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BIO 102 EXAM #1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The first thing that you should do when trying to understand a graph is? | identify the axis |
| Artic sea ice cover | doesnn't affect sea level |
| Scientist think that the record low of artic sea ice in 2007 was due to | natural variation and global warming |
| Reduction in the artic sea ice is expected to cause _____ in sea level, and the loss of the Greenland ice seet is expected to cause ____ in sea level | no change, an increase |
| The melting of the Greenlan ice pack | is decreaded by moulins |
| Thinking of a glacier as a dynamic equilibrium, the imput is ____ and the output is ______. | snow, ice |
| The TVA's Kingston TN toxic spill site was rated for safety by | the TVA |
| A recent toxic spill occurred in Kingston TN at a power plant fueled by | coal |
| In his song "Margaritaville", Jimmy Buffet describes | decides to take responsibility for his situation |
| Eddie Abney suspected that he got Parkinson's disease symptoms from a commonly used chemical solvent at his workplace called | TVE |
| The idea that inheriting the earth is like winning the lottery is an important aspect of the concept | natural capital |
| The following are all reasons why it is useful to think of the benefits provided by nature as "natural capital" EXCEPT | it encourages us to compete to get the most that we can |
| The term "natural capital" expresses the idea that the earth, air, water and life on this planet can be though of as a kind of "wealth" that we have inherited and that we can choose to well or poorly manage | true |
| Which of the following factors MOST contributes to the global degradation of natural capital? | population growth |
| Important causes of enviormental problems include all of the following except | including enviormental costs in market pricing |
| Which of the following statements best captures the core of Garrett Hardin's notion of the "tragedy of the commons"? | rational self-interested individuals tend to ignore their negative effects on general welfare |
| Which of the follwing statements made by Christian leader or teacher. | all the above |
| the ideal of "sustainable society" refers to a soceity where | needs of peoples are met indefinitely |
| Shane Tedder, the new UK sustainability officer, says that the sustainablility sgenda "equally values _____ vitality, _____ justice, and ______ integrity" | economic, social, ecological |
| The following discipline is irrelevant to the creaion of a sustainable civilization | none of the above |
| Of the following, which can be depleted if overused? | water |
| which of the following best describes the elements of our enviorment? | all the living things and nonliving things in the enviorment around us |
| Which of the following best describes the idea behind the parable of "the tragedy of the commons" | The excercise of individual self-interest will result in the destruction of land that is freely accesible to all |
| Based on our general understanding of resource use in wealthy vs poor nation, if the people of a poor country deplet renewable resources at a rate of 10% faster than earth can replenish them, which percentage of overshoot might represent the US? | 40% |
| Along with population growth, which of the following major root of the enviromental probelms cause dby humans? | our exploitation and consumption of resources |
| A(n) ___ expresses enviormental impact in terms of the cumulative area of land and water required to provide the resources a person consumes | ecological footprint |
| ____ is a social movement dedicated to protecting the natural world from being the undesirable changes brought about by human actions. | Environmentalism |
| Tikopia | they truely practiced sustainability |
| which statement about the terms theory and hypothesis is correct? | theories can be used to predict new discoveries by generating new hypotheses from them. |
| In scientific research, the strongest form of evidence comes from ___________. | experimentation |
| If an experiment fails to disprove a hypothesis, then ___________. | This lends to the hypothesis but does not prove it correct. |
| What would be an outcome of a paradigm shift in science? | many fields of science would have to rethink their understanding of the world |
| Which statement is an INCORRECT description of peer review? | peer review is used rarely and only when researches are at the beginning of their careers. |
| Which of the following is a scientific theory? | "All organisms are composed of similar unites of organization called cells." |
| The essay that expanded the community to include "soils, waters, plants, and animals or collectively: the land" was called _______. | The Land Ethic |
| The environmental justice movement started because _______. | people realized that enviormental damage is not equally distributed among all classes and racial groups; minority and low-income communties tend to contain a much larger share of the enviormental damage. |
| The treaty associated with upholding environmental justice by preventing the transport of hazardous waste from wealthier nations to poorer nations is called _______. | the Basel Convention |
| Which statement describes or follows from the concept of sustainability? | an example of sustainable use is that water extracted from underground resources must be equal to or less than the water that recharges the underground resources. |
| Which of the following is the best description of a sustainable system component? | one which is in balance with the system as a whole |
| Sustainable development ________. | means consuming resources without compromising future availability |
| The force that is thought to have formed our sun from interstellar dust is | gravity |
| In science, an idea proposed as a possible explanation for something is called a(n) | hypothesis |
| Scientists are often reluctant to draw definite conclusions because | they understand that all knowledge is incomplete |
| Eddie Abney couldn’t collect worker’s compensation because | scientists refused to sign the form |
| In terms of the hierarchical structure of scientific knowledge, _______ is a subset of _________. | biology, chemistry |
| Wendell Berry advocates “the way of ignorance” because | knowledge is dangerous when we ignore its limitations |
| The elemental composition of the different planets in our solar system _______ basically the same. | is not |
| In the earth, the _________ elements are found toward the surface because the core and mantle is __________. | lighter, liquid |
| In an atom, “charge balance” is achieved by having equal number of _______ and ________. | protons, electrons |
| The following statement about the early atmosphere is (probably) TRUE | there was no oxygen |
| The lower portion of the mantle is called the ___________. | asthenosphere |
| The surface crust of the earth is divided into fifteen ____________. | tectonic plates |
| In the last 800 million years, the land where Lexington KY has been built has moved from the ___________ to the __________ hemisphere. | southern, northern |
| Transform faults are most commonly found at ________ plate boundaries, and mountain building at ___________ plate boundaries. | divergent, convergent |
| Joni Mitchell’s song “Big Yellow Taxi” and John Prine’s “Paradise” both express a similar idea, that is that | there can be damage done that cannot be undone |
| The Hawaiian island chain is the result of the interaction of a stationary _________ and a moving ___________. | volcanic hot spot, oceanic plate |
| Significant earthquakes are NOT expected in Kentucky because we are so far from a plate boundary. | False |
| Which of the following factors does NOT affect the rate of rock weathering? | all the above affect weathering |
| The forces of weathering, erosion, transport and deposition are important in the formation of _____________ rock. | sedimentary |
| The dynamism of geology can transform the following rock types EXCEPT | all of these transformations are possible |
| Which of the following correctly represents the layers of the earth from the innermost to the outermost layer? | core, mantle, crust |
| Which of the following are responsible for the formation of some of the world's highest mountains? | convergent plate boundaries |
| Volcanoes are created when lava cools and accumulates over time. What type of rock are volcanoes made of? | igneous rock |
| Earthquakes result from ________. | energy released from movement at plate boundaries and faults |
| The force driving plate tectonics is ________. | heat in the deepest layers of the earth |
| The process of subduction ________. | occurs when denser ocean crusts slide beneath lighter continental crusts |
| Tantalum is needed for mobile phones, and the Congo was a major supplier of this metal. Which of these is true of how mining for tantalum has occurred in the Congo? | Profits from tantalum mining have helped fuel a war that has killed more than 5 million people. |
| 6.D Post-Lecture Quiz Chapter 2 - Question 20 Which of the following areas would experience the most devastation after an earthquake? | a marshlike environment that was filled with landfill in order to build a city |
| Earthquakes, volcanoes, and landslides can displace large volumes of water and trigger which of the following natural disasters? | tsunamis |
| Which of the following can help humans mitigate the negative impact of floods? | zoning laws to reduce building in flood zones |
| The most commonly mined mineral resources are __________. | sand and gravel |
| Which of these is NOT an effect of the increased use of mountaintop removal mining in the Appalachian Mountains? | increasing employment opportunities as more workers are needed |
| Which of these materials is NOT currently mined from the ocean floor? | manganese nodules |
| Why have some open pit mines been declared Superfund sites? | The waters in the pit become highly acidic and contain high levels of toxic metals. |
| The most dangerous form of mining (for the miners) is __________. | subsurface mining |
| Which type of mining generates "overburden"? | placer mining |
| Efforts have been made in the last 10 years to change the General Mining Act of 1872. Supporters of the act argue that it should not be changed because __________. | mining companies take large financial risks in opening a mine so they should be entitled to the large financial rewards if the mine is successful. |
| Which of these is FALSE concerning the laws that govern mining on public land in the United States? | All mine contracts have required the mining company to restore the mined area to premining conditions once the mine is closed. |
| Reclamation (restoration) of mined areas to their premined condition has been difficult in the United States because __________. | fast-growing plants used in the early stages of reclamation to prevent erosion may impede the growth of other plant species that would be needed for a diverse ecosystem |
| Which of these is NOT a reason that we have difficulty making accurate estimates of how long our available reserves of minerals will last? | We are unsure of the rate at which minerals are replaced in Earth's crust. |
| “Potential energy” refers to energy that | is stored in a structure like a molecule |
| Nuclear fusion is the ultimate source of most energy | a & b only |
| An amazing fact about things is that all objects emit __________ that is a function of the object’s __________. | light, temperature |
| Radio waves and microwaves have _________ energy and _________ wavelengths than ultraviolet and gamma rays. | lower, longer |
| The greatest amount of energy striking the earth from the sun is in the _________ portion of the EM spectrum | visible |
| The TOTAL amount to energy intercepted by the earth ________ with the __________ to the sun. | increases, distance |
| Global average temperature is considered a “dynamic equilibrium” because it | is a balance of inputs and outputs |
| Of the many factors affecting how sunlight controls earth’s temperature, the main one PREVENTING the continuous heating up of earth is | re-radiation |
| Greenhouse gases ________ surface temperatures and thereby ________ re-radiation. | increase, increase |
| During “Ice Ages”, solar reflectance _________ and sea level __________. | increases, decreases |
| Data indicate that over the long term, increases in greenhouse gases correspond to (are correlated with) increases in global temperature. This proves that greenhouse gases control earth’s temperature. | False |
| Water vapor ___ a greenhouse gas, and so ____ create a positive feedback with earth’s temperature. | is, can |
| In the study of global warming, the “mystery of the missing sinks” refers to why _________ is increasing _________ than expected in the atmosphere. | carbon dioxide, slower |
| I claim the news story about farmers organizing to stop the climate bill in the Senate is a good example of the “tragedy of the commons”, where the individual farmer trying to reduce fuel costs is like___, and the effects of fuel use on climate is like __ | the herdsman adding cows, the degradation of the common pasture |
| Of the basic forms of heat transfer, the “Hadley Cells” of the atmosphere redistribute heat by | convection |
| Europe is ___________ than expected from its latitude because of __________. | warmer, ocean currents |
| Ocean currents result from variation in | all of the above |
| When air rises it _______ and _________ moisture. | cools, releases |
| The hydrological cycle is powered by | the sun |
| One important generalization is that in the earth’s systems, materials can cycle indefinitely and energy flows into, through and out. | True |
| The pattern of atmospheric conditions found across a relatively large geographic region over a long period of time is _______. | climate |
| This layer of the atmosphere contains 75% of the atmosphere's molecules, is closest to the planet's surface, is constantly mixing, and gives us our weather. | stratosphere |
| Which of the following can trap pollutants at ground level and cause dangerous smog? | thermal inversions |
| _____ pulls gas molecules toward Earth's surface, causing air to be _____ dense near the surface. | Gravity; more |
| The predominant greenhouse gas produced by human use of fossil fuels is _______. | carbon dioxide |
| A substance that contributes to atmospheric cooling is _______. | aerosols (particularly sulfur compounds) and dusts |
| How are the citizens of the Maldives in trouble? | Eighty percent of their land area is less than 1 meter above sea level. |
| Which of the following statements about the sun's energy is true? | Thirty percent of the sun's energy is reflected off Earth and back into space. |
| Which factors determine Earth's climate? | the sun, the atmosphere, the ocean, and natural cycles |
| The concentrations of greenhouse gases present in the past have been evaluated using _______. | gas bubbles trapped in soil |
| Why are more than one-sixth of the world's people at risk for running out of drinking water? | Mountaintop snow and ice are melting because of global warming and are reducing water supply. |
| The main reason that sea levels have risen recently is __________. | thermal expansion |
| How is human alteration of the planet most significantly affecting coral reefs as well as other sea life? | Increased concentrations of carbon dioxide are being absorbed by the oceans. This acidifies the oceans. |
| Reports from the _____ are the most reviewed and widely accepted information we have on climate change. | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) |
| The greenhouse gas produced by livestock as a metabolic waste product (actually by bacteria in their digestive tract) is _______. | methane |
| What is the justification that the proponents of the Kyoto Protocol offer for developing countries having different requirements than developed countries? | Developed countries created the current problems, so they should make the sacrifices necessary to clean them up. |
| What is the value of using models in science? | building and maintaining preserves in endangered habitats to make sure they do not disappear |
| According to Pacala and Sokolow, which of these strategies will be enough to stabilize carbon emissions? | None of these strategies alone is enough to stabilize carbon emissions. |
| Which of the following is the only industrialized nation to refuse to ratify the Kyoto Protocol? | the United States |
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