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BP oil spill
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An unwanted change in the environment caused by substances or forms of energy
What is Pollution?
100
The presence of too many individuals in an area for the available resources
What is Overpopulation?
100
A natural resource than can be replaced at the same rate at which it is consumed
What is A Renewable resource?
100
A resource that forms at a rate that is much slower than the rate at which it is consumed
What is a Nonrenewable resource?
100
Name 3 different ways the oil spill was attempted to be resolved
What is Dispercents, top kill, cutting the risor, copper dam, or capping stack.
200
The number and variety of organisms in a given area during a specific period of time
What is Biodiversity?
200
The preservation and wise use of natural resources
What is Conservation?
200
The process of recovering valuable or useful materials from waste or scrap
What is recycling?
200
Name the three r's (practices of conservation)
What is reduce, reuse, and recycle?
200
How many days it took for the whole situation to be resolved
What is 87 days?
300
This many liters are used in American homes each day
What is 100 billion liters
300
Name 2 environmental strategies that protect the Earth's environment
What is Reduce pollution, reduce pesticide use, protect habitats, learn about local issues, or develop alternative energy sources?
300
Hazardous wastes that give off radiation
What are radioactive wastes?
300
Wastes that catch fire, corrode, or eat through metal
What is hazardous waste?
300
This many people died in result of the oil spill.
What is 11?
400
Something that can be broken down by living organisms, such as bacteria
What is biodegradable?
400
Plants, animals, and microorganisms _____ on each other.
What is Depend?
400
________ is a government organization that helps protect the environment.
What is the Environmrntal Protection Agency?
400
Anything that causes pollution is a _____.
What is pollutants?
400
The _____ method was used by a cap being put on and 3 valves being closed one at a time
What is the 3 valve method?
500
List three pollutants.
What is noise, chemicals, garbage, and air pollution
500
____ is a chemical that destroys the ozone layer.
What is CFCs?
500
Advances in medicine and ______ have made human population growth possible.
What is farming?
500
Anything that harms other organisms may eventually harm ____ too.
What is People?
500
This happened when the trash and mud was put in the well to stop the oil from flowing
What is the trash flew straight out of the well when it was put in.