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Ozone
100
Three domain names that indicate that a website is most likely a reliable source.
What are .org, .edu, and .gov?
100
Which word would you capitalize in the following sentence: he told me he didn't care if we went to antigua or france.
What are the words "he" "Antigua" and "France."
100
1. Ecology is the study of - a.) plants b.) animals c.) global climate change d.) relationship between organisms and their environment e.) the chemistry of living things
What is the relationship between organisms and their environment?
100
2. Pollution includes- a.) detergents dumped into streams b.) volcanoes spewing toxic gases into the atmosphere c.) CO2 releases from coal burning power plants d.) fertilizer runoff from golf courses e.) all of the above
What is all of the above?
100
9. The most abundant gas in Earth’s atmosphere – a.) nitrogen b.) oxygen c.) water vapor d.) carbon dioxide e.) hydrogen
What is nitrogen?
200
An example of this would be (Mills 64)
What is an MLA in-text citation?
200
The subject of the following sentence: "Joey is a vocal advocate for the protection of biodiversity."
What is Joey?
200
A species that is native to the ecosystem as a result of only natural processes is called - A. an invasive species B. an indigenous species C. a keystone species D. an indicator species
What is an indigenous species?
200
4.) What is the primary difference between renewable resources and nonrenewable resources? a.) how easily they are discovered b.) the amount of the resource c.) the length of time it takes for them to be replenished d.) how fast they are being used up e.) none of these
What is the length of time it takes for them to be replenished?
200
12.) The main environmental effects of ozone depletion could include all of the following EXCEPT – a.) lower food crop production b.) decreased concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere c.) disruption of marine food chains d.) increased incidence of skin cancer e.) reduction of primary productivity in the oceans
What is a decreased concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere?
300
This thing allows you to search for an exact phase in an online search
What are quotation marks?
300
How would you punctuate the following sentence: John wanted to save the world from climate change and CO2 emissions which is why he decided to go into environmental law.
What is the following sentence: John wanted to save the world from climate change and CO2 emissions, which is why he decided to go into environmental law.
300
11.) Of the following organisms, which occupies the lowest trophic level? a.) spider b.) deer c.) lion d.) hawk e.) snake
What is a spider?
300
4.) Which of the following is NOT a renewable energy source? a.) solar b.) geothermal c.) wind d.) natural gas e.) none of these
What is natural gas?
300
7.) All of the following gases have been implicated in contributing to the increase in global temperatures via the greenhouse effect EXCEPT – a.) O2 b.)CH4 c.) N2O d.) CO2 e.) CFC’s
What is O2?
400
The correct way to create an in-text citation for a quote on the 3rd page in an article written by Joe Collins in 1984.
What is (Collins 3).
400
In the following sentence, *to fight* is what part of speech: Negotiators work on a deal *to fight* climate change.
What is a verb?
400
8.) Which of the following best describes soils in many tropical rainforests? a.) They lack soil horizons. b.) They are quickly depleted of nutrients when the forest is removed. c.) The are similar to soils in grasslands. d.) They are well suited for growing a wide variety of crops. e.) They are deep and well-drained.
What is quickly depleted of nutrients when the forest is removed?
400
3.) Which of the following would NOT be considered a nonrenewable energy source? a.) copper b.) oil c.) fresh air d.) salt e.) sand
What is fresh air?
400
5.) Ozone in the stratosphere is important to organisms at Earth’s surface because ozone molecules are very strong absorbers of – a.) Infrared rays b.) ultraviolet rays c.) microwaves d.) visible light rays e.) x-rays
What are ultraviolet rays?
500
A short paper citing your sources and justifying how you plan on using them in your paper.
What is an annotated bibliography?
500
How would you punctuate the following sentence? The UN delegate requested that the following things be immediately stopped, the deforestation of rain forests, the release of CO2 into the atmosphere, and the burning of fossil fuels.
What is the following sentence? The UN delegate requested that the following things be immediately stopped: the deforestation of rain forests, the release of CO2 into the atmosphere, and the burning of fossil fuels.
500
10. Which of the following is most likely to results from destruction of wetlands surrounding a river? a.) A decreased sediment load in the river. b.) A decreased level of pollutants such as nitrates in the river. c.) An increased diversity of aquatic species in the river. d.) An increased level of oxygen in the river. e.) An increased frequency of flooding of the river valley.
What is an increased frequency of flooding of the river valley?
500
6.) The ultimate source of energy for terrestrial ecosystems is- a.) nutrients in soil b.) nutrients in vegetation c.) primary consumers d.) producers e.) the Sun
What is the sun?
500
The combustion of fossil fuels cause sulfur dioxides and carbon dioxide to enter earth's atmosphere. This contributes to - A. Photosynthesis B. Respiration C. Eutrophication D. Greenhouse Effect
What is the greenhouse effect?