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What is the variety of living organisms in an ecosystem?
The definition of biodiversity
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What is the natural process in which greenhouse gases trap heat in the Earths atmosphere and leads to changes in temperature?
The greenhouse effect
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What is natural gas?
Most used energy source in the US
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What is evaporation, condensation, precipitation?
3 components of the water cycle
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What is reduce, reuse, and recycle?
3 R's of waste reduction in order of most impactful to least impactful
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What is richness and evenness?
The 2 aspects that are factored into the measuring of biodiversity
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What is climate refers to long-term shifts in temperature, while weather refers to short-term changes in temperature?
The difference between climate and weather
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What is wind power?
Most used renewable energy source in the US
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What is 2.5%?
Percent of Earths water that is freshwater
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What is leachate?
Liquid from landfills that can contaminate groundwater
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What is habitat destruction, climate change, invasive species, pollution, overexploitation?
One threat to biodiversity
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What is fossil fuel use, deforestation, industrialization, heavy reliance on transportation?
2 anthropogenic causes of climate change
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What is hydropower?
Most used renewable energy source in the world
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What is fertilizer, pesticides, mining, drilling, waste dumping?
One anthropogenic practice affecting water quality
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What is RCRA?
The legislation that implemented "cradle to grave"
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What is habitat preservation, species protection, using sustainable resources?
One way to protect biodiversity
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What is the legislation that banned the use of CFCs?
The Montreal Protocol
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What is energy efficiency refers to using energy more wisely and responsibly, while energy conservation refers to using less energy altogether?
The difference between energy efficiency and energy conservation
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What is the Clean Water Act?
The legislation that regulated the discharge of pollutants into waterways and sets water quality standards
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What is biological removal?
The 2nd treatment in the wastewater treatment process
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What is Asian carp, zebra mussels
One type of invasive species we talked about in class thrives in water ecosystems
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What are CFCs?
Greenhouse gas with the greatest GWP (global warming potential
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What is solar power?
The renewable energy source that requires silicon, of which mining could be environmentally harmful
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What are toilet flushes?
What anthropogenic habit in the household leads to the most water use
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What is plastic, glass, metal?
One type of waste that is not very biodegradable and can persist for a very long time
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