Environmental Science Test 4 Bugg

Front 1

Rising

Back 1

Current (past 20 years) atmospheric CO2, temperature, and sea level trends are…………..?

Front 2

Core

Back 2

Solid, molten iron?

Front 3

Crust

Back 3

Thin, low-density rock?

Front 4

Asthenosphere

Back 4

Soft, upper mantle?

Front 5

Lithosphere

Back 5

Uppermost mantle and crust?

Front 6

Mantle

Back 6

Dense, elastic rock?

Front 7

Investing

Back 7

Energy harnessing, extracting, and delivering are examples of energy…………………..?

Front 8

False

Back 8

True or False: We can only utilize solar power though active means (ex. PV cell)

Front 9

Nacelle

Back 9

The unit that holds the gearbox and generator of a wind turbine is called a…………………..?

Front 10

Continental/ Continental Convergent

Back 10

Mountains?

Front 11

Oceanic/Oceanic Convergent

Back 11

Volcanic island?

Front 12

Divergent

Back 12

New crust formed?

Front 13

Oceanic/Continental Convergent

Back 13

Volcanic mountain?

Front 14

Transform

Back 14

Earthquake?

Front 15

Anaerobic decomposition; compression

Back 15

The basic formation of fossil fuels requires………………… and ……………………?

Front 16

Low EROI and environmental impact

Back 16

Oil sands, oil shale, and methane hydrate are currently not used due to……………….?

Front 17

True

Back 17

True or False: Economic incentives are the most efficient way to achieve public policy

Front 18

False

Back 18

True or False: Increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations only have negative effects on our ecosystems

Front 19

Fission

Back 19

Nuclear power is derived from the……………. Of Uranium-235

Front 20

Mitigation

Back 20

Becoming energy efficient, preserving forests and soil are examples of………………..?

Front 21

Boiling temperatures

Back 21

The oil refining process separates hydrocarbons based on their…………………

Front 22

Ores; minerals; metals

Back 22

In mining, ……….. contain …………………, which contain………………..

Front 23

Alloy

Back 23

Steel is an example of a(n)……………..

Front 24

Ice cores

Back 24

Which of the following is used as a proxy indicator for earth’s past climate?

Front 25

False

Back 25

True or False: Gases with 2 or more atoms tend to absorb infrared radiation very effectively

Front 26

Vehicles; electricity

Back 26

Biofuels are used for …………….., while Biopower is used for…………………………..

Front 27

66.6

Back 27

The US currently imports……………..% of our crude oil

Front 28

True

Back 28

True or False: Carbon dioxide has the lowest global warming potential of the major greenhouse gases

Front 29

True

Back 29

True or False: The greenhouse effect is a natural phenomenon

Front 30

Climate change

Back 30

Which of these subjects is the fastest-developing area of environmental science?

Front 31

Corn

Back 31

Ethanol as a biofuels is primarily made from…………….

Front 32

Igneous

Back 32

Cooled magma/lava?

Front 33

Metamorphic

Back 33

Heat and pressure?

Front 34

Living and recently living

Back 34

Bioenergy obtains its energy from ………….. organisms

Front 35

Methane

Back 35

Natural gas consists primarily of ……………….

Front 36

Biomass

Back 36

……………… is/are the mostly widely used renewable energy source(s)

Front 37

Fusion

Back 37

Solar energy generates power from a(n) ……………. reaction

Front 38

Fossil fuels

Back 38

…………….. are highly combustible remains of decomposed, compressed plants

Front 39

Storage

Back 39

Most of our hydropower comes from the ……………. approach

Front 40

False

Back 40

True or False: Slow transitions to renewable energy sources are mostly attributed to inadequate technology

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Water

Back 41

Current hydrogen fuel cells basically split and reform …………………

Front 42

Water

Back 42

When utilizing geothermal energy, we actually use heated ………………. from underground