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Oil spill
Facts
pollution
100
What is an unwanted change in the environment caused by substances or forms of energy?
What is pollution
100
The preservation and wise use of natural resources
What is conservation
100
How many people were killed during the BP oil spill?
What is 11 people
100
What does biodegradable mean?
What is something that can be broken down by living organisms
100
What is a hazardous waste that gives off radiation called?
What is radioactive waste
200
A natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resource is consumed
What is renewable resource
200
What is recycling?
What is the process of recovering valuable or useful materials from waste or scrap
200
How much money did BP spend on trying to send boats and people out to help cleanup every day?
What is $6 million
200
List the three ways to conserve resources
What is reduce, recycle, reuse
200
How many people were on the planet in 1800?
What is 1 billion
300
What is a non renewable resource?
What is a resource that forms at a rate that is much slower than the rate at which it is consumed
300
Name the five environmental strategies
What is reduce pollution, reduce pesticide use, protect habitats, learn about local issues, develop alternative energy sources
300
How many barrels of drilling mud were used and how much money did each barrel cost?
What is 25,000 barrels of mud and $500 for each
300
List two main kinds of water pollution
What is point-source pollution, and nonpoint-source pollutoin
300
How many people were there on the Earth in 2002?
What is 6 billion
400
What is overpopulation?
What is the presence of too many individuals in an area for the available resources
400
How many liters of water are used in American homes each day?
What is 100 billion liters
400
What was the date that the oil spill took place on?
What is April 20, 2010
400
Earth's atmosphere is made up of a mixture of gases including
What is carbon dioxide
400
What type of pollution affects your ability to hear and think clearly?
What is noise pollution
500
The number and variety of organisms in a give area during a specific period of time
What is biodiversity
500
Using garbage to make electricity is an example of
What is resource recovery
500
How many days did it take to cap the biggest blowout in history?
What is 87 days
500
In 2002 what type of fish was found in a Maryland pond?
What is northern snakehead
500
What does the Earth's atmosphere act as?
What is a protective blanket