AP Environmental Science Extra Credit Hunger

GamesTuesday

Are you seated comfortably?

Selecting a Tribute to Represent your Sector

The Rules are Simple1. There are four sectors. Your tribute

will represent you.2. If your tribute wins the jeopardy style

game, your entire sector will receive 10 points added to your next exam.

Any Questions??

Any other questions ??

Really, any other questions?

You have five minutes to select your tribute.

Let the Games Begin!

Hunger Games Etiquette Please be polite….. Or your team will

lose points. I know how you like points!

What element is typically used in control rods in a Nuclear Reactor?

Correct Answer: Cadmium

Please put all backpacks, electronics, etc. in the back of the room. All you need is a positive attitude and respect for your peers.

Your desk should be completely clear.

If you have any items on your desk, your sector will be promptly disqualified.

Tributes come to the front and take your seat.

I must say, attendance has gotten much better for this class!

I am proud of those who have been attending my class more regularly. I know who you are.

Our moderator for this afternoon will be Perry

Applaud now. She will be keeping score and identify

who buzzes in first.

Let’s Review the Rules

You must write your answer on a white board. No abbreviations.

It must be legible with correct spelling.

Then you must “buzz” in. You have 8 seconds until the round

moves on….. The audience is not allowed to help. Perry will be monitoring all of this.

One Last Item

1. Some of you are very emotional and grubbing for points. For one hour of your life today, try to have fun and act like a teenager and celebrate your accomplishments and the brilliance that makes you who you are.

One more last item. If you have a question about your

grade, please make an appointment with me.

Please don’t collectively ambush me at the end of class. I have had a long day too. Yes, it only seems to be emotionally charged teenage girls with bows.

It’s time to start….

Please stop talking…

I’m a little nervous…

What is the chemical formulae for tritium?

Correct Answer

How is voltage measured when it reaches your home?

Correct Answer

Kilowatt Hours: Recall 1000 watts = 1 Kilowatt Hour

Name three fossil fuel sources

Correct Answer: Fossil Fuels

Oil Coal Natural Gas

What legislation was passed to reduce green house gas emissions (Global Warming)

Possible correct answers:

Kyoto Protocol Clean Air Act

Identify three indicators of Global Warming

Possible Correct Answers:

1. Melting Glaciers.2. Increased Temperatures3. Ocean Levels Rising (thermal

expansion)4. Unpredictable and Unusual Weather

Patterns5. Increased Carbon Dioxide Levels as

Measured in Hawaii.

When answering a free response question focusing of fossil fuel usage, what must you always include as your solution?

Correct Answer

Reduce fossil fuel usage!Suggest alternative sources.

What is the correct order of the layers of the atmosphere?

From closest to Earth and up.

Correct Answer

Where is the largest hole in the ozone located?

Correct Answer: Antarctica

What is the function of the ozone layer?

Correct Answer Protects us from cancer causing UV Rays.

What does the term “anthropogenic” refer to?

Correct Answer: Caused by humans

Turtle Break

What does the term “Eutrophication” refer to?

Correct Answer:

What is an ecotone?

Correct Answer: The blending of two ecosystems or

a zone of transition.

What does the term “brackish” refer to?

Correct Answer: Mixture of Salt and Fresh Water

What does the term “salinity” refer to?

Correct Answer: The salt concentration in water.

What does “desalination” refer to?

Correct Answer The removing of salt from water to

create a fresh source of potable drinking water.

Largest desalination plant is located in the Middle East.

What is the current world population?

Correct Answer

7 Billion (Of course)

Population Curves (J versus S)

J – Populates rapidly,Typically organisms froma lower trophic level.

The coliform count in water refers to…

Correct Answer:

The amount of fecal matter present. Indicator of sewage contamination.

Describe one type of primary sewage treatment

Correct Answer: Recall there are three stages

What do you call the removal of dissolved materials from soil by water moving downwards?

Correct Answer: Leaching

What is the First Law of Thermodynamics?

Correct Answer: Energy is neither created nor

destroyed, but may be converted from one form to another.

“Law of Conservation of Energy”

What is loam?

Correct Answer:

Perfect agricultural soil with optimal portions of sand, silt, clay (40%, 40%, 20%)

Soil Horizons

What is an aquifer?

Correct Answer: Any water-bearing layer in the ground.

How much energy is lost at each trophic level?

Correct Answer: 10%

What does the total amount of living or organic matter in an ecosystem at any time refer to?

Correct Answer: Biomass In a terrestrial ecosystem, the

maximum biomass occurs in producers, and there is progressive decrease in biomass from lower to higher trophic levels.