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What is higher in Syracuse than in the North Creek?
Population Density
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When does soil form?
When weathering breaks down rocks and organic materials from decaying plants and animals accumulates
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When petroleum and hydrochloric acid are combined and infiltrate a water source what is it called?
Water Pollution
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What are some examples of Renewable Resources?
Water, Goethermal Energy, Wind, Solar, Biomass, etc.....
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What are causes of biodiversity loss?
Pollution and Habitat Loss
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What is biodiversity?
The number and variety of species in an Ecosystem
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the number of people living in one area
What is population density?
200
Where does air pollution go?
Into the water cycle
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What are limiting factors for a whale?
Space, water, food, temperature, etc....
200
What are ways that we are working to protect the environment?
Conservation, protecting endangered species, and reducing waste and pollution.
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The temperature of the Earth is changing. What is this called?
Global Warming
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What is the ozone shield?
The layer of ozone gas in the upper atmosphere that protects the Earth from some of the Sun's radiation.
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What is direct harvesting?
The destruction or removal of a species from their habitat.
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What can not be replaced?
Non-Renewable Resources
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During the larval stage, the gypsy moth consumes vast quantities of what?
Leaves
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What is an energy source that results from splitting atoms?
Nuclear Fuel
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Why has human population increased so greatly?
Better health care,nutrition, and high birth rates.
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What displays energy flow?
Food chains, food webs, and energy pyramids
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What type of pigeon is now extinct due to uncontrolled hunting?
The passenger pigeon
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What is carrying capacity?
The number of individuals of a species that an ecosystem can support.
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After Yellowstone became the first national park, what became a goal?
Conservation
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Some countries quarantine what to make sure they are free of pests?
Imported species of certain animals and plants.
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Sulfur and Nitrogen compounds are produced when?
When fossil fuels are burned
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Are natural resources renewable or nonrenewable?
They can be either
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What's up?
Human population on Earth.
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