Exam 3

Front 1

which of the following locations in the us is a potential site for oil drilling has been cause for political debate for decades

Back 1

attic National wildlife refuge, alaska

Front 2

during coal combustion sox are released into the air which leads to

Back 2

acid deposition

Front 3

building higher sea walls to combat rising sealevel, using prescribed burns to prevent wildfires, and restoring slams to reduce hurricane damage are all examples of _____ that serve as adjustments to the change caused by climate change

Back 3

adaptations

Front 4

concerns about global warming are directly related to increased levels of _______ in the atmosphere

Back 4

carbon dioxide

Front 5

which fossil fuel is the most abundant in the world

Back 5

coal

Front 6

what type of fossil fuel is made with the remains of ancient land plants

Back 6

coal

Front 7

the largest coal Ash spill in the us occurred in

Back 7

Kingston tn

Front 8

____ and _______ are the primary pollutants that contribute to the format of photochemical smog

Back 8

hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides

Front 9

tropospheric ozone

Back 9

increases deaths from lung and heart disease

Front 10

which of the following pollutants is a greenhouse gas that is also capable of ozone depletion

Back 10

Nitrous oxide n2o

Front 11

fine solid and or liquiddroplets suspended in the air are known as

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particulate matter

Front 12

difference between primary and secondary pollutants is that primary pollutants

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enter the atmosphere directly while secondary pollutants form from molecules already in the atmosphere

Front 13

the actual temperature on any given day is the ______ while the range of expected values based on Location and time of year is the ______

Back 13

weather
climate

Front 14

thermal inversions _______

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can cause air pollutants to remain trapped near the ground for days

Front 15

all of the following are evidence for recent changes in global climate except

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a single weather event like a hurricane

Front 16

melting sea ice, the release of Methane by Permafrost, and the release of co2 by warming oceans are the examples of mechanisms that magnify the warming caused by anthropogenic sources of co2 the term that best describes this

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positive feedback loop

Front 17

according to earth's orbit, axial tilt, and procession earth should be experiencing a global cooling

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true

Front 18

the keeping curve shows

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the increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide since late 1950s

Front 19

the majority of scientific community is still debating the validity of anthropogenic (human induced) global warming

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false

Front 20

which of the following is an example of how species have responded to global climate change

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all of the above

Front 21

greenhouse gasses contribute to global warming by

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tapping outgoing infrared radiation as heat from the earth's surface

Front 22

the global distillation effect is the process by which

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volatile compounds are transported by atmospheric circulation and deposited in high concentrations at high latitudes

Front 23

which of the flowing statements about tar Sands is not true

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tar Sands mining is more efficient from harvesting conventional sources of oil

Front 24

what does the teem peak oil mean

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it is the moment in time when oil reaches is highest production levels

Front 25

which of the following is a major greenhouse gas

Back 25

Methane

Front 26

how long have we known that increasing co2 levels would warm the earth and melt artic ice

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since late 1800s

Front 27

freaking is a method to extract _____ from deep unconventional reserves

Back 27

oil or natural gas

Front 28

______ is compressed sedimentary rocks that release kerogen when the rock is heated

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oil shale

Front 29

cattle, termites, and bacteria are all producers of _____ pollution

Back 29

hydrocarbon

Front 30

________ consist of digging tunnels or shafts into earth to reach buried oil deposits

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subsurface mining

Front 31

all of the following are environmental drawbacks to the mining of coal except

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the release of tons of toxic gas

Front 32

radioactive isotopes are important for producing electricity because

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the heat from their fission is used to create stream which is converted to electricity

Front 33

the half Life of radioactive element is the period of time required

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for one half of the total amount of a radioactive substance to changeinto a different material

Front 34

nuclear fission

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is the splitting of atoms nucleus into two smaller fragments

Front 35

above each fuel assembly are control rods that relate the nuclear reaction by absorbing

Back 35

neurons

Front 36

U-235 and U-238 are different

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isotopes of the same element

Front 37

where did the worst nuclear accident ever to happen at a nuclear power plant occur

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chernobyl Ukraine

Front 38

which of the following is Not a component of a typical nuclear power plant

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combustion engine

Front 39

the greatest problem associated with using nuclear power to generate electricity is the production of

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radiative waste that requires proper storage

Front 40

in the us most of the high level radioactive wastes that is produced by nuclear power plants is

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contained on site at nuclear power plant

Front 41

the process of refining uranium ore and insuring the proper amounts of various isotopes of uranium is called

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enrichment

Front 42

the most sustainable energy source from the options below is

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wins

Front 43

all of the following sources of energy are renewable except for

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nuclear power

Front 44

planting deciduous trees that block sunlight in summer but not in winter is an example of

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passive solar heating

Front 45

which of the following statements about wind power is false

Back 45

it relies on a stream Generator to produce electricity

Front 46

which of the flowing is not a problem associated with hydropower

Back 46

release of ozone into the atmosphere

Front 47

_______ cells convert solar energy directly into electricity

Back 47

photovoltaic

Front 48

many sun tracking mirrors can be used to focus sunlight on a central boiler that produces stream to drive Generators this best describes

Back 48

solar power towers

Front 49

the ______ is a controversial dam because in order to build it 150sq miles of biologically diverse forest must be flooded and more than 20,000 people must be displaced

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Belo monte