Definitions
A resource that can be replenished over fairly short time
what is a renewable resource?
This uses the sun's rays to supply electric
What is solar energy?
Pollution that comes from a known and specific location
What is point source pollution?
Each year Americans throw out about 30 million of these
What are cell phones?
A lobster has this many legs
What is ten?
These resources take millions of years to form and accumulate
What are nonrenewable resources?
This uses wind to convert energy into electricity
What is wind energy?
Water that flows over the land rather than seeping into the ground
What is runoff?
This act was made to reduce or eliminate point source pollution into surface waters
What is the Clear Water Act?
What kind of animal is a prairie dog
What is a rodent?
Careful use of resources
What is conservation?
Power is made by hot water being used directly for heating and turning turbines
What is Geothermal Energy?
The increase of carbon dioxide has contributed to the unnatural warming of the lower atmosphere
What is global warming?
The nations most important air pollution law. It set standards for six "criteria" pollutants known to cause health problems
What is the Clean Air Act?
What color is an aircraft blackbox?
What is orange?
Partly decomposed organic material that is used as fertilizer
What is compost?
Power that comes from turbines
What is hydroelectric energy?
The major source of air pollution
What is transportation?
Three soil conservation practices farmers use to prevent the loss of topsoil and preserve soil fertility
What are strip cropping, contour plowing, and selective cutting?
From what country does French Fries Originate?
What is Belguim?
Any hydrocarbon that may be used as a source of energy
What are fossil fuels?
Generating electric from the ocean
What is tidal power?
Earth's blanket of air is made of these gases
What are nitrogen, oxygen, water vapor, and other gases
The law that decreased the illegal and unsafe dumping of hazardous wastes
What is the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act?
In which country did Halloween originate?
What is Ireland?