Environmental Science

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Earth Systems and Resources

• Environmental Science Concepts
• The Atmosphere
• Global Water Resources and Use
• Soil and Soil Dynamics
• Natural Biogeochemical Cycles

The Living World

• Ecosystem Structure
• Energy Flow
• Biodiversity
• Natural Ecosystem Change
• Conservation Biology
• Invasive Species

Population

• Human Biology Concepts
• Human Population Growth
• Urbanization
• Carrying Capacity
• Sustainable Development

Land and Water Use

• Agriculture
• Forestry
• Rangelands
• Land Conservation
• Mining
• Fishing and Hunting
• General Natural Resource Use and Consumption

Energy Resources and Consumption

• Energy Concepts
• Energy Consumption
• Fossil Fuel Resources and Use
• Nuclear Energy
• Hydroelectric Power
• Energy Conservation
• General/Other Forms of Renewable Energy
• Wind Energy
• Biofuels

Pollution

• Other Pollution Types
• Environmental Pollution Impacts
• Economic Impact of Pollution
• Air Pollution
• Water Pollution
• Pollution of Land
• Environmental Toxicology
• Acid Rain

Global Change

• Loss of Biodiversity
• The Future
• Environmental Policy
• Changes in Land Use

Climate Change

• Stratospheric Ozone
• Climate Change
• Climate Change Policy
• Effects of Climate Change
• Greenhouse Effect

Environmental Studies

• Global Economies
• The Environmental Movement

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• What characterizes speciation in new areas, such as a recently formed island?
• Why, on a sunny winter day, is a greenhouse with transparent glass walls much warmer than a structure with wooden walls?
• What does BPA free mean?
• How do #CO_2# emissions affect marine life and ecosystems?
• In the last 100 years, how has man significantly increased the level of #CO_2#?
• What are natural sources of water pollution?
• What is radioactive wastes are a byproduct of?
• When are estuaries classified as eutrophic?
• Where does most of the primary production occur in an ocean ecosystem?
• What major greenhouse gas is a product of the combustion of fossil fuels?
• How can reduced precipitation lead to limited water availability?
• Natural gas is predominantly which greenhouse gas?
• What are some humans accelerate erosion and how does this adversely affect the earth's resources?
• What kind of materials are recyclable?
• What impacts result from the poor management of waste?
• How are multicellular algae important at a global level?
• What are the main greenhouse gases?
• How can humans reduce the number of landfills?
• Can we use energy up?
• How is oxygen produced in the environment?
• What are some of the benefits of recycling?
• What can prevent wind erosion?
• Why should we encourage recycling of aluminum cans?
• How can you test water to find out if its pure?
• When fossil fuels burn, what are the reactants?
• What is an atmospheric inversion and how does it trap air pollutants?
• How is energy produced from fossil fuels?
• What are the benefits and drawbacks of floods?
• As global temperatures continue to rise, what is a likely outcome?
• What is a good way to reduce environmental problems when using objects made from polymers?
• What gas is produced during the complete combustion of fossil fuels?
• What gas is used during the combustion of fossil fuels?
• What is the difference between deforestation and desertification?
• If a small farm uses 10,000 L of water a day for overhead sprinkler irritation, how much water would be saved in one year by using a drip irrigation system that consumes 75% less water?
• An increase in Earth's average temperature from the buildup of carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere results from what?
• Aluminum cans are a part of solid waste. Why are these cans recycled, rather than disposed in landfills?
• Why are technologies like desalinization and drip irrigation not more widely used to reduce water shortages in Southwest Asia?
• What effect does recycling have on animals?
• Where do most industrial nations put much of their waste?
• What are sources of arsenic in groundwater?
• Why are many nations researching alternative energy resources?
• Where are large quantities of natural gas found in Europe?
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• What is another name for the Agricultural Revolution?
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• What type of environmental scientist is likely to study the interactions of gorillas?
• What is the gas that is the largest contribution to the greenhouse effect?
• Woollen clothes are biodegradable but nylon clothes are not. Why do you think is the case?
• Why do developed regions have a higher output of carbon dioxide?
• Is it true that a catalytic converter reduces fuel efficiency? If so, by how many percents does it reduce?
• How does food waste impact humans?
• Which biome has no large trees because much of the soil is frozen?
• What does sewage treatment mean?
• How large of a pond is required to harvest 100kg of fish every year? can you explain? If you wanted to harvest only fish greater than 1kg, give two examples of additional information that you would require?
• Hazardous waste generators are liable for mismanagement of waste, even after it leaves the site, for how long?
• What natural resources are found in the Northeast region?
• What are James Hutton's cycles?
• What is a relict sediment?
• How does the air we breathe differ from the air in the air around us?
• What is the difference between evapotranspiration and transpiration?
• How is waste managed?
• How does the chemical equation CH(subscript)4+2O(subscript)2 -----> CO(subscript)2+2H(subscript)2(big)O, help explain why burning natural gas can contribute to projected warming of the atmosphere (global warming)?
• What are three current environmental issues?
• Why can't we stop methane from leaking?
• What roles do coastal wetlands play?
• Explain how the hydrologic cycle works?
• What is the most important physical or environmental factor humans could not live without?
• How can a major climate event impact the earth's population?
• What bodies of water are part of the Colorado River System?
• Does the law of conservation of mass require water to be in a particular phase?
• How do organisms that require oxygen maintain enough oxygen during the winter months, where many trees lose there leaves?
• Can i get examples on what kind of water polution are people doing?
• Give the cause and effect of green house effect?
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• How hot water from a power station can affect fish in a river?
• Why is water cycle important?
• How do humans affect the water cycle?
• ? Describe the steps in the process used for producing electricity from a nonrenewable resource.
• Five importances of nitrogen cycle ?
• How many frost free day is require to grow cotton crop?
• Why is the size of particulate matter important to humans?
• What is green house effect and global warming??
• What are pros and cons of mining?
• Why doesn’t CO2 block incoming energy from the sun in the same way it blocks it from the earth’s surface?
• Mr.'X' is eating curd/yogurt. For this food intake in a food chain, he should be considered as occupying which trophic level? Which organisms occupy the trophic levels prior to it?
• What goes in the blank? Too much nitrogen in the environment can lead to _____. 1) an increase in respiration 2) eutrophication 3) healthier lakes and ponds 4) a decrease in photosynthesis
• Why do few trees grow in the tundra?
• Hydro and wind power are indirect forms of?
• Explain recent trends in population growth?
• In general, as air temperature decreases, the rate of condensation?
• What are some names of fossil fuels?
• Which gas is most important for understanding the processes that take place in the atmosphere? a.nitrogen b.oxygen c.carbon dioxide d.water vapor
• What do you consider to be the hindrances posed by the hot desert ecosystem to human habitation?
• Barry and Principles of different types. any help?
• The role of plants in the movement of through water cycle?
• What happens when Dry leaves are burnt?
• How do scientist study earths past climate?
• In The Carbon Cycle _______________ is the process that uses carbon dioxide and water to store energy ?
• What is predicted to happen if the permafrost I’m the Artic melts ?
• Why is global warming is important to the earth today and does it affects us ?
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