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All That Garbage
100 pts.
This type of waste disposal site was originally built to bury our trash while keeping the
waste isolated from groundwater, to avoid contact with air, and to keep waste dry.
Unfortunatly, these conditions also had unfavorable results.
Landfills
Land Fills and All That Garbage
200 pts.
This Lethal and extremely flammable Greenhouse gas can leak out the bottom or
over the top of landfills.
Methane Gas
Land Fills and All That Garbage
300 pts.
Reducing the amount of waste is one solution to using landfills less. The motto “Reduce,
______ and ______ shows two other solutions.
(The Three R’s)
Reduce, Reuse Recycle
Land Fills and All That Garbage
400 pts.
In McKinley’s Dining hall (where you eat lunch) there are a few types of bins to dispose
your trash into. Which bin do your food and napkins go into?
Compost Bin
Land Fills and All That Garbage
500 pts.
In the past 30 years, ________of the planet’s natural resources base have been
consumed.
A) One Fourth (25%)
B) Half (50%)
C) One Third (33%)
D) All (100%)
Climate Change 100
These Gases absorb infra-red radiation in the atmosphere, maintaining Earth's
temperature.
Anthropogenic (human) emissions of these gases “house” a warming affect.
Greenhouse Gases
Climate Change 200
Explain the difference between the terms “Global Warming” and “Climate Change”
Climate Change 300
How many Earths would it take if everyone on the planet lived and wasted as much as the
USA?
A) 3.2
B) 5.3
C) 7.2
D) 2.5
Climate Change 400
Name two Greenhouse gases
water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone, CFCs
Climate Change 500
These indicators of climate change are known for their sensitivity to change in
temperature. They advance during climate cooling and retreat during climate warming on
moderate time scales....And that’s only the tip of the iceberg.
Glaciers
Pick Your Poison 100
Many harmful chemicals found in these have been banned in Europe but not yet in the
USA.
That’s something to blush about.
Cosmetics
Pick Your Poison 200
In our class we learned that many everyday products contain harmful toxins that begin to
affect us negatively with continued exposure and use.
Reading this on the products when shopping can help you avoid products that contain
harmful chemicals
Ingredients label
Pick Your Poison 300
This is the governmental agency in the USA that determines if a product is safe or not.
A. NGO
(Non-Governmental Organization)
B. WWF
( World Wildlife Federation)
C. FDA
(Food and Drug Association)
D. TRL
(Total Request Live)
Pick Your Poison 400
These are the three ways that harmful agents like toxins and chemicals can enter our
bodies.
Dermal, inhalation, ingestion
Pick Your Poison 500
1) Name 4 of the 12 “Dirty Dozen” Toxins found in cosmetics.
2) What types of products are they found in?
3) How are they harmful to our bodies
(HINT: Check your folders, you got a handout about this)
Carbon Foot Prints 100
What is a Carbon Footprint?
Total measure of carbon (and other greenhouse gas emissions) made by one person
in their daily lifestyle and its impact on earth.
As quoted from class presentation: “The measure of the total amount of harmful
greenhouse-gas emissions that people produce, either directly or indirectly.”
Carbon Foot Prints
200
Your Footprint is at zero when you are “Carbon ______”
Carbon Neutral
Carbon Foot Prints
300
Name three ways to shrink your carbon footprint
Unplug, buy local, minimize transportation, carpool, use air-conditioning/heater less
often, use energy efficient appliances, etc….
Carbon Foot Prints
400
By using ______fuels like water for hydropower and sunlight for solar power, or
alternative fuel sources like fuel cells and biomass, we can help conserve our natural
resources so they don't run out.
Renewable
Carbon Foot Prints
500
Oceans are one example of a “Carbon Sink”. They sequester (trap) carbon. Name one
other natural carbon sink.
(Hint: what organism “breaths” in CO2)
Trees
Energy Cycles 100
Give an Example of a non-renewable energy source
Natural gas, oil, coal, fossil fuels
Energy Cycles 200
Give an Example of two renewable energy Sources
Sunlight, wind, rain, tides, geothermal heat
Energy Cycles 300
Name 3 products that are made of oil
Plastic, faux fur, gasoline/fuel, inks, synthetic rubber, electricity, etc
Energy Cycles 400
_______ bulbs use 75% less electricity than
regular light bulbs and last years
longer. Replacing them can save
200 kilowatt hours per year,
which translates into roughly $20
per bulb.
CFLs Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs
Energy Cycles 500
Draw on the board the energy cycle of an aluminum can. Be as detailed as possible.