APES Jeopardy Resources Energy Environmental Science The Building

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This type of resource is not replenished in a humans lifetime…

What are: Non-Renewable

Passive and active solar energy are examples of this type of energy…

What is: Perpetual

Copper, oil, and coal are all examples of this…

What are: Non-renewable Resources

Defined as the highest rate at which a potentially renewable resource can be used indefinitely…

What is: Sustainable yield

Defined as natural resources and natural services that keep us and other species alive and support our economies…

What is: Natural Capitol

99% of the energy used to produce food and heat the Earth comes from…

What is: The Sun

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Energy is neither created nor destroyed is this Law of Thermodynamics…

What is: First Law of Thermodynamics

Energy is the ability to do two things, name one…

What is: Do work and transfer heat

Energy that is dispersed and has little ability to do useful work…

What is: Low-quality energy

nd 2 The law of thermodynamics says that when energy is converted, it undergoes this change…

What is: Degradation or converts to Lower quality energy

These types of countries use 88% of the worlds resources. . .

What is: Developed

Defined as the ability of the Earth’s systems to survive and adapt to changing environmental conditions indefinitely…

What is: Sustainability

The last name of the two authors of our book…

What is: Miller and Spoolman

The depletion of Cod populations in the Atlantic Ocean by fisherman is an example of…

What is: Tragedy of the Commons

Defined as the threshhold level at which an environmental problem causes an irreversible shift. . .

What is: Tipping Point

The most basic building block of all matter…

What is: Atom

Basic building block of life…

What is: Cell

This type of matter cannot be broken down…

What are: Elements

Organic compounds have this element in them…

What is: Carbon

Numeric value that indicates the relative acidity or alkalinity of a substance…

What is: p. H

The current global population…

What is: ~7 Billion

Wastewater in the Boston Metro area ends up here…

What is: Deer Island

Non-point runoff from agriculture was previously responsible for the pollution in this local river…

What is: Charles River

Boston’s drinking water comes mainly from this reservior…

What are: Quabbin and Wachusetts

This tv scientist has been a leading voice on the dangers of Global Climate Change…

Who is: Bill Nye

Mr. Schu’s APES website was created using this website…

What is: Weebly

NCDS Motto…

What is: Courage and Confidence

Founded in this year. . .

What is: 1880

NCDS address…

What is: 785 Centre St.

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Society of the Sacred Heart Schools were founded by this Religious Order…

What is: RSCJ