Essential Science & Env. Issues
This includes everything in the environment that supports and sustains life
What are RESOURCES
A resource that provides for the opportunity to bring about movement or change
What is an ENERGY RESOURCE
Industrial pipes and sewage treatment plants are considered this type of pollution
What is POINT SOURCE pollution
This type of Canadian Forest is found mainly in the Atlantic Provinces and consists of Sugar Maples, Yellow Birch, and Eastern Hemlock
What is an ACADIAN FOREST
The 3 R's of Waste management are this
What is REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE
A generally accepted worldview of something: The earth is round is one of these
What is a PARADIGM
A resource that is considered irreplaceable of a human lifetime scale
What is a NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCE
These include microscopic disease causing bacteria, viruses, and parasites
What are PATHOGENS
This type of Canadian Forest is found in mostly northern regions and includes Spruce, Pine, and Birch trees along with more than 300 bird species
What is the BOREAL FOREST
Recycle symbol #3, made of chlorinated hydrocarbons, products such as plumbing pipes are made from this type of plastic (The complete name not the abbreviation)
What is POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC)
This area of science is the study of how Humans interact with the environment (it is a very interdisciplinary science)
What is ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
The act of splitting atoms into two or more parts. This results in the release of a large amount energy
What is NUCLEAR FISSION
VOC's, CO, NO2, PM's, SO2 and SOx are all examples of what type of air pollutants
What are PRIMARY air pollutants
This type of forest is located on the Southwest Coast of Canada. It has a great deal of rain and consists of Western Red Cedar, Yellow Cedar with mosses and ferns covering the forest floor
What is the TEMPERATE RAIN FOREST
A harmful substance that requires special handling
What is a HAZARDOUS substance
This cycle is "fixed" by both lightning, soil bacteria, and root nodules of certain plants
What is the NITROGEN Cycle
A natural gas that is also trapped within crystals of frozen water
What are METHANE HYDRATES
The process where pollutants build up in a preys' fatty tissue and become concentrated
What is BIOMAGNIFICATION
This forest only accounts for about 1% of Canada's trees but has the highest level of biodiversity including Oak, Black Walnut, and Hickory trees.
What is a CAROLINIAN FOREST
This is the concept that states that producers are responsible for the end-of-life management of their products
What is EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY
These skills are often associated with thinking independently, systematically, and analytically. They are critical in science
What are CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS
A system in which perception, production, and use of energy ensure that current and future generational needs are met
What is a SUSTAINABLE Energy System
This is the process in which bodies of water receive excess nutrients thus stimulating the growth of algae
What is EUTROPHICATION
What is the mascot of the university where Mr. Hadley attended graduate school and coached in the mid 1990's.
What is the GOLDEN BEAR
This form of hazardous waste treatment uses organisms to reduce or remove harmful waste
What is BIOREMEDIATION