Term 1: Environmental Science and Renewable Energy, Quizzes of Geology

Download Term 1: Environmental Science and Renewable Energy and more Quizzes Geology in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Tidal energy originates from the variations of: DEFINITION 1 the moons gravitational pull TERM 2 Which of the following is NOT an individual way to conserve energy: DEFINITION 2 A. setting the thermostat at 80 F in the winter; B. weatherize;C. carpool;D. use fluorescent bulbs;E. take shorter showers; TERM 3 ____________ captures the energy of sunlight with the use of technologies. DEFINITION 3 active solar energy TERM 4 Heat pumps take advantage of DEFINITION 4 earth's fairly constant underground temperature TERM 5 To meet the challenge of using renewable energy in the future the US will have to DEFINITION 5 upgrade its electric infrastructure TERM 6 Anthropogenic chemicals are DEFINITION 6 pesticides TERM 7 Worldwide, the major waterborne diseases are DEFINITION 7 Cholera and Hepatitis TERM 8 In which of the following regions/areas human activities release more mercury in the environment? DEFINITION 8 A. Europe and Russia;B. North America;C. South America;D. Africa;E. China; TERM 9 In Oil spills, oil floating on the surface of the ocean is usually DEFINITION 9 contained with barriers and then sucked out of the water TERM 10 Usually developing countries: (in regards to environmental laws) DEFINITION 10 have weaker environmental laws TERM 21 Among the following categories of risk which one causes the most human deaths DEFINITION 21 biological TERM 22 When a pathogen causes a rapid increase in disease, we call it DEFINITION 22 an epidemic TERM 23 Neurotoxins DEFINITION 23 disrupt the nervous systems TERM 24 The half life of DDT in soils is DEFINITION 24 up to 30 years TERM 25 The 2001 international agreement that banned 12 dangerous chemicals is known as DEFINITION 25 Stockholm Convention TERM 26 The first national park established in the US was DEFINITION 26 Yellowstone TERM 27 Populations with low genetic diversity are susceptible to DEFINITION 27 inbreeding TERM 28 Alien species DEFINITION 28 live outside their historical range TERM 29 As a response to declining population of many marine species, the US passed DEFINITION 29 The Marine Mammal Protection Act TERM 30 An edge habitat is DEFINITION 30 where two different communities come together TERM 31 Emissions from ___ power plants increased the amount of ___ in the air and water DEFINITION 31 coal-fired, mercury TERM 32 The two most common gases in the atmosphere, ____, ____ infrared radiation DEFINITION 32 N2 and O2, do not absorb TERM 33 Increased temperatures in the northern latitudes have caused nearly ___% of ice cap to melt DEFINITION 33 40 TERM 34 Water vapor has ___ feedback(s) on climate change DEFINITION 34 both positive and negative TERM 35 The Kyoto Protocol ____ emission limits for greenhouse gases to developing nations DEFINITION 35 did not impose TERM 46 Disposable goods started to become common in the US DEFINITION 46 After WWII TERM 47 The first way to deal with waste was: DEFINITION 47 to dump it into rivers TERM 48 Which of the following is recycled the most in the US: DEFINITION 48 Iron TERM 49 The extraction of alumina generates red mud as by product in the ratio: DEFINITION 49 3:1 TERM 50 Before storing it in dry casks, nuclear waste has to be cooled in water for DEFINITION 50 1 year TERM 51 ___ types of illnesses account for ___% of all deaths caused by infectious diseases. DEFINITION 51 6, 94 TERM 52 The plaque is caused by a DEFINITION 52 bacterium TERM 53 AIDS... (effects the body by) DEFINITION 53 weakening the immune system TERM 54 The drug used that caused birth defects was: DEFINITION 54 Thalidomide TERM 55 The second most probable cause of death in the US is: DEFINITION 55 Cancer TERM 56 Which of the following is the cause of extinction not connected to the carbon cycle DEFINITION 56 Change in salinity TERM 57 Nearly ___ of Earths species are threatened with extinction (are endangered) DEFINITION 57 1/3 TERM 58 The sharp decline in living coral can be ascribed to; DEFINITION 58 warming of the oceans TERM 59 which of the following animals went extinct in New Zealand with the arrival of humans? DEFINITION 59 The Moa TERM 60 Biodiversity hot spots are DEFINITION 60 areas where the majority of worlds biodiversity is concentrated TERM 71 Emissions from _____ power plants increased the amount of _____ in the air and water DEFINITION 71 coal-fired; mercury TERM 72 Microlending is DEFINITION 72 a small loans system used in developing countries to help individuals improve their quality of life TERM 73 If a government issues environmental policies using as a guiding principle the concept that all species have the same values, then its using a _____ approach DEFINITION 73 biocentric TERM 74 The HDI measures human status using all the following parameters EXCEPT DEFINITION 74 adult illiteracy rate TERM 75 According to NEPA, every federal project DEFINITION 75 must be preceded by an evaluation of its impact on the environment