Environmental Science
Limitations of Science + Scientific Method
Systems
Mono Lake
Elephant + Red Spruce Stuff
Florida Everglades
100

What percentage of species in all of Earth’s history have experienced extinction?

99.9%

100

To gain credibility, a scientific finding must be ...

Replicated

100

How are systems defined?

By the person researching the area (stupid answer).

100

What is a lake that has inflow but no outflow?

Terminal Lakes

100

What are population regulating factors that are corelated to the population?

Density-dependent

100

What are the alligator subsystems in the Florida Everglades?

Gator Holes
200

Over half of global human caloric consumption consists of what food group?

Grains

200

Which units do scientists use to measure energy?

Joules/Calories

200

What is the definition of an open system?

A system where energy and matter can enter and exit.

200

Where does Mono Lake’s inflow originates from?

Melting snow from the Sierra Nevada Mountains

200

What does CITES stand for?

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species

200

How large is the Florida Everglade watershed?

50,000km2

300

In which decade did the global human population stop growing exponentially?

1960s

300

What is the primary limitation facing environmental scientists?

The One Earth Problem

300

All elements of a system make up the system’s ...

A pool

300

How old is Mono Lake?

1-3 Million years old

300

Why were the Red Spruce dying?

Acid Rain

300

What plan was created by the South Florida Water Managment District (SFWMD)?

The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan

400

Which samples do researchers use to determine historic gas levels?

Ice Cores

400

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.

400

What is an example of a system with net flux of zero?

Anything in steady state, idk.

400

Mean residence time calculations require that a pool to what?

Must be is steady state

400

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).

400

What was passed by Congress to help the Florida Everglades?

Water Resource Development Act of 2000

500

what units are ecological footprints measured in?

Hectares of Land

500

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.

500

What are the five human component of environmental systems?

- Economics

- Social structures and institutions, including government

- Law

-Policy

- Environmental advocacy and action

500

What systems are a part of Mono Lake?

The Natural Water System, The Salt-Balance System, The Ecological System, The Water-Use System

500

Which brawler has the mastery title "CEO of Brawl Stars"?

Edgar

500

Who won the 2024 Heisman Trophy?

Travis Hunter

600

The twenty percent of the population in developed countries uses what percent of global energy?

58%

600

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

600

A butterfly stirring the air in Beijing...

Can affect weather patterns in New York a month later.

600

From the 1940s to the 1980s, the flux of water levels in Mono Lake was what?

-40ft

600

Where is the majority of the Elephant population in Kenya?

Tsavo National Park

600

Who let the dogs out?

Ran out of questions. Everyone gets points!!!