Environment
How much of our atmosphere is oxygen?
~21%
What animal can generate 600 Volts of electricity
Electric Eel
What is the fastest growing plant?
Bamboo
Name 3 dry art mediums
Charcoal, Pencil, Pastel, Collage, Modelling
What are the 3 R's of sustainability.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
How much of the Amazon rainforest has been destroyed?
17% - 20%
Mainly farm animals, also worms.
Name 1 plant used for making dyes
Blueberries, Beets, Cactus, etc.
Name 3 wet art mediums.
Watercolour, Oil Point/Pastel, Acrylic Paint.
What gas contributes the most to greenhouse gasses
CO2
What percentage of water is freshwater?
~3%
Blue whale (181,440 kg))
What is the biggest Tree?
Giant Sequoia (volume), Coast Redwood (Tallest)
Name 1 famous artist from the Rennaisance.
Name 3 things that can go in compost.
What material can take up to 1 million years to decompose?
Glass.
Dodo, Mammoth, Tasmanian tiger, Wooly Rhino, Saber Toothed Tiger
What is the biggest cause for deforestation?
Slash and Burn agriculture.
Name one of major art movements/periods Other than the renaissance.
Medieval, Baroque, Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Modern Art, Impressionism, Cubism, Futurism, Harlem Renaissance, Realism, Contemporary.
Define sustainability
"the ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level" or "avoidance of the depletion of natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance."
The Trash Island in the Pacific, give its Name, Size/Weight, or Year discovered
Great Pacific Garbage Patch, 1.15 to 2.41 Million Tonnes.
Name any animal on the endangered species list.
Polar Bears, Giant Pandas, Tigers, Elephants.
What is the most eaten plant in the world?
Cor, Rice, and Wheat
What is the darkest colour?
Vantablack
5 types of renewable energy.
Wind, Water, Costal, Geothermal, Solar, Biomass