Under the Sea
This percent of the Earth’s surface is water.
What is 71%?
This type of energy is generated by harnessing the power of moving water.
What is hydropower?
This space on campus is home to turtles, fish, birds, and more.
What is the BioPond?
This process in plants involves converting sunlight into chemical energy.
What is photosynthesis?
A primary benefit of this process is turning food scraps into nutrient-rich soil rather than sending them to a landfill.
What is composting?
The dumping of this substance in the ocean is the leading killer of seabirds, resulting in about 1 million deaths annually.
What is Plastic?
These bulbs can save more than $40 in electricity costs over their lifetime compared to incandescent bulbs.
What are LED’S?
This Penn Dining program was started to reduce disposable food materials from residential dining cafes.
What is GreenToGo?
These organisms, such as mushrooms, use these instead of seeds to reproduce.
What are spores?
This type of farming produces food without the use of synthetic pesticides, antibiotics, or added growth hormones.
What is organic?
This category of environmental harm refers to the removal of marine life from the ocean at rates faster than the population can replenish itself.
What is overfishing?
This process occurs when waters become too warm, causing coral to expel algae and turn white.
What is Coral Bleaching?
A decline in these, which include bees, butterflies, and bats, threatens global food production.
What are pollinators?
This element is added to fertilizer to promote plant growth, but also degrades soil and releases greenhouse gases.
What is nitrogen?
This Aquatic Mammal is the most endangered marine animal.
What is the Vaquita?
While carbon dioxide has the biggest impact, this gas emitted by cows represents 16% of total global warming gases?
What is methane?
This vine, which is native to Asia, is known for being extremely invasive in the southern U.S. and smothering other plants.
What is kudzu OR Japanese arrowroot OR Chinese arrowroot?
This amount (in gallons) is the average amount of water consumed by producing 1 pound of beef.
1,800