Chapters 1-4
Climate can be defined as
What is the average weather that occurs in a given region over a long period, typically several decades
The percent of water that is fresh
What is 2 or 3%?
A furnace operates at 80% efficiency and needs 80,000 BTUs to heat. How Many BTUs need to be burned to heat the home
What is 100,000 BTUs?
The Three R's
What is Reduce, Reuse, Recycle?
Mr. Strogen's first name
What is Kevin?
T.I.N.A. means
What is "There is no away"?
Remains of organisms that have been preserved in rock
What is Fossils?
A farmer that grows corn in spring and pumpkins in fall practices this
What is Crop rotation?
The LD50 of a pesticide is 2 mg/kg for a human, what amount would kill an 80kg person
What is 160mg= (80 kg × 2 mg/kg)
Name one of Mr. Strogen's siblings
Who is Bret and Kelly?
Define Speciation
What is the evolution of new species?
It will take a population this long to double in size with a growth rate of 5% a year
What is 14 years?
Define externalities
What is a cost or benefit of a good or service that is NOT included in the purchases price of the product or service?
These contain an abundance of climate information more so than any other natural recorder of climate
(Scientists analyze the air bubbles)
What is Ice cores?
A club that Mr. Strogen sponsors
what is Greening stoga task force, and Archery, Hearts for homless.
The conversion of ammonium (NH4+) into nitrite (NO2-) and then into nitrate (NO3-)
What is Nitrification?
Lichens and Moss are examples
Hint:(Module 21)
Community succession
What is Pioneer species?
The kind of coal with least moisture and highest carbon content
What is Anthracite?
NOx+VOCs+sunlight = _______
What is photochemical smog?
Elementary, middle, high school, and college Mr. Strogen went to
What is Beaumont, T/E, Conestoga, Penn State?
Define Hypoxic
What is Low in oxygen?
The E horizon is located
Where is above the B horizon?
(Usually found in sandy forest soils in high rainfall areas)
A group of generally harmless microorganisms in human intestines that can serve as an indicator species for potentially harmful microorganisms associated with contaminated sewage
What is Fecal Coliform bacteria?
Species that live outside their historical range
(hint: not invasive)
What is an Alien species?
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!: Mr. Strogen's Favorite dessert
What is Bananas Foster?