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An Inconvenient Truth
Pollution
Agriculture
Mining
Potpourri
100
The major atmospheric gas attributed to global climate change
What is carbon dioxide
100
An act that has helped remediate air or water pollution
What is the clean air or the clean water act
100
A row of vegetation or buildings that protects soil from wind erosion
What is a windbreak
100
Name two types of surface mining techniques
What is open-pit, quarrying, strip, mountaintop removal
100
The term referring to the global location where volcanic activity is most active
What is the ring of fire
200
The term used to describe atmospheric gases that trap heat
What is greenhouse gases
200
What IAQ stands for
What is indoor air quality
200
The term describing not plowing a field in order to decrease soil erosion
What is no-till agriculture
200
The toxic chemical used to extract gold from the ore that can lead to pollution of groundwater and soil
What is cyanide
200
The atmospheric layer in which weather occurs
What is the troposphere
300
The international agreement to lower emission of greenhouse gases
What is the Kyoto Protocol
300
Name an indoor air quality pollutant
What is radon, carbon monoxide, VOCs, aerosols, etc.
300
Land that is most susceptible to desertification
What is rangeland/pastureland
300
The mineral that is mined as the basis for glass
What is silica
300
The term for the energy that is stored in water
What is latent heat
400
The only major polluting country to not ratify the Kyoto protocol
What is United States
400
What VOCs stands for
What is volatile organic compounds
400
Over-irrigation of cropland can lead to this detrimental condition
What is salinization
400
The term describing the restoration of mined land to a healthy state
What is reclamation
400
Overlying wind patterns that cannot be felt on the ground but are responsible for many weather conditions
What is jet stream
500
The major disaster that occurred just prior to the movie's release that helped emphasize many of the key points of the movie
What is Hurricane Katrina
500
This gas is helpful on one level, but is a major component of ground-level smog
What is ozone
500
The precise combination of sand, silt, and clay that is perfect for agriculture is referred to as
What is loam
500
The term that refers to the rock that must be removed before the ore can be mined
What is overburden
500
What PM stands for in air pollution
What is particulate matter