Earthquakes
The deeper you go, the ______ it gets
Hotter
Three states of matter are _____, liquid, and _____.
Solid, Gas
Plants are _____ because they can make their own food
Producers
What substance do Oil Palm trees produce that is an ingredient in lots of products?
Palm oil
What GHG is increasing in the atmosphere more than any other point in history?
Carbon dioxide
Everywhere we look, solid rock, known as ______, is found on, near, or below the surface of Earth.
Bedrock
What is the difference between an open system and a closed system?
An open system lets matter into and out of the system, while a closed system doesn't.
Where in the plant leaf does photosynthesis happen?
Chloroplasts
Why can't oil palms be grown in the United States?
The US doesn't have the right growing conditions
Explain what a greenhouse gas is
A gas that helps raise the temperature of the surface of the Earth.
Which is more dense, continental crust or oceanic crust?
Oceanic crust
What is the density of a substance?
Density=mass/volume
True or false: Plants eat some of the food they make.
True
How does the decrease of Orangutan populations affect other organisms?
Tigers decrease, Fruit trees decrease, other species that eat fruit could potentially increase
How do we know that CO2 levels are not caused naturally?
Ice core samples tell us that CO2 levels are much higher than any point in the last 800,000 years
Name three types of plate boundaries
Convergent, Divergent, Transform
Density and Flammability are _____ of a gas
Properties
Why don't plants die at night when they can't make food?
They store and eat food when they are not making food.
What is the human side of the debate about palm farms?
Thousands of people rely on the money made on the palm farms to support their families.
What are some (two at least) solutions to reducing emissions that reduce CO2 by more than 1GtC/yr?
Plant-rich diets, Wind energy, Silvopasture, Solar, Tropical reforestation, and Artificial trees
How is Mt. Everest able to grow 2 cm and move 4 cm to the NE each year?
Mt. Everest sits on a convergent boundary that pushes the plates up and together.
What two substances, when mixed with water, create gas bubbles in a bath bomb?
extra point: what gas does it produce?
Baking Soda and Citric Acid
What is the equation for photosynthesis?
CO2 + H2O (in the presence of light energy)--> sugar + O2
What is one solution for making a palm farm to support both humans and orangutans?
Ex.: Diversified farming, Sustainable Palm Oil, Customary Forests
How does an increase in temperature cause more floods?
Increased air temps cause more evaporation and winds move extra water vapor to some locations