Blizzards
The general movement of wind.
What is from high to low pressure
What is west to east.
What are fossil fuels?
What is Natural gas, oil and coal.
The clearing or thinning of forests by humans.
What is deforestration
Extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth for human use
what is mining
The air at the equator equator rise due to..?
What is lower density and higher temperatures
In what direction do wind curve in the northern hemisphere?
What is to the right.
What is one type of energy that is non-renewable but does not emit CO2.
What is nuclear energy.
Materials and surfaces in cities absorb/re-emit more heat
What is an Urban Heat Island
How a mineral breaks, along lines of weakness in the atomic structure
what is cleavage
An air mass is describes as...
What is a large body of air characterized by its temperature and moisture content (humidity).
The curving of surface winds caused by Earth’s rotation is called?
CO2 emissions contributes to ______ while Particulate matter contributes to______.
What is Global warming/ temperatures rising and poor air quality
The major cause for Deforestation in the Amazon.
What is pasture/ cattle ranching
I am a mineral that is metallic, Black to gray streak with no cleavage. What mineral am I?
what is Magnetite
The abbreviation L I C C (L) stands for?
what is Low pressure, Inwards and Counter Clockwise
The usual storm path from west towards east across the United States?
what is the westerlies.
What are the two main emissions from burning fossil fuels.
What is Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and Particulate Matter (PM).
What are the 2 constraints for implementing Green corridors in NYC?
What is no space and too expensive.
On Mohs Hardness Scale i have a hardness of 7. What mineral am I?
What is Quartz
An air mass formed over the ocean at 90° N would be characterized as.....
What is Maritime Artic (mA)
A front is described as ?
what is the boundary between air masses is known as a front - this is where most storms/rain occur.
NYC do not have have mangroves, but the do have...?
What is wetlands
what is the formula for sustainability when green roofs are added.
what is Biodiversity x tree cover x green roof / land use x energy use
I am a non metallic mineral, Softer than glass, with a Light yellow streak, and a hardness of 1.5-2.5. What mineral am I ?
what is Sulfur.