science final
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| show | the various components tend to minimize interactions.
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| show | energy flows in one direction, while matter recycles
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| Which step in the hydrologic cycle distills or purifies water? (A) precipitation. (B) Runoff (C) Extraction (D) Evaporation | show 🗑
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| show | A
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| show | B
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| Sustainable development? (A) using resources to benefit future generations, even if it means lower availability now (B) Using resources to satisfy current needs without compromising future availability | show 🗑
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| which of the following is not a goal of environmental policy? (A) increased resource extraction (B) elimination of free riders (C) addressing external costs (D) promoting equity | show 🗑
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| Essential services, such as water purification, nutrient cycling, and plant pollination are all examples of earth's? (A) ecosystem services (B) nonrenewable resources (C) renewable resources | show 🗑
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| "Every time I see people carrying umbrellas, I also see car accidents." This is a__ (A) theory about car accidents (B) observation (C) hypothesis (D) scientific study | show 🗑
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| show | C
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| if a researcher wants to examine the effect of feeding a high calorie diet on an animal's weight which would be the independent variable? (A) the animal's weight gain (B) the high calorie diet | show 🗑
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| which statement describes or follows the concept of sustainability? | show 🗑
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| show | C
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| Which of these releases oxygen into the atmosphere ? (A) respiration (B) chemosynthesis (C) combustion of firewood (D) photosynthesis | show 🗑
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| show | B
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| show | B
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| melting of rocks = (A) sedimentation (B) metamorphism (C) magmatism | show 🗑
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| high temperature changes that do not involve melting of rocks= (A) sedimentation (B) magmatism (C) metamorphism | show 🗑
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| show | A
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| show | B
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| show | B
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| show | a measure of the amount of disorder or randomness in a thermodynamic system
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| show | allow you to determine with confidence if differences in treatment groups truly exist
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| show | allopatric speciation
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| fossils deposited in strata or layers, certain fossils are characteristic of specific time periods | show 🗑
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| the most severe mass extinction | show 🗑
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| show | periodic asteroid or comet impacts and plate tectonics and fusion of continents
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| carrying capacity of a pop is determined by its | show 🗑
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| exponential growth occurs when there is | show 🗑
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| the dif between habitat and niche is that niche is | show 🗑
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| current leading cause of extinction | show 🗑
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| show | found naturally in just one geographic area
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| one of the main ways a new species is formed | show 🗑
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| show | the preserved remains or traces of organisms that lived in the past
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| show | group of similar organisms that can mate with one another and produce offspring
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| when using relative dating what evidence is most important | show 🗑
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| least likely to experience extinction over long term | show 🗑
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| show | outcome
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| show | social and economic security
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| show | the declines in death rates followed by decline in birth rates, occurring as a country economically develops
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| fossils found in the lowest or deepest geological stratum are generally most | show 🗑
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| the long neck of a giraffe developed over time because the animals stretched their necks to reach food high in trees and then passed on a long neck to their offspring | show 🗑
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| show | trace
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| show | sedimentary
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| radiometric dating | show 🗑
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| show | late cretaceous
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| show | principle of superposition
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| show | index fossil
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| show | technology, medicine, and food
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| areas that lack significant numbers of people and have a low pop density are most likely | show 🗑
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| show | true
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| show | caused by mutation, arise from recombo of genes during sexual reproduction, are essential to the natural selection process
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| show | biochemical
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| not a part of the process of natural selection | show 🗑
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| ecosystem | show 🗑
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| show | a group of individuals of a single species that live and interact in one area
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| show | technology
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| scientists often depict their understanding of an organisms evolutionary ancestry in diagrams called | show 🗑
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| show | there will be less genetic variation from recombo and a risk of not adapting quickly to env change
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| a coyote can alter its diet to match seasonal abundance of plants, fruits, or small animals and would therefore be considered | show 🗑
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| accounts for the majority of the worlds pop growth in recent yrs | show 🗑
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| high pop density can | show 🗑
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| density dependent factors | show 🗑
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| show | disease
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| show | species and the nonliving material they interact with
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| T/F) an extinct animal can make a comeback | show 🗑
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| show | younger than rock B
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| methods used by geologists to determine the general sequence of geological events from oldest to youngest are known as | show 🗑
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| an example of an ecosystem | show 🗑
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| solar radiation makes several other energy sources possible, including | show 🗑
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| New renewables are | show 🗑
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| potential energy source from ocean is | show 🗑
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| traditional uses of wind energy include | show 🗑
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| show | the west
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| compared to the use of fossil fuels for generating electricity, wind energy | show 🗑
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| show | wind power
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| show | concerns over diminishing fossil fuel supplies and negative environmental impacts of fossil fuel use
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| show | using sunlight to generate electricity
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| show | energies to bridge the time between fossil fuel depletion and new renewables
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| whether using a food crop as a source of biofuels is environmentally sustainable depend upon all of the following except | show 🗑
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| effects attributed to chernobyl | show 🗑
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| show | the temp of water in the boiler and turbine
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| show | few greenhouse gases are emitted
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| show | effect of released carbon dioxide on global climate
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| what is a growing concern related to sea level rise? | show 🗑
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| carbon dioxide is | show 🗑
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| earths climate | show 🗑
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| the largest source of anthropogenic greenhouse gases in the US is_____ followed by _____ | show 🗑
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| show | produce biofuels from gasses instead of corn
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| electricity from nuclear power plants is produced via____ | show 🗑
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| the run of river approach to hydropower often involves ____ | show 🗑
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| the earths atmosphere can cause global warming because | show 🗑
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| which of the following are market mechanisms for addressing climate change? | show 🗑
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| the US senate has so far opposed emissions reductions on the grounds that____ | show 🗑
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| the most recent analyses of polar ice cores have given us the ability to profile global climate change back as far as ____ years | show 🗑
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| impacts of global warming including all of the following except | show 🗑
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| when assessing energy resources, it is helpful to use a measure called EROI, which is_____ | show 🗑
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| show | involves converting carbon dioxide gas to a liquid form for storage in the ocean or underground
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| show | their economy can be disrupted by the events and decisions made in fuel exporting nations
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| show | multinational companies often move in to harvest the new deposit, and very little money or resource remains in the country
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| show | produces less carbon dioxide per energy unit than coal or oil
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| instead of only generating more electricity, rising energy demands may also be met by | show 🗑
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| secondary extinction of petroleum | show 🗑
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