Environmental Science
What are the two most abundant gases in the Earth's atmosphere?
Nitrogen and oxygen
In the US, what federal agency is responsible for environmental oversight?
EPA
What does the CDC stand for?
Center for Disease Control
You can get a tax benefit by owning what kind of vehicle?
Electric
Making new materials out of old plastic and paper waste is referred to as _________.
Recycling
What is the nutrient in fertilizer that causes eutrophication in bodies of water?
Nitrogen
Name the 2015 international climate treaty named after a famous French city
Paris Agreement
What indoor air pollutant is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the US?
Radon
This type of "mining" breaks up rocks underground to cause cracks and causes considerable water pollution.
Fracking
Coral _________ occurs when water is too warm and coral turns completely white
Bleaching
In what era or time period did CO2 emissions begin to increase?
The Industrial Revolution
The International treaty and effort to slow global climate change. Called to reduce six greenhouses gases.
The Kyoto Protocol
What is the "greenhouse effect" and what causes it?
The overheating of Earth due to trapping greenhouse gases. It is caused by some natural processes but sped up through burning of fossil fuels.
Chemical reaction of sunlight, nitrogen oxide, and VOCs to produce nitrogen dioxide.
Creates a brownish-red gas/cloud in the sky
Smog
Which country is the top generator of plastic waste?
United States
What is "anthropogenic" and which pollutant has the most anthropogenic sources?
Anthropogenic refers man-made sources; carbon dioxide (CO2)
The _____ _____ ___ was passed in 1972 as the primary federal law governing waterways and water pollution
The Clean Water Act
When too much water is pulled from aquifers for irrigation and municipal purposes
Overuse
List the steps in reclaiming mines once they are finished being used.
1. Return topography
2. Improve Soil
3. Restore Vegetation
4. Restore Animals
5. Monitor for 5-10 years
What energy issue has the Russia-Ukraine conflict highlighted, causing countries to invest in domestic energy production?
Energy Security
Define and draw Mountaintop mining
the practice where tops of mountains are removed
What state has the most stringent auto emission standards?
California
What are the six criteria air pollutants as defined by the EPA?
Carbon monoxide, lead, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, particulate matter, ground-level ozone
When a TIGHTLY sealed building traps polluted air inside and affects people's health
"Sick Building Syndrome"
Bonus 100 points: what can you do about it?
About how much is Earth's global temperature expected to increase by 2050?
2.7 degrees fahrenheit, 1.5 degrees celsius