Ozone
The molecule that makes our Ozone layer.
What is 03? (Oxygen 3)
Stowaways, releasing pets, gardening with non-natives, etc.
How do invasive species get to a new area?
Carbon
What nutrient cycle is unbalanced that causes the greenhouse effect?
A scale that measures how acidic or basic a substance is.
What is a pH scale?
True or False. Fossil Fuels are a nonrenewable energy source. This means they will eventually run out.
What is "true"?
Smog
What is ozone on the ground (not in the atmosphere) called?
Take over an area, eat natives, decrease biodiversity, cost a lot of money to fix, cause extinctions, etc.
What is a negative impact invasive species have on an environment?
A layer of gas (like carbon dioxide) that traps heat from the sun on our planet.
What is a greenhouse gas?
The burning of fossil fuels like coal, which releases SOx and NOx compounds that combines/reacts with water in rain.
What causes acid rain?
-Solar power -Wind power -Hydropower.
What are 3 types of renewable energy that don't release emissions?
UV radiation
What does the ozone layer in the atmosphere block?
They may lack natural predators or diseases in the new environment.
Why do invasive species often outcompete native species?
Problematic gases that are accumulating in the atmosphere.
What are greenhouse gases?
True or False. The pH of the soil could change if acid precipitation (rain/snow) occurs.
What is "True"?
-Acid Rain -Climate Change
What are 2 human impacts of burning fossil fuels on the environment?
Can cause skin cancer, other skin problems, eye problems, etc.
What are the consequences of UV radiation?
No two organisms can share the same niche. Invasives unfortunately win.
How does Competitive Exclusion Principle relate to Native and Invasive species?
Photosynthetic organisms like plants and algae.
What organisms take carbon out of the atmosphere?
Reducing dependence on fossil fuels like coal that gives off SOx and NOx compounds into the atmosphere.
What can be done to reduce the pollutants in the atmosphere that produce acid rain?
Deforestation
What is the term for logging/clearing a habitat? Hint: This could impact the carbon cycle!
A thinner layer of ozone that lets more uv radiation through.
What is the "hole in the ozone layer"?
Controlled by predation, competition for resources, or introducing diseases.
How do invasive species contribute to the decline of native species?
Misconception that everything on the planet is equally getting warmer. In reality, it causes unpredictable changes in weather.
What is a common misconception about the term "global warming"?
They combine with water in the atmosphere to make sulfuric acid.
What does sulfur dioxide (SOx) have to do with acid rain?
Biomagnification
What is a magnification of substances in an environment?