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PA State ___
Climate Change
Natural Science
100

Behrend, Erie, and Abington are three out of ___ total satellite campuses. 

What are 24 total campuses?

100

Known for its focus on farms, the environment, and people, the ERM major falls under this college. 

What is the College of Agriculture?

100

fish

What is brook trout?

100

We breathe it out, industries emit it. 

What is carbon dioxide?

100

Maple, oak, and birch are different types of this tree species that lose their foliage in the fall.

What is deciduous? 

200

This beloved coach started in 1966 and won two Nationals Championships in '82 and '86. 

Who is Joe Paterno?

200

ERM has these three options/specializations within the major. 

What is soil, water, and environmental science?

200

insect

What is firefly/lightning bug?

200

Energy sources such as coal, oil, or natural gas.

What are fossil fuels?

200

Excessive nutrients in run-off from fertilizer causes this process to occur in bodies of water

What is eutrophication?

300

This anthracite-named mule was the mascot before the nittany lion. Now his bones are on display in the Hub next to the art gallery. 

Who is Old Coaly?

300

After 35 cumulative years working for Penn State as ERM advisors, this couple just recently retired in August!

Who are Rob and Tammy Shannon?

300

flower

What is mountain laurel?

300

Heat-trapping molecules in the atmosphere.

What are greenhouse gases?

300
Commonly confused with its homonymous Australian counterpart, this animal is North America's only marsupial. 

What is an opossum? 

400

This was the year Penn State first competed in the NCAA as a member of the Big Ten Conference. 

What is 1993?

400

The ERM program at Penn State was founded in this year as a response to the environmental movement the decade before.

What is 1971?

400

dog

What is great dane?

400

The largest carbon sink on Earth.

What is the ocean?

400

Known for its highs and lows, this is the physiographical region State College resides in. 

What is the ridge and valley?

500

It was during this historically sad time period, that Penn State received the nickname "Happy Valley".

What is the Great Depression?

500

The department ERM is housed under.

What is interdepartmental? 

500

soil

What is Hazleton?

500

The Earth has warmed roughly __ degrees Celsius since the late 19th century.

What is 2 degrees?

500

Best known for its subterranean limestone caverns and sinkholes, State College's valley landscape is characterized by this topography.  

What is karst/karst topography?