Ecosystem
What is the term for a community of living organisms interacting with each other and their environment?
What is an ecosystem?
What gas is primarily responsible for the greenhouse effect?
What is carbon dioxide (CO₂)?
What term refers to the protection and management of biodiversity and natural resources?
What is conservation?
What is the term for harmful substances that contaminate the air, water, or land?
What is pollution?
What is the most common source of renewable energy in the United States?
What is solar energy?
What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?
What are plants (or producers)?
What is the term for the gradual increase in Earth's average temperature?
What is global warming?
What is the practice of replanting trees after deforestation called?
What is reforestation?
Which type of pollution is primarily caused by car exhaust and industrial emissions?
What is air pollution?
What type of renewable energy is generated by harnessing the power of wind?
What is wind energy?
What is the main source of energy for most ecosystems on Earth?
What is the Sun?
Which human activity is the largest contributor to global climate change?
What is burning fossil fuels (such as coal, oil, and natural gas)?
What is the term for using resources in a way that meets current needs without compromising future generations?
What is sustainability?
What is the main pollutant responsible for acid rain?
What is sulfur dioxide (SO₂)?
What is the main drawback of solar power?
It is dependent on the amount of sun that it receives.
What type of ecosystem is characterized by low precipitation and extreme temperatures?
What is a desert?
What is the name of the international agreement aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions?
What is the Paris Agreement?
What is the goal of wildlife corridors?
What is to allow animals to migrate safely between habitats?
What type of pollution is caused by the excessive use of fertilizers in agriculture?
What is nutrient pollution?
What renewable energy source uses heat from beneath the Earth's surface?
What is geothermal energy?
What is the term for a species that has a disproportionately large impact on its ecosystem?
What is a keystone species?
What is the primary consequence of melting glaciers?
What is rising sea levels?
What is the main difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources?
What is renewable resources can be replenished naturally, while nonrenewable resources are finite?
What is the name of the large plastic accumulation in the Pacific Ocean?
What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
What is the process of turning organic waste into energy called?
What is biogas production?