What's in the air?
What are the 3 types of non-renewable fossil fuels?
Coal, oil, and natural gas
Ocean acidification is caused by carbon being absorbed by water and turning into ...
carbonic acid
Who's culminating project involves coding?
Anjay
The multiple-colored paper lab modeled what climate change topic?
Albedo
Which pollutant is 300x more damaging to the atmosphere than carbon?
nitrous oxide
What is albedo?
The measure of how much sunlight gets absorbed/reflected by a substance
What is the scientific name for the phenomenon that results in cities being hotter than rural surrounding areas?
Urban heat island effect
Who wants to be an investor when they grow up?
Edgar
Greenhouse gases/ozone layer
Name 3 sources of CFC's
Too much agriculture results in the release of which pollutant?
Methane
Name 5 renewable energy sources naturally available to humans
Geothermal, hydroelectric, solar, wind, biomass, and tidal energies
Who is from Florida?
Lexi
The chalk and vinegar lab modeled what climate change topic?
Ocean acidification
Nitrous oxide is commonly known as ....
laughing gas
Is nuclear power non-renewable, renewable, or something else?
Something else
What are the 3 aerosol examples discussed in class?
Volcanic, desert & human-made
Who comes to class with a book almost everyday?
Rory
What format should you use to cite sources for your culminating project
MLA
What does CFC stand for?
Chlorofluorocarbons
Summarize the Supreme Court's recent ecological decision
They decided that the EPA would not have total control/power over deciding the amount of greenhouse gas emissions allowed and instead Congress would decide
Some crops like alfalfa, clover, radishes, buckwheat & peas are able to take in a little more carbon than other plants. What kinds of crops are these?
Cover crops
Who is from the same state as Ms. Link? What state is it?
Bella & SC
What was the name of the pH indicator that we used to see color change in water after blowing CO2 into it?
Bromothymol blue