Lithosphere
This is formed when one carbon atom is bonded to four other carbon atoms.
Diamond.
The entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries
River basin
What layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer
Stratosphere
This is the dirtiest fossil fuel
Coal
This invasive species likes to grow over trees and many other things. It is not native to NC but we have a lot of it.
Kudzu
One type of plate boundary is formed when two plates slide past one another, grinding. On the west coast we have one of these named the...
San andreas fault line
Upper boundary of the zone of saturation that rises during wet seasons and drops during dry periods.
Water table
Climate
This greenhouse gas is a byproduct from overgrazing and can last ten years in the atmosphere.
Methane
This is the term for non living things in an ecosystem
Aboitic
Most crystals are this type of rock.
Igneous
Permeable underground layer through which groundwater flows relatively easily.
Aquifer
Which side of the hurricane would you expect to hit land the hardest?
The right side
This is the Biome that NC is labeled as
What is temperate deciduous forest
The systems of the biosphere ranked in increasing order of biodiversity
This is the slow breakdown of rock over time.
What is weathering.
This is the phase change that occurs when a solid turns into a gas.
Sublimation
This is the formula for ozone
These are the two ways in which deforestation contributes to climate change
Less potential for removing CO2 from the atmosphere and the addition of all the stored CO2 back into the atmosphere
a way of measuring how much of an impact a person or community has on the earth; including the amount of biologically productive land and water needed to support a person or population
Ecological footprint
This tool includes all of the components of matter that make up earth.
What is the periodic table
These are more recently being found in water supply due mainly to the manufacturing of things like teflon and anti-stick materials.
PFOAs
Please explain what the dew point is and how it works.
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This is the current concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere.
412 ppm
This is the fertility rate that is required for a community to keep a constant population level.
2.1 children per family.