Energy
Interactions in Ecosystems
Earth's Systems
Earth & Human Activity
Biodiversity
100
a baseball rests on top of a tabletop as shown in the diagram what type of potential energy is stored in the baseball based on it's position on the table 
Gravitational Potential
100
a symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is neither benefited nor harmed
What is commensalism?
100
What movement occurs during a convection current? (warm air / cold air)
Warm air rises, cold air sinks
100
a resource that cannot be replaced as quickly as it is used up
What is NONRENEWABLE?
100
Objects we get from earth that we use to live
What are natural resources?
200
Which describes what happens when a soccer player kicks a ball in the air?
D. The player converts potential in kinetic
200
the limiting factor that decreases the size of a herd of antelope due to thirst
What is drought?
200
What is the description given to phenomena of ocean currents being curved due to Earth's rotation?
Coriolis Effect
200
This energy source provides renewable energy, but is expensive to establish.
What is hydropower?
200
An ecosystem that does not experience a large change over time
What is ecosystem stability?
300
which point will have the highest potential energy 
Point A
300
this term describes an organism that eats both producers and consumers
What is an omnivore?
300
Explain the difference between the windward side and leeward side of a rain shadow. (2 characteristics each)
The windward side has a lot of moisture with lush plants and trees.
The leeward side has very little moisture and looks like a desert.
300
The 2 main reasons this animal is endangered
What is poaching and habitat loss
300
A healthy ecosystem should have more _____________ than _______________.
What is "more producers than consumers"?
400
What affects kinetic energy AND potential energy?
Potential energy - Height and mass
Kinetic energy - Speed and mass
400
the level of organization that describes grasses and bushes, a herd of zebras, and 2 cheetahs
What is a community?
400
Which part of the water cycle is water sinking down into the ground?
Infiltration
400
The ability to make resources last, or keep them in existence
What is sustainability?
400
A non-manmade material that comes from our Earth
What is a natural resource
500
Car B - mass only doubles the energy while speed squares the energy
500
the biome which has poor soil, high biodiversity, and a high level of rainfall
What is the rainforest?
500
This human impact involves removing groundwater from an aquifer faster that it can recharge.
Groundwater Mining
500
This human impact
-depletes natural resources
-causes acid rain
-causes air, soil, and water pollution
What is industry?
500
Improving the quality of spaces for the organisms that live in those spaces
What is habitat management?