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Life Cycle
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Fun Facts
100
What is the practice of separating waste into categories like paper, plastic, and glass for reprocessing?
Recycling
100
In the food chain, what is one example of a "producer" in a forest environment?
plant (i.e. tree)
100
What is this type of water feature that can be classified from Class I (easy) to Class Class VI (virtually impassible)?
Rapids
100
What is the extreme weather event with a spinning wind tunnel on land called?
Tornado
100
What animal/insect pollinates one-third of the food we eat?
Bees
200
What should you do if you encounter wildlife on a hike?
A. Go pet it and try to make friends.
B. Give it food.
C. Leave it be.
D. None of the above.
C. Leave it be
200
In the food chain, what is an example of a "decomposer" in a forest environment?
Mushrooms (Fungi), worms, slugs, bacteria, etc.
200
Before a long hike, what is one thing you can do to prevent unexpected dangers and to be properly prepared?
Research the weather, know the local wildlife and plant life, tell a trusted adult where and how long you plan to be gone
200
What is the term for the shift toward more extreme temperatures as a result of pollution?
Climate change (a better term than global warming since it encompasses changes in temperature, precipitation, and wind)
200
What biome/type of environment covers less than 10% of Earth but still holds over half its species?
Rainforests
300
What type of energy is solar energy, wind energy, and hydroelectric energy?
Renewable
300
Where do plants/producers get their energy and what is this process called?
From the sun; Photosynthesis
300
What three letters are the universal symbol of distress? (double points for knowing it in Morse Code)
SOS or ...---...
300
What is the term for a strong tropical storm system that forms over warm ocean waters and has wind speeds over 74 mph?
Hurricane
300
What plant grows super fast at a rate of up to 3 feet a day? (Hint: this is one of the most sustainable materials on Earth)
Bamboo
400
What is the term for the total amount of greenhouse gases generated by an individual, organization, or product?
Carbon footprint
400
What animal is the apex predator in this food web and what are all the animals that they eat?
Eagle which eats snakes, mice, and frogs
400
What illness are these symptoms associated with?
Drowsiness, confusion, shivering, blue lips, slurred speech
Hypothermia
400
What is the term for this repeated process?
Water cycle
400
What percent of the world's oxygen comes from the Amazon Rainforest (aka the "lungs of the Earth")?
20%
500
What are the four parts of the Outdoor Code? (Hint: As an American, I will do my best to...)
Be clean in my outdoor manners. Be careful with fire. Be considerate in the outdoors. Be conservation minded.
500
What percent of the available energy of its prey does a consumer actually get? (Hint: it's not 100%)
10%
500
You are out hiking and you find a mountain bike accident. The biker is unconscious and they are unresponsive. After your buddy goes to call 911, what should you do next?
CPR
500
What is the name for a line where two air masses meet, often causing storms and precipitation?
Front
500
How many years can a single plastic bottle last before it decomposes?
400 years!
