What percentage of species in all of Earth’s history have experienced extinction?
99.9%
To gain credibility, a scientific finding must be ...
Replicated
How are systems defined?
By the person researching the area (stupid answer).
What is a lake that has inflow but no outflow?
Terminal Lakes
What are population regulating factors that are corelated to the population?
Density-dependent
What are the alligator subsystems in the Florida Everglades?
Over half of global human caloric consumption consists of what food group?
Grains
Which units do scientists use to measure energy?
Joules/Calories
What is the definition of an open system?
A system where energy and matter can enter and exit.
Where does Mono Lake’s inflow originates from?
Melting snow from the Sierra Nevada Mountains
What does CITES stand for?
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
How large is the Florida Everglade watershed?
50,000km2
In which decade did the global human population stop growing exponentially?
1960s
What is the primary limitation facing environmental scientists?
The One Earth Problem
All elements of a system make up the system’s ...
A pool
How old is Mono Lake?
1-3 Million years old
Why were the Red Spruce dying?
Acid Rain
What plan was created by the South Florida Water Managment District (SFWMD)?
The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan
Which samples do researchers use to determine historic gas levels?
Ice Cores
What are the four main limitations of Environmental Science?
The One Earth Problem, Inconsistent Unit of Measure for Energy, Subjectivity, Unpredictable Consequences of Preferences and Policies.
What is an example of a system with net flux of zero?
Anything in steady state, idk.
Mean residence time calculations require that a pool to what?
Must be is steady state
What were the conclusions of the Red Spruce studies?
1. Red Spruce have decreased by almost 70% in 18 years. No natural factors responsible.
2. The percentage of standing dead spruce trees was positively correlated with elevation.
3. More Red Spruce died closer to New York and Vermont (Closer to Midwest).
4. The death was caused by freezing injury to needles (caused by air pollution).
What was passed by Congress to help the Florida Everglades?
Water Resource Development Act of 2000
what units are ecological footprints measured in?
Hectares of Land
How does a study become universal laws? (Bonus for what scientific laws are considered)
Hypothesis are tested and become scientific findings. If this continues, they become a theory. If this continues, they become a universal law.
Scientific Laws are considered not disproven.
What are the five human component of environmental systems?
- Economics
- Social structures and institutions, including government
- Law
-Policy
- Environmental advocacy and action
What systems are a part of Mono Lake?
The Natural Water System, The Salt-Balance System, The Ecological System, The Water-Use System
Which brawler has the mastery title "CEO of Brawl Stars"?
Edgar
Who won the 2024 Heisman Trophy?
Travis Hunter
The twenty percent of the population in developed countries uses what percent of global energy?
58%
How many years passed before the average fuel efficiency of U.S. cars increased from thirteen miles per gallon to over thirty miles per gallon?
46 years
A butterfly stirring the air in Beijing...
Can affect weather patterns in New York a month later.
From the 1940s to the 1980s, the flux of water levels in Mono Lake was what?
-40ft
Where is the majority of the Elephant population in Kenya?
Tsavo National Park
Who let the dogs out?