Environment 2

We need to know where each species fits in the f.... .... - the order in which organisms in an ecosystem eat one another

What is the name of the biological phenomenon that allows certain living organisms, like fireflies, to emit light?

We try to r.... things like plastic bags and bottles. After all they can be used more than once.

Which inorganic molecule consisting of three oxygen atoms is found at a higher concentration in the Earth’s stratosphere than in any other one of the Earth’s atmospheric layers?

Our school has b..... plastic bottles because they're so bad for the environment.

Car “go-go juice” used to contain tetraethyl lead—until we realized it was a health and environmental hazard. Today, you’re filling up at the pump with the unleaded variety of what liquid?

Lake Baikal, the world’s largest freshwater lake and the world’s deepest lake, is found in which country? The primary outflow of Lake Baikal is the Angara river.

You can _______ organic household waste by having a compost bin in the garden.

How long does a Styrofoam cup take to decompose? - 50 years, 100 years, 300 years, 500 years

Environmentalists understand the importance of p_______ forests and wetlands.

Many factories e_______ harmful pollutants into the atmosphere.

..... means to put organic waste like vegetable peels, uneaten food, grass clippings and leaves into a large container that breaks it down into healthy soil

Time Magazine chooses a "Person of the Year" which represents on who "has done the most to influence the events of the year." Who was the Time Person of the Year for 2019? Hint: this was a teenager from Scandinavia.

Which day is Earth Day? - March 12, October 2, April 22, May 9

The place in which a plant, animal, bird or fish normally lives is its h------.

Mark Watney, an environmental engineer stranded on the Red Planet, is the title character of what 2011 Andy Weir novel and its film adaptation?

The infamous "hole" in the ozone layer, nearly nine milion square miles in size, lies mostly over what continent?

If you d.... money to Greenpeace, you'll be helping endangered animals.

A major potential in efforts to engineer environmental sustainability are attempts to breed bacteria that can eat what polymer-based materials that are difficult to recycle?

Burning fossil fuels can cause ___ ____ to fall from the clouds.

A certain author's 1957 research trip focused on the spread of beach sands inspired what appropriately-named 1965 science fiction novel?

The total amount of greenhouse gas emissions created by human activity is better known by what two-word term which originated from a concept conceived by environmentalists William E. Rees and Dr. Mathis Wackernagel during the 1990s?

How long does it take for a glass bottle or jar to decompose? - 100 years, 4,000 years, 10,000 years, 40,000 years

We will _______ if the government supports fossil fuel companies instead of tackling global warming.

What is the most common type of trash that litters our oceans? - Cigarettes, Plastic bags, plastic bottles, Straws