Land and Water Use
This type of agriculture involves growing only one type of crop over a large area.
This fossil fuel is the most abundant in the United States.
Coal
This air pollutant is a major contributor to acid rain.
Sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides
This symbiotic relationship between two organisms benefits both organisms
Mutualism
This U.S. law, passed in 1970, regulates air emissions from stationary and mobile sources.
Clean Air Act
The draining of wetlands for development can lead to the loss of this type of biodiversity.
Habitat Biodiversity
Solar, wind, and hydropower are all examples of this type of energy.
Renewable Energy
This indoor pollutant is found in old paint and can cause _______ poisoning
Lead
Organisms that make their own food using sunlight are classified as this.
Producers, autotrophs
This international agreement aims to reduce emissions of ozone-depleting substances.
Montreal Protocol
This irrigation method is most efficient in reducing water loss due to evaporation.
Drip Irrigation
This process is used to extract natural gas from shale rock, often raising environmental concerns.
Fracking
This term describes excessive nutrients in a body of water, leading to algal blooms and dead zones.
Eutrophication
This species is important to an ecosystem, and if removed, it will cause a drastic change to the rest of the ecosystem
Keystone Species
This major climate agreement, aimed at limiting global temperature rise, saw the United States announce its withdrawal in 2017 under Trump, only to rejoin in 2021 under President Biden, and withdraw again under Trump again in 2025.
Paris Agreement
Overgrazing by livestock often leads to this form of land degradation.
Desertification
This is a waste product of nuclear energy generation
Uranium
PM2.5 and PM10 refer to this type of harmful air pollutant.
What are particulate matter pollutants?
This succession occurs in an area where no soil previously existed, such as after a lava flow.
Primary Succession
This U.S. law provides for the cleanup of hazardous waste sites and is also known as Superfund.
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)
Identify the 3 components of Integrated Pest Management and give an example for each
Physical- removing weeds
Biological- predator like ladybugs
Chemical- Some pesticides
The net energy yield of a source considers the energy output minus this.
Energy Input
This device installed in cars reduces emissions of harmful gases like CO and NOₓ.
catalytic converter
The number and variety of species in an area, along with their relative abundance, are used to calculate this ecological measure.
species evenness and richness (biodiversity index)
This international agreement sets binding obligations on industrialized countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Kyoto Protocol