Calculations
Toxins
Ways to promote change
Policy
December Misc
100
What is the toxic dose of this chemical?
22 mg
100
DDT sticks around in the environment. Because of this it is considered to be this classification of toxin.
Persistent Organic Pollutant (POP)
100
You have just delivered your final class project to your teacher. As soon as your teacher starts reading your paper she begins to shake her head. You immediately think that your project must be terrible. What term from chapter 18 is this?
Automatic thinking
100
Name one way that you can impact policy.
Vote, donate to a campaign, lobby your representatives, run for office, campaign, speak at a public hearing, protest, educate people, let your voice be heard through your purchasing power
100
What day in December marks the longest night/shortest day?
December 21
200
LD50 of botulinum toxin is 0.03 ng/kg; the LD50 of Salmonella toxin is 12 mg/kg. Which is the most potent toxin?
Botulinum
200
When two toxins interact to make something more toxic.
Synergistic effect
200
Many products are sold with the promise, “Try it for 30 days, and if you do not like it send it back.” Despite this, many people do not send products back, even if they are not happy with the product. Which term is this?
Loss aversion
200
Which policy was formed in 1970 that set standards for emissions from polluting sources? It was amended in 1990 to create tradable emission allowances
Clean Air Act
200
What is the birth flower of December?
Holly and Paperwhite Narcissus
300
The LD50 of Vitamin D is 10 mg/kg. How many 12.5 mg vitamin D tablets would a 150 lb person need to take to get to the toxic level? Remember 1 lb is 0.45 kg.
54 pills
300
Acetone (nail polish remover) is made of carbon and easily evaporates. It can cause headaches, dizziness, drowsiness, and even unconsciousness or coma. This toxin should be classified as a ....
Volatile Organic Compound (VOC)
300
When you see someone throw a plastic bottle in the trash can and then other people do the same thing. Which term describes this?
social norm
300
Which policy formed in 1972 set allowable pollution levels on waterways?
Clean Water Act
300
In December of 1877 Thomas Edison first recorded sound. He recorded this nursery rhyme.
Mary Had a Little Lamb
400
The LD50 for rat poison is 0.27mg/kg. If a rat with a mass of 0.85 kg ingested 0.50 mg of rat poison will it possibly die?
Yes because 0.27 * 0.85 = 0.23 mg is the toxic dose and 0.5 is > 0.23
400
PCB, DDT, and Mercury have all been found in high concentrations of tissues of top predators. Which term explains why?
bioaccumulation
400
Many coffee shops will offer a 10-cent discount on coffee purchases if you bring in a reusable cup.
incentive
400
This is a landmark international treaty adopted in 2015 to combat climate change by limiting global warming to well below 2°C (3.6°F) above pre-industrial levels, while aiming for 1.5°C (2.7°F)
Paris Agreement
400
In December of 1624 this scientist that shifted our thinking to the sun being the center of our solar system perfected the telescope
Galileo
500
The EPC of asbestos is 0.1. What is the noncancer risk for an adult construction worker that works on a site for 40 days for 1 year? Asbestos is inhaled.
0.04, low risk.
500
One way to protect from toxins is through vaccines. Vaccines are effective only if enough people get them because it relies on ...............
Herd immunity
500
A sign by my light switch to remember to turn it off is an example of what?
prompt
500
Which agreement in 1987 was responsible for the reduction of global emissions of CFCs and has helped repair the ozone layer?
Montreal Protocol
500
In December of 1942 Fermi's team achieved the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction. This was part of what historical event?
Manhattan Project/ Atomic bomb