to 540 from 2045 to 2048. The growth rate, with units, is...
What is -240 otters per year?
300
The title of Taylor Swift's first album
400
This word describes the wearing away of soil, rock, or sediment and can affect habitats
What is erosion
400
This regulates the rising and falling tides of the oceans
What is the gravitational pull of the moon
400
A effect where the planetary rotation of Earth creates an apparent curved movement of objects
What is the coriolis effect
400
Which of these is the producer in the food chain: lion, zebra, savannah grass, sunlight
Savannah grass
400
This is a cooking method in which food is sealed in a plastic bag and submerged under water kept at a certain temperature to cook.
What is sous vide?
500
A term used to describe managing resources without affecting future generations
What is sustainability
500
Name two functions of coral reefs
Habitat for animals, protect coastlines from storms, filter ocean water
500
A scuba diver’s air tank contains compressed air at a pressure of 300 PSI. Assuming the tank walls have a total surface area of 250 square inches, what force does the air exert on the walls of the tanks
PSI = pounds/square inch
3000 x 250 square in = 750,000 pounds of force
500
Type 1: K selected, humans, elephants, whales
Type 2: Dogs, cats, squirrels
Type 3: Insects, fish, frogs
500
2 of the 4 teams still competing in the NCAA March Madness Tournament
Michigan, Arizona, Illinois, and UConn