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41 Cards in this Set
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Which nation has the highest proven oil reserves?
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Saudi Arabia
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When did the US reach peak oil production?
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1970
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Is nuclear power a renewable resource?
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No
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According to "An Inconvenient Truth", about what portion of global carbon emissions per person comes from the USA?
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30%
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When drilling for oil, where do you want to drill?
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Anticline traps and fault traps
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How many people in the world have unsafe drinking water?
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1 billion
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How many pounds of carbon are in a gallon of gasoline?
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6 pounds
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Reserves are:
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the amount of a commodity that the industry has identified in the ground to use but has not been tapped
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What three crops provide over half the calories for the world?
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Wheat, corn, rice
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Which type of coal contains the most fixed carbon?
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Anthracite
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What fraction of energy in crude oil is lost by the time you finish burning it in your car?
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3/4
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What is the order for the formation of coal?
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Vegetation, peat, lignite, sub bituminous coal, bituminous, anthracite
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The average daily caloric intake for North America and Europe is?
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3500 calories
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The US and Canada have ___ percent of the global population, and use ___ available energy.
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5%, 25%
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Which state produces the most annual toxic air pollution released in the US?
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Texas
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How much of the world eats a primarily vegetarian diet?
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2/3
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How much energy in coal is lost in power plant conversion to electric power?
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2/3
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How much are global temperatures expected to rise this century?
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3-7 degrees
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What is the definition of energy?
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Ability to do work
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Which form of coal has the most water in it?
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Peat
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What percent of forest still retains old-growth characteristics?
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22%
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What is the source of energy conservation that Germany has recently started to export?
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Solar power.
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What stage is Kenya in?
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Two
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Flow of crude oil begins to fall after ___ of crude oil is gone
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1/2
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What percent of grain is used to feed cattle?
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90%
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How warm is the earth 6-10 feet under the surface?
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50 degrees
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Is biomass renewable?
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YES.
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What is polyculture?
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Farming practice planting complimentary crops
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What is kinetic energy?
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Energy contained in moving objects
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From what two sources does the Earth get its energy?
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The sun and earth's internal/gravitational energy
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How high would the ocean level rise if the ice on Greenland melted?
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20 feet
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If the West Antarctic sheet melts, how much would sea level rise?
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20 feet
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How much as the Arctic ice decreased in the last 40 years?
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40%
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This fossil fuel generates 39% of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions, and is the dirtiest to burn.
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Coal.
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How much faster are species on Earth going extinct than the natural rate of extinction?
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1000 times faster
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Which rock type is considered a good reservoir rock?
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Sandstone
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Who was the first person to propose measuring atmospheric CO2 levels?
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Robert Revelle
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What are the three main fossil fuels?
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Gas, coal, oil
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When is the Arctic ice predicted to be completely absent in the summer?
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50 to 70 years
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A country that is experiencing a high birthrate and declining death rate is in which phase of the development curve?
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Phase 2
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What does GMO stand for?
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Genetically modified Organism
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