Environmental Science 2 Jeopardy Template

Vocabulary	Renewable vs. Nonrenewable	The Scientific Process	Water, Air, and Land	Climate
100 What is an environmental science The study of how the natural world works, how our environment affects us, and how we affect our environment	100 What is nonrenewable Coal	100 What is a question/observation All scientific discoveries begin with a	100 What is the water cycle The continuous movement of water between Earth and its atmosphere	100 Latitude The distance from the equator measured in degrees north or south of the equator is called
200 natural resources Materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in the nature and can be used for economic gain.	200 What is renewable Sunlight	200 What is hypothesis When scientist want to test a certain observation they create what is known as a	200 Air pollution When harmful substances build up in the air to unhealthy levels, the result is __________	200 The earth is titled at about 23.5 degrees. Because if this tilt and that it takes 365 days to orbit the sun, the sun rays hit the earth at different places during different times of the year. Why does the temperature and weather change with the seasons?
300 What is a fossil fuel Nonrenewable energy resources , such as oil, coal, and natural gas are known as	300 What is renewable Wave energy	300 What is data Scientist gather _______ to support or contradict their hypothesis	300 Groundwater Water that is found beneath Earth's surface in the spaces in sediment and rock formations is called ___________	300 Protects us from the suns harmful radiation What does the ozone layer do for humans and most other living things?
400 What is a hypothesis A testable idea that attempts to explain a phenomenon or answer a scientific question	400 What is renewable Wind energy	400 What is theories Essentially, in science, nothing is definite, things are always changing. Science relies on ________ instead of absolute truths	400 Smog What is it called when air pollution hangs over urban areas and reduces visibility	400 Greenhouse gases Gases that absorb and radiate infrared radiation from the sun are called ___________
500 What is a ecosystem All of the organisms living in an area together with their physical environment	500 What is nonrenewable Metals: copper, aluminum, etc.	500 What is peer reviewed A formal way for scientists to get feedback to get feed back is by having their work	500 Sick Building syndrome When buildings have poor air quality, the building is considered to have _______________	500 Rising sea levels, global weather patterns, human health problems, agriculture, effects on plants and animals What are some consequences of a warmer earth?

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