Environmental Science Web Sites
Online Earth Science/Environmental Science Quizzes
http://www.balticuniv.uu.se/environmentalscience/ch1/chapter1_q.shtml
http://www4.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/
http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/ap/students/envsci/ap-cd-envsci-0607.pdf
Footprints
Your Ecological Footprint: An estimate of how much land and water is
needed to produce all the resources an individual consumes, and dispose of all
the waste and pollution he or she generates.
http://www.earthday.net/footprint/index.asp
Your Carbon Footprint: A representation of the effect you, or your
organization, have on the climate in terms of the total amount of greenhouse
gases you produce and which parts of your lifestyle contribute to it.
http://www.safeclimate.net/calculator/index.php
Automobile Footprint: Pounds of CO2 emitted by different makes and
models of cars:
http://www.terrapass.com/road/index.html
National Ecological Footprint:
http://www.footprintnetwork.org/webgraph/graphpage.php?country=usa
World Ecological Footprint:
http://www.footprintnetwork.org/gfn_sub.php?content=global_footprint
Carrying Capacity: http://mmcconeghy.com/students/supcarryingcapacity.html
Water Crisis: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_Crisis
Life After the Oil Crash: http://www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.net/
Global Warming: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming
Peak Oil: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peak_oil
http://www.netl.doe.gov/publications/others/pdf/Oil_Peaking_NETL.pdf
Wind Energy
Calculate Wind Energy Benefits: http://www.exeloncorp.com/peco/customer_marketing_services/marketing/calculator.asp
PECO Wind Website: http://www.exeloncorp.com/ourcompanies/peco/pecores/peco_wind/
List of Pennsylvania Animals:
http://www.pgc.state.pa.us
Climate Data for Philadelphia:
http://www.cityrating.com/citytemperature.asp?City=Philadelphia
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