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Envi. Science P.1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who is the largest consumer of everything globally? | United States |
| What is America's favorite hobby? | Gardening |
| 60% of all manmade CO2 in the atmosphere is from what? | Motor vehicles |
| When human activity introduces increased amounts of plant nutrients, which speeds up plant growth and eventually chokes the lake of all it's animal life. | Cultural eutrophication |
| A natural process that occurs in an aging lake or pond as that body of water gradually builds up its concentration of plant nutrients. | Natural eutrophication |
| The main culprit in eutrophication in lakes? | Phosphorus |
| What is the EPA stand for? | Environmental Protective Agency |
| What are the primary standards for the National Ambient Air Quality? | Public health, asthmatics, children, and the elderly |
| When a vehicle can transport more than the average car. | Mass Transit |
| What are the secondary standards to the National Ambient Air Quality? | Public Welfare |
| Species that eats both plants and animals? | Omnivore |
| Species that eat only plants? | Herbivore |
| Species that eat only meat? | Carnivore |
| Species that eat dead and rotten organisms? | Detrivore |
| After a bill gets passed by the commitee, where does it go next? | House of Representatives |
| After a bill is passed by the house of representatives, where does it go next? | Senate |
| After a bill is passed by the senate, where does it go next? | President |
| If the president says yes, what happens. | Law |
| What happens if the president says no. | Veto |
| Biggest producer of Hazardous waste? | United States |
| What is found in the state of the art landfills? | Double HDEP Liners |
| Primary suggested waste for disposing muncipal solid waste? | Recycling |
| Which region of the U.S. is most affected by acid rain? | Northeast |
| A biome that is characterized by coniferous forests and has long cold winters. Also known as the boreal forest. | Taiga |
| What are the 2 main factors that influence a region's climate? | Temperature and Precipitation |
| The scientific study of organisms and how they interact with their physical and non living environment? | Ecology |
| Climatically and geographically conditions on the earth and are often referred to as ecosystems. | Biome |
| Physical and biological components of an enviroment. | Ecosystem |
| A colorless and odorless non flammable gas which is one of the most prominent green house gases? | Carbon Dioxide |
| A very weak greenhouse gas but has an indirect effect on global and reacts with the hydroxyl radicals in the atmosphere. | Carbon Monoxide |
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VictoriaEL
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