Why should you leave shiny jewelry at home?

Great white sharks can detect a single drop of blood in how many gallons of water?

1. Giant manta rays have a wingspan of more than how many feet?

True or False- Manta rays are harmless to humans?

True or False- Manta rays have the largest brains of any species of fish.  They can recognize their own reflection, and show signs of self awareness.

1. What are some areas of the world that manta rays have been found?

Why are manta rays under threat of extinction?

1. Where does “runoff” come from that reaches the ocean and kills marine life?

1. What is the area of the ocean that is depleted of oxygen and causes marine animals to suffocate?

What are some nutrients that are added to help grow crops, but eventually end up in the ocean?

What would you see in a dead zone?

About how large is the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico?

1. What waterway do the chemicals travel down to the Gulf of Mexico?

What can you do to help shrink the dead zone?

1. What are some large cities that have banned the plastic bag from stores?

1. When were plastic bags created?

How many plastic bags are used each year

Plastic bags are used for an average of how many minutes?

1. How many years does it take to break down a plastic bag in a landfill?

What are plastic bags made from?

Americans use about 100 billion plastic bags every year, which requires how many gallons of oil

Of the millions of plastic bags we use each year, what percentage is actually recycled?

It is estimated that at least (how many) mammals and birds die from plastic bags each year- the numbers of fish killed by plastic bags are unknown.

1. True or false- Paper coffee cups and plastic straws are recyclable.

What are some ways you can use less coffee cups and straws?

True or false- recycling items need to be washed/ cleaned first.

Where can you recycle plastic bags?

How many plastic straws are used every day in the USA?

In 2016, the World WildLife Foundation reported that plastic waste is expected to _____ within the next 15 years?

What can you do to help protect the ocean and keep it clean?

1. Sharks do not have a single bone in their body, what do they have?

Unlike humans who rely on their limited 5 senses, sharks can rely on another sense called:

What sharks are considered to be the trashcans of the sea?

1. What is the one type of shark that can live in fresh water?

Great white sharks aren’t always at the top of the food chain, what has been known in recent years to be a predator of the great white?

1. Fossil evidence has shown that sea turtles once shared the planet with what?

How long have sea turtles been on our Earth

What is the largest species of sea turtles?

There are seven species of sea turtle, how many of these are considered endangered?

The frilled shark looks more like an eel than a shark.  How many teeth does it have?

This shark has pinkish colored translucent skin and has a long snout that has protruding jaws filled with teeth.

This shark’s long snout is covered in sharp teeth, which cut into their prey like this common household tool.

1. Why are the hammerhead’s eyes so far off it’s body?

Hammerheads often travel in schools, of how many?

Pennsylvania boasts more miles of streams than almost any other state- how many miles of streams and river miles?

The area of land over which all water drains downhill through a series of streams and rivers into a common outlet is a ______________

Approximately how many people live in the Ohio River Basin?

49. Where does water from the Allegheny River eventually flow into?

There are three processes within a watershed that can protect water quality if pre- served, they are:

What is the biggest watershed in PA?

The Susquehanna River drains the largest watershed (48 percent) and supplies ___ percent of the freshwater flowing into the Chesapeake Bay

The Allegheny River has one of the most diverse fish communities of any water in the state. How many different species of fish?

When the rivers flourish and are filled with fish, what are two common predators found?

What had altered the landscape topography so much that the drainage patterns in Western Pennsylvania?

Once the Industrial Revolution hit in the early 1800’s, steel mills began to take over the city and ultimately the?

Mining for coal to fuel these massive mills led to polluted rivers through?

The invention of what allowed for the shipment and dispersal of steel to other industries, but at the cost of the environment?

Rachel Carson, a Pittsburgh native, was instrumental in uncovering ecological threats in 1962 through her book

What are some professional groups that work towards improved waterways?

Which river is commonly cited as the most polluted river in the United States.

Powdermill Nature Reserve is the biological research station of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, one of the four?

The Powdermill Avian Research Center bird banding program is the longest- running, year-round, professional bird banding operation in the?

The National Aviary is home to more than ______________________ birds

representing more than ______________________________ species

from around the world, many of them threatened or endangered in the wild.

The living parts of an ecosystem are _______________________

All the living and nonliving things in an area interact to form an _______________.

An ecosystem that has many kinds of living things has a lot of ______________________.

Several kinds of plants and animals living in the same place form a ________________________.

The earth is home to over how many animal species?

What are the three types of fossil fuels?

Trash in a stream is one kind of ____________________.

Fossil fuels have been an important source of energy since what major time in American history?

Which of the three R’s means to only use the things you need?

Which of the three R’s means to turn something like a shoebox into something else?

Each ton of recycled paper can save how many trees?

Recycling one aluminum can saves how much energy?

What is the most common recycled product?

How can you use a garden to recycle?

What percentage of the earth is covered by oceans?

What is the largest ocean on Earth?

How much of the ocean have we explored?

How much pollution enters the ocean each year?

What is the most common pollutant in the ocean?

What is the biggest source of pollution in the ocean?

How many seabirds are killed each year from pollution?

Enough plastic is thrown away each year to circle the earth how many times?

The average American throws away about how many pounds of plastic a year?

How long does it take plastic to break down?

What can you use instead of plastic bags?

What is an example of a renewable resource?

What is it called when you protect resources and use them wisely?

Metal, paper, plastic and glass can be recycled?

What type of coal was commonly mined for in western Pennyslvania?

What type of resources are fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas?

Soil and fossil fuels are ___ because of how long it takes to form.

Antarctica contains ____ of the worlds drinkable water

In 2012, the hole in the ozone layer was _______ than it had ever been in 10 years!

In what year was the first Earth Day celebrated?

Did you learn at least one fun fact you didn’t know before?

What can you do to help the planet?