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JeopardyKeeping It AllIn Balance
ResourceManagement The Way We Move
Techies to theRescue Safe Landing
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Final Jeopardy
$100 Question from Keeping It All In Balance
What percentage of mammals are currently in danger of extinction – 10%, 25%, or 35%?
$200 Question from Keeping It All In Balance
If everyone on Earth lived like an average American, how many planets would we need to provide an adequate supply of natural resources in order to sustain us – 1, 5 or 10?
$300 Answer from Keeping It All In Balance
Natural resources are not used at a faster rate than they can be replenished.
$400 Question from Keeping It All In Balance
Where do fossil fuels such as coal and oil come from, and why is it beneficial to leave them undisturbed?
$400 Answer from Keeping It All In Balance
Coal and oil are the remnants of plants and animals who died long ago. Burning fossil fuels can release more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than the Earth can reabsorb it.
$500 Question from Keeping It All In Balance
How does our every breath contribute to a balanced and sustainable ecosystem?
$500 Answer from Keeping It All In Balance
The carbon dioxide we exhale is used by plants in photosynthesis to produce food and oxygen.
$100 Question from Resource Management
The Earth is 70% water. What percentage of it is suitable for human use – 10%, 5%, 0.5%?
$200 Question from Resource Management
How much does the average American family spend on energy bills each year - $600, $1000, or $1400?
$400 Question from Resource Management
What is global warming and what are two potential consequences?
$400 Answer from Resource Management
Burning fossil fuels produces global warming gasses. Consequences include melting polar ice caps, rising sea levels, and changing fertile crop zones to arid deserts.
$500 Answer from Resource Management
Solar energy, wind power, hydropower, hydrogen, and many other answers.
$100 Question from The Way We Move
Name three modes of transportation that are environmentally friendly.
$100 Answer from The Way We Move
Biking, walking, running, roller skating, skateboarding, public transportation, and other answers.
$300 Question from The Way We Move
On average, do cars manufactured today of those manufactured in the 1920s burn more gasoline?
$400 Question from The Way We Move
The average SUV ownder will spend approximately how much money of gasoline this year - $500, $1000, or $1500?
$500 Question from The Way We Move
As gasoline is converted to energy, how much of its potential power is used by our cars – 100%, 70%, 45%, or less than 10%?
$100 Question from Techies to the Rescue
What source of clean energy is powerful enough to take the place of every fossil fuel?
$200 Question from The Way We Move
Each year 3.4 million people die because of contamination of which major resource?
$300 Question from The Way We Move
State an environmental drawback for each of the following: the industrial revolution, computers, and the windmill.
$300 Answer from The Way We Move
Ind. Rev.: pollutionComp.: hazardous materialsWindmill: noisy, unsightly, kill birds
$500 Question from The Way We Move
If we burn hydrogen in a fuel cell, it combines with oxygen to create energy. What is the by product from this chemical reaction?
$100 Question from Safe Landing
What major ecosystem was reduced in size by 94 million hectares (greater than the size of Venezuela) during the 1990s?
$200 Question from Safe Landing
What are the three Rs that help guide us in using fewer resources and cutting down the amount of waste we produce?
$300 Question from Safe Landing
How many gallons of water are used to produce one pound of beef – 100, 1000, or over 2500?
$400 Question from Safe Landing
How many pounds of paper does the average American use each year – 220, 440, or 660?
$500 Question from Safe Landing
Give three reasons why forests are crucial for maintaining life on Earth.
$500 Answer from Safe Landing
Home to many species, roots hold topsoil in place, remove carbon dioxide from air, slow global warming.