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Week 6DQ 1 Description: Select a national monument. How has it been affected by weathering? Be sure to specify the type of weathering it isexposed to.

Topic 3 DQ 2 Description: Identify any unusual environmental problems (for example: heavy metals due to mining, water pollution due to farming or industry) in your neighborhood and research possible health effects of potential environmental hazards in the area. Who is at risk, what is the environmental hazard, where does this hazard come from and what health problems caused by the pollutant? Before you get started, review the terminology. Terms: Environmental Hazard: Something (chemi...

Topic 3 Quiz 1. Question: Which term describes the study of how characteristics of a population change in response to altering environmental conditions? 2. Question:Overpopulation can cause: 3. Question:Safe concentration levels of any given substance depend on: 4. Question:The effects of toxic chemicals are minimized by which of the following three mechanisms: 5. Question:Which of the following factors influences the death rate: 6. Question:Routes of exposure are which of the following: ...

Week 7DQ 2 Description: Provide an example of water use and describe some examples of domestic water conservation. Define the Clean WaterAct and Safe Drinking Water Act (make sure to include in-text citations and references).

Week 2 Assignment:Biome and Ecosystem Essay Description: Pick a biome and ecosystem and create a 500-700 word essay addressing the following: 1. Refer to the infographic provided and chose a biome to describe with an example ecosystem. 2. Provide one example of a keystone species found in the biome/ecosystem. Why is this keystone species? 3. important to the biome/ecosystem? What defines it as a keystone species? 4. Provide an example of an invasive species found in the biome/ecosystem. W...

1. Question:Fossil fuels at one time were: 2. Question:Energy from the sun can be changed by: 3. Question:The rock cycle consists of: 4. Question:Which of the following best decribes a rock that is formed at the bottom of swamps over geological time? 5. Question:Plate tectonics are part of the earths: 6. Question:Which pollutant is NOT one of the 6 regulated by the clean air act 7. Question:Ozone is a toxic at what level in the atmosphere? 8. Question:Two types of weathering are: 9. Ques...

1. Question:Which is the correct order for the scientific method? 2. Question:Which worldview includes both living and nonliving components, stating that both have a right to exist? 3. Question:What is needed to have a sustainable ecosystem? 4. Question:Which of the following best describes environmental stewardship? 5. Question:Which of the following terms measures resource and waste impacts? 6. Question:Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource? 7. Question:A source of pollution...

Week 6 Assignment:CLC – Product Lifecycle Description: This is a Collaborative Learning Community (CLC) assignment. Chose a processed product (e.g., computer, Styrofoam product, plastic product, diapers, or vehicle tires) and create a15-slide PowerPoint to answer the following questions: 1. History: what is the product, where has it been used, who used it first? 2. How is it made?: include items needed for production and steps in the process 3. What impact does making the product have on...

1. Question:Which species example is least likely to become endangered? 2. Question:One way to try to protect species is to focus on areas with high species diversity. This technique is also called: 3. Question:Some species do really well after a disturbance, they are called: 4. Question:What is a type of biodiversity that is described in the textbook? 5. Question:Which is an example of pollution? 6. Question:What is a red tide? 7. Question:Which term focuses on the concerns of competition...

Week 5 DQ 1 Description: Describe a natural protected area where you live (city or state). 1. Where is this park and what makes people want to visit it? 2. Have you been there or do you plan to in the future? 3. What are some efforts made to protect the area (natural features, animals, plants, etc.)? 4. What are some concerns to protecting the area? Week 5 DQ 2 Description: Plant communities change over time. 1. What is the difference between primary and secondary succession...