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01Environmental · L5 · Groundwater Flow & Contaminant Transport Modeling
02Environmental · L5 · Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Transport Modeling
03Environmental · L5 · Groundwater Contaminant Transport Modeling Workflow
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01Environmental · L5 · Climate Model Uncertainty Quantification & Bayesian Calibration
02Environmental · L5 · Climate Model Uncertainty Quantification and Bayesian Calibration
03Environmental · L5 · Climate Model Uncertainty Quantification & Bayesian Calibration — 6 Q
Environmental · L5 · Climate Model Uncertainty Quantification & Bayesian Calibration
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Environmental · L5 · Climate Model Uncertainty Quantification & Bayesian CalibrationFlashcards5 cards
What is weather?1 / 5
Weather is what the air outside is like right now — sunny, cloudy, rainy, windy, hot, or cold.
Environmental · L1 · Weather and the Water Cycle
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Environmental · L1 · Weather and the Water CycleFlashcards5 cards
What is a volcano?1 / 5
A volcano is an opening in Earth's crust where melted rock called magma pushes up from deep underground. When it reaches the surface it is called lava.
Environmental · L1 · Volcanoes and Eruptions
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Environmental · L1 · Volcanoes and EruptionsFlashcards8 cards
What is recycling?1 / 8
Recycling means turning old materials — like paper, glass, or plastic — into new products instead of throwing them away.
Environmental · L1 · Recycling & the Three R's
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Environmental · L1 · Recycling & the Three R'sFlashcards8 cards
What is renewable energy?1 / 8
Energy that comes from a source that never runs out, like sunlight, wind, or moving water.
Environmental · L1 · Renewable & Clean Energy
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Environmental · L1 · Renewable & Clean EnergyFlashcards8 cards
What is a habitat?1 / 8
A habitat is the natural home of a plant or animal — it gives them food, water, and shelter.
Environmental · L1 · Animal Habitats & Food Chains
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Environmental · L1 · Animal Habitats & Food ChainsFlashcards7 cards
What does 'endangered' mean?1 / 7
An endangered animal is one with so few left in the wild that the whole species could disappear forever.
Environmental · L1 · Endangered Animals & Conservation
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Environmental · L1 · Endangered Animals & ConservationFlashcards7 cards
What gas do trees breathe in that people breathe out?1 / 7
Carbon dioxide. Trees take it in and release oxygen, which people and animals need to breathe.
Environmental · L1 · Forests & Why Trees Matter
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Environmental · L1 · Forests & Why Trees MatterFlashcards7 cards
Name three animals that live in the ocean.1 / 7
Fish, sea turtles, dolphins, whales, and jellyfish all live in the ocean.
Environmental · L1 · Ocean Life & Plastic Pollution
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Environmental · L1 · Ocean Life & Plastic PollutionFlashcards7 cards
What is air pollution?1 / 7
Air pollution is when smoke, gases, or tiny particles make the air dirty and unhealthy to breathe.
Environmental · L1 · Air Pollution & Clean Air
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Environmental · L1 · Air Pollution & Clean AirFlashcards7 cards
What is an earthquake?1 / 7
An earthquake is a sudden shaking of the ground, caused by huge slabs of rock deep underground suddenly moving.
Environmental · L1 · Earthquakes: Earth's Shaking Ground
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Environmental · L1 · Earthquakes: Earth's Shaking GroundFlashcards9 cards
What is a farm?1 / 9
A farm is land used to grow plants for food or raise animals, so people have things to eat.
Environmental · L1 · Farming & Growing Our Food
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Environmental · L1 · Farming & Growing Our FoodFlashcards8 cards
What is a national park?1 / 8
A national park is a large area of land protected by law so its plants, animals, and scenery stay safe for everyone to enjoy.
Environmental · L1 · National Parks & Protected Places
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Environmental · L1 · National Parks & Protected PlacesFlashcards9 cards
What is litter?1 / 9
Litter is rubbish that has been dropped or left on the ground instead of being thrown away properly.
Environmental · L1 · Litter, Landfills & Composting
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Environmental · L1 · Litter, Landfills & CompostingFlashcards8 cards
What is a glacier?1 / 8
A glacier is a huge, slow-moving river of ice. It forms when snow piles up year after year and packs down into thick ice.
Environmental · L1 · Glaciers & Ice Caps
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Environmental · L1 · Glaciers & Ice CapsFlashcards8 cards
What is a mountain?1 / 8
A mountain is a very tall landform that rises high above the land around it, usually with steep sides and a peak.
Environmental · L1 · Mountains: How They Form
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Environmental · L1 · Mountains: How They FormFlashcards8 cards
What makes a place a desert?1 / 8
A desert is any place that gets very little rain — usually less than 25 centimetres a year. It does not have to be hot!
Environmental · L1 · Deserts: Hot & Cold
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Environmental · L1 · Deserts: Hot & ColdFlashcards8 cards
What is a wetland?1 / 8
A wetland is land that is covered by shallow water for all or part of the year, like a marsh, swamp, or bog.
Environmental · L1 · Wetlands & Swamps
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Environmental · L1 · Wetlands & SwampsFlashcards8 cards
Is coral a plant, rock, or animal?1 / 8
Coral is an animal! Tiny animals called coral polyps build hard, stony skeletons that stack up over centuries to form a reef.
Environmental · L1 · Coral Reefs
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Environmental · L1 · Coral ReefsFlashcards8 cards
What is the 'sunlight zone'?1 / 8
The top layer of the ocean, from the surface down to about 200 metres, where enough sunlight reaches for plants and algae to grow.
Environmental · L1 · Ocean Zones
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Environmental · L1 · Ocean ZonesFlashcards8 cards
What is animal migration?1 / 8
Migration is when animals travel, often huge distances, between different places at certain times of the year.
Environmental · L1 · Animal Migration
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Environmental · L1 · Animal MigrationFlashcards8 cards
What is a decomposer?1 / 8
A decomposer is a living thing that breaks down dead plants, animals, and waste into simple nutrients that go back into the soil.
Environmental · L1 · Worms & Decomposers
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Environmental · L1 · Worms & DecomposersFlashcards8 cards
Why should you turn off lights when you leave a room?1 / 8
A light left on with nobody there wastes electricity for no reason. Turning it off saves energy and money.
Environmental · L1 · Saving Energy at Home
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Environmental · L1 · Saving Energy at HomeFlashcards8 cards
Why should you turn off the tap while brushing your teeth?1 / 8
A running tap can waste many litres of water in just a couple of minutes, even though you are not actually using it while brushing.
Environmental · L1 · Saving Water at Home
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Environmental · L1 · Saving Water at HomeFlashcards8 cards
Why is riding a bike considered a very clean way to travel?1 / 8
A bike runs on your own leg power, so it produces no exhaust and burns no fuel at all.
Environmental · L1 · Clean Transportation
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Environmental · L1 · Clean TransportationFlashcards8 cards
What does 'single-use plastic' mean?1 / 8
Single-use plastic is anything made of plastic that is meant to be used once and then thrown away, like a plastic straw or shopping bag.
Environmental · L1 · Plastic Alternatives
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Environmental · L1 · Plastic AlternativesFlashcards8 cards
What is a wildlife rescue center?1 / 8
A wildlife rescue center is a place where injured, sick, or orphaned wild animals are cared for by trained people until they are healthy again.
Environmental · L1 · Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation
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Environmental · L1 · Wildlife Rescue & RehabilitationFlashcards6 cards
What are the three types of rock?1 / 6
Igneous rock forms when melted rock (magma) cools and hardens. Sedimentary rock forms from layers of sand, mud, or shell pressed together over time. Metamorphic rock is any rock that has been changed by heat or pressure deep underground.
Environmental · L2 · The Rock Cycle and Earth's Layers
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Environmental · L2 · The Rock Cycle and Earth's LayersFlashcards6 cards
What is the carbon cycle?1 / 6
The carbon cycle is the movement of carbon atoms through the atmosphere, oceans, land, and living things. Plants absorb CO₂ from the air; animals eat plants; when living things die or burn, carbon returns to the atmosphere.
Environmental · L2 · The Carbon Cycle, Biomes, and Watersheds
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Environmental · L2 · The Carbon Cycle, Biomes, and Watersheds