Personal-Level
What is one thing you could do every day to reduce energy use?
Turning off lights, unplugging electronics that aren't in use, asking others to do the same.
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What kinds of pollution are evident in Baltimore city?
- Litter/Trash & Plastics
- Smog / Air pollution
- Water pollution (inner harbor)
What is happening to the polar ice caps with global warming?
They are melting and causing sea levels to rise.
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What is another name for the lithosphere?
GEOsphere
How can trash on the street end up in the ocean?
Rain can sweep trash into streams or storm drains, which will eventually feed that water back into major water sources like rivers and oceans.
How does turning off lights help reduce carbon footprint/CO2 in the air?
Using less electricity means using fewer fossil fuels.
What is CAUSING global warming?
Burning fossil fuels (combustion)
-> CO2 released
-> greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
-> heat trapped in the atmosphere
-> hotter planet.
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Who first discovered the concept of continental drift, but was incorrect about the mechanism by which it happens?
Alfred WEGNER
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How does mercury pollution in aquatic ecosystems end up coming back to hurt humans?
Biomagnification BABY!
What is something EWHS could to to be a more GREEN school?
- Planting more trees
- Clearing litter (we're trying @ my club!)
- Adding recycling bins
- Installing solar panels
What threats does global warming pose to coastal/beach cities?
- Sea level rise -> flooding
- Climate change -> stronger hurricanes
- Hotter summers / Heat waves
What does the atmosphere protect humans from?
(there is more than one answer).
- Solar radiation
- Space's vacuum (no oxygen / freezing cold)
- Meteors
- SPACE JUNK
- etc.
What SPECIFIC problem are the workers studying sCS2 trying to fix?
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What 5 careers did we discuss last week with helping cities embrace solar power?
1. Politician
2. Engineer
3. Hardware Technician
4. Sustainability Coordinator
5. Accountant
How does capitalism/consumerism contribute to the suffering of indigenous communities?
Increased energy demand (via fossil fuels like natural gas (BGE!!!), coal, and petroleum) results in exploitation and pollution in indigenous lands.
Which continent looks like it fits perfectly with Africa's western borders?
South America (throwback to Pangea ong)
If you were a sustainability coordinator, how could you help Baltimore switch from BGE to solar power?
- Community outreach
- Compliance checks (businesses or government)
- Developing sustainability strategies
- Setting and tracking local goals
How does growing food locally reduce greenhouse emissions?
If food is grown locally, that area would need fewer truck shipments for food, and there would be less gasoline burned in that area.
Why do people in Delhi, India, currently have shorter life expectancy than the global average?
The smog is so heavy there that many residents die of lung cancer / related complications.
How can using AC to cope with global warming end up as an unproductive cycle?
Hotter planet -> more people using AC more often
-> more fossil fuels burned for power
-> more GHGs in the air
-> even HOTTER planet.