High as a kite!
Climate Change-Up
One man's trash
Final Jeopardy
100
List the correct order for the layers of the atmosphere starting from the highest layer.
Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Troposphere.
100
Name at least 2 examples of greenhouse gases.
H2O, CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6
100
The three types of waste we manage today.
Municipal solid, Industrial solid, and Hazardous waste.
200
The bulk of the ozone layer is found in the _____ whereas a portion is located in the _____.
stratosphere; troposphere.
200
The greenhouse effect works to trap this form of electromagnetic radiation reemitted from the earth.
Infrared radiation.
200
Describe the characteristics of hazardous waste.
Flammable, toxic, corrosive, chemically reactive.
300
Name 2 examples of a primary pollutant.
PM, CO, CO2, CH4, SOx, NOx...
300
What do all greenhouse gases have in common?
What is: they are all 3 atoms or larger.
300
According to the EPA, the average American produces about _____ pounds of waste per day.
4.5 to 5
400
This secondary pollutant is the result of a chemical reaction between sulfur dioxide and water.
Sulfuric acid.
400
Thermal expansion of the oceans is a major factor of this.
Sea level rise.
400
_____ is a major component of our generated waste AFTER recycling and composting efforts.
Food waste (21.1%)
500
Name the 6 criteria pollutants the EPA sought to control?
CO, ground-level O3, NO2, SO2, Lead, PM
500
_____: involves changing our behaviors as a way of coping with climate change.
Adaptive climate change strategies
500
What is the most preferred and effective way to reducing waste.
Refuse to make it in the first place.
500
Explain ocean acidification.
CO2 + H20 <--> H2CO3 <--> H+ + HCO3-
Ocean acidification is the process of the ocean becoming more acidic due to increased carbon dioxide (CO2) levels from human activities. This chemical change harms marine life and ecosystems, and affects the livelihoods of people who depend on the ocean.