Energy
Name one renewable energy source
Solar, Wind, Nuclear, Hydro, Geothermal
The conversion of waste into renewable materials
Recycling
A river that caught fire in 1969, raised awareness about pollution
Cuyahoga River
Long periods of time without significant rain, leads to environmental strain
Drought
Name one nonrenewable energy source
Natural Gas, Oil, Coal
Name a decomposer
Fungi, Worms
The largest source of freshwater on Earth
Groundwater
Degredation of land over time
Erosion
Process for converting sunlight into usable energy
Solar power
The conversion of food or organic waste into soil
Composting
Largest source of marine pollution
Plastics
A major cause of soil erosion
Deforestation
Process that plants use to convert sunlight into biological energy
Photosynthesis
Day dedicated to environmental protection and awareness
Earth Day
Renewable source of freshwater
Rivers
The first National Park
Yellowstone
Process for converting flowing water into usable energy
Hydropower
President that created the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
Richard Nixon
Term for the increase in acidity of the oceans on Earth
Ocean Acidification
Which area of study ("ology") relates to organisms and the environment they live in
Ecology