Environment

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Memorize these and recognize 26.7% of all Environment clues.

1 ozone 5x

2 lead 5x

3 plastic 5x

4 coal 4x

5 carbon dioxide 4x

6 California 4x

7 wind 3x

8 the World Wildlife Fund 3x

9 the Sierra Club 3x

10 the canopy 3x

11 asbestos 3x

12 acid rain 3x

13 Love Canal 3x

14 vinegar 2x

15 the spotted owl 2x

16 the Amazon 2x

17 Rio de Janeiro 2x

18 Rainforests 2x

19 Rachel Carson 2x

20 plankton 2x

21 photovoltaic 2x

22 photosynthesis 2x

23 methane 2x

24 London 2x

25 Japan 2x

26 Greenpeace 2x

27 gorillas 2x

28 glass 2x

29 fossil fuels 2x

30 formaldehyde 2x

31 erosion 2x

32 elephants 2x

33 DDT 2x

34 compost 2x

35 catalytic converters 2x

36 carbon monoxide 2x

37 carbon 2x

38 Alaska 2x

39 Agent Orange 2x

40 a watershed 2x

41 (Izaak) Walton 2x

42 gray whales 2x

43 tuna fishing 2x

44 hug trees 2x

45 the Everglades 2x

46 the EPA (the Environmental Protection Agency) 2x

47 the Dust Bowl 2x

48 the dodo 2x

49 the Clean Air Act 2x

50 Richard Nixon 2x

Sample Clues

O 3, aka this, can be detected many miles downwind from urban centers & can harm forest vegetation

ozone

This pollutant once used in gasoline & paint can lower the IQ of the person breathing its vapors

lead

( Sara of the Clue Crew stands in a stairwell.) Providing almost twice the insulation of treated glass, the panes are glazed polycarbonate, this type of material

plastic

It's the most abundant fossil fuel on Earth & at current use may run out in 200-300 years

coal

Using natural gas as a fuel releases half as much of this greenhouse gas as coal

carbon dioxide

Sub-Areas

Chemistry / Elements 139

lead (5) carbon dioxide (4) the World Wildlife Fund (3) acid rain (3) the Sierra Club (3) erosion (2) a plastic (2) carbon (2) carbon monoxide (2) elephants (2)

Biology / Animals 71

coal (3) gray whales (2) ozone (2) the spotted owl (2) the canopy (1) habitat (1) endangered (1) ladybugs (1) fauna (1) California poppies (1)

Other 62

plastic (3) the Love Canal (2) Greenpeace (2) methane (2) Rio de Janeiro (2) a watershed (1) vinegar (1) Epsom salt (1) LEDs (light emitting diodes) (1) strip mining (1)

Math / Physics 27

trees (or forests) (1) wind (1) geothermal (1) children (1) the gypsy moth (1) a bag (1) London (1) a clothesline (1) Chevrolet (1) locavores (1)

Astronomy / Space 14

photovoltaic (2) Yellowstone (1) wastes (1) Land of the Midnight Sun (1) ozone (1) wetlands (1) hatters (1) the Everglades (1) Biosphere 2 (1) New Zealand (1)

Botany / Plants 13

the Amazon (2) the savanna (1) pandas (1) Woodsy Owl (1) gorillas (1) the boardwalk (1) Brazil (1) the canopy (1) hug trees (1) Rainforests (1)

Earth Science 11

San Francisco (1) earthquake (1) typhoon (1) tornado (1) emerald (1) nuclear tests (1) greenhouse gases (1) Japan (1) Non-renewable (1) Alaska (1)

Medicine / Health 5

compost (1) yellow fever (1) fossil fuels (1) a composter (1) Dutch elm disease (1)