Geo

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air pollution refers to pollution of the

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troposphere

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The main source of anthropogenic SO2 is

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burning fossil fuels

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photochemical oxidents form

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when sunlight interacts with nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide

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thermal inversion is

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temperature first increasing with altitude and then decreasing

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O3 is a pollutant in the ___ but beneficial in the ____

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troposphere, stratosphere

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disposable goods started to become common in the US after

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WWII

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the first way to deal with waste was

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to dump it in rivers

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which of the following is recycled most in the US

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iron

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Which of the following is FALSE regarding the incineration of waste

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it's economically sound

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The extraction of alumina generates red mud as by product in the ratio (red mud/alumina)

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3 to 1

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the "built in" risk for a nuclear reactor consists mainly of

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radiation and heat

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the majority of radioactive waste is

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low level waste

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what is the temporary storage location for spent nuclear fuels

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pools

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Yucca Mountain is made up of

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volcanic rocks

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___ types of illnesses account for __% of all deaths caused by infectious diseases

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6, 94

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the plague is caused by

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a bacterium

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AIDS

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weakens the immune system

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the drug prescribed to pregnant woman that was found to cause birth defects was

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thalidomide

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the second most probable cause of death in the US is

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cancer

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Which of the following is a cause of extinction not connected to the carbon cycle?

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change in salinity

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nearly ___ of earth's species are threatened with extinction

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1/3

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the sharp decline in living coral can be ascribed to

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warming of the oceans

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Which of the following was the animal that went extinct in New Zealand following the arrival of human settlers?

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Moa

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biodiversity hotspots are

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areas where the majority of the world's biodiversity are concentrated

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climate and weather

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are different. Climate is related to average temperatures, pressures, precipitation, etc. over long periods of time, while weather is the conditions of those same elements over periods up to two weeks

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the warming trend that allowed the Vikings to colonize Iceland is called

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Medieval Warm Period

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precession refers to

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the wobbling of earth's axis

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which of the following is not a greenhouse gas

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CO

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past temperatures can be reconstructed using

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oxygen isotopes

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feedbacks

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have complex effects on global warming

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which of the following is NOT a possible consequence of global warming?

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changes in human height

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where is most of earth's carbon stored?

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sedimentary carbonates

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who signed the NAFTA?

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the US, canada, and mexico

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One of the evidences that suggest that Kuznets model might be incorrect or incomplete is

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CO2 emissions in developing countries keep increasing

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one of the benefits of microloans in developing countries is

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to help women achieve financial independence

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one of the characteristics of our present economic system is

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it maximizes resource use

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scientific uncertainty

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should not be used as an excuse not to take action

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which of the following indexes takes into account literacy rate?

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HDI

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which of the following US laws protects species from extinction?

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ESA

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according to NEPA, every Federal Project

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must be preceded by an evaluation of its impact on the environment