Biodiversity | Biodiversity | Climate Change & Global Warming | Natural Resources & Disasters | These will make your brain hurt |
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What is biodiversity?
The variety of species in an ecosystem
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What is extinction?
This occurs when no single individuals are left in a species.
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What is climate?
The consistent weather pattens in a particular area in the world.
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What is decrease?
As the human population increases, the amount of natural resources tend to...
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What is earthquakes (can also add tsunamis)?
Just as everyone was surprised and suddenly had to get ready for virtual learning when covid hit, when this natural disaster strikes, communities have little warning and need to act suddenly.
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What is ecosystem services?
Benefits a biodiverse environment gives people such as pure water and medicine.
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What is a population?
This is the number of individuals of the same species in a particular ecosystem.
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What is the ozone layer?
The layer of gas in the atmosphere that helps to protect from radiation, can be threatened by CFC gasses.
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What is a tsunami?
This disaster is caused when a tectonic plate slips by a major body of water.
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What is petroleum (oil)?
When Ms. Stone plays soccer at recess, she squeezes her feet into soccer shoes from high school that she bought at a thrift store lol. Heat and pressure from the shoe can cause her feet to sweat. In the same way, what energy source is formed when heat and pressure build under the ocean and squeeze marine sediments.
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What is stability/efficiency/ or success?
Biodiversity increases this in an ecosystem.
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What is decrease?
Loss of habitat would do this to a population.
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What is effects of global warming?
Melting ice caps, rising sea levels, regional climate change, and changes in the biosphere are all...
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What is renewable?
Wind, solar, hydro and biomass energy are all what type of resources?
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What is the New Madrid Fault?
When my students have their cameras off for a long time, I can predict they are busy not enjoying my class :_( In the same way, this nearby fault has been dormant since 1802. Because of this seismologist predict a large earthquake may happen here soon.
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What is Invasive species?
This is a phenomena that threatens biodiversity when a species is brought into an area that is does not belong
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What is stable?
Without disasters such as droughts and fires, an ecosystem can remain...
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What is green house gasses?
Carbon, nitrous oxide, and CFC's are examples of...
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What is coal?
The most abundantly used fossil fuel in the United States.
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What is stimulus?
Zaid is currently king of the 4-square court. Srour and Hiba make an alliance to get him out. Srour passes it and Hiba spikes it in the perfect spot. Hiba's spike is the what that causes Zaid's response of moving to hit the ball.
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What is the food chain?
This can be greatly effected when a species is removed because of extinction. They are no longer a predator or prey for the enviorment
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What is poaching?
This term describes human hunting of a species for material benefit. It is a leading cause of endangerment.
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What is fossil fuels?
The combustion of these can increase how much heat is trapped in the atmosphere.
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What is the Ring of Fire?
Countries along this region must be especially equipped to deal with massive earthquakes. They also are more likely to deal with tsunamis and volcanos.
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What is a neuron (specifically a motor neuron).
One morning, MS and MZ wake up and can communicate with each other through telepathy. They demonstrate this telepathy as the science fair to show how this cell in the brain sends to the muscles telling them to move.
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