Soil and Agriculture
The least permeable soil texture
clay
Name all four nonrenewable energy sources
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: Which of the four is the cleanest energy source?
Nuclear, Coal, Natural Gas, Petroleum
DOUBLE: Nuclear! Zero emissions
A pollutant associated with basements
Radon 222
A method of disinfecting wastewater
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: ALL THREE main methods
Ozone, Chlorine, UV
The gas that is most responsible for ocean acidification
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: The compound formed during ocean acidification from this gas
CO2
Carbonic acid (H2CO3)
The irrigation method that has the highest rate of evaporation
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: Which irrigation method has the lowest evaporation rate?
Flood
DOUBLE: Drip!
An intermittent energy source
Wind, Solar
A secondary pollutant that forms in sunlight from NOx
O3 (ozone)
The main cause of eutrophication
Excess nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorous
The type of radiation absorbed during the greenhouse effect
Infrared radiation (heat)
The type of animal production most associated with manure lagoons
CAFOs
In energy efficiency, the process of combining heat and power generation
cogeneration
What are the two main pollutants that lead to acid deposition?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: What are the secondary pollutants they form?
NOx and SOx
DOUBLE: Nitric acid and Sulfuric acid
The part of the food chain most impacted by an endocrine disruptor
The top of the food chain (tertiary or quaternary)
The greenhouse gas with the highest Global Warming Potential (GWP)
Flourinated gases (CFCs, HFCs)