stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
APES Chapter 1&2 Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
APES Chapter 1&2
APES Chapter 1&2
25 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
589 plays
Review for Chapter 1&2 exam
Flashcards
25 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
25
Answers
1
All of the following are macromolecules EXCEPT:
proteins
nucleic acids
lipids
chromosomes
2
What Law is described by the phrase: "there is no away, everything must go somewhere."
law of conservation of matter
2nd law of thermodynamics
Universal law of gravitation
1st law of thermodynamics
3
According to the matter and energy laws, what can we
not
recycle?
aluminum
matter and energy
energy
matter
4
Which of the following is an example of high quality matter?
automobile emissions
aluminum ore
Coal
solution of salt
5
Energy is neither created nor destroyed. This is known as
Second law of thermodynamics
Principle of sustainability
Law of inertia
The first law of thermodynamics
6
% of sun's energy used to produce food and heat earth
99
10
50
30
7
Natural capital is degraded by
using nonrenewable resources first
using to many resources
using renewable resources too fast
creating artificial resources
8
Which of the following is NOT a nondegradable pollutant?
toxic chemicals
arsenic
human sewage
lead
9
An American's per capita footprint is _____ times that of a Chinese citizen.
2
10
25
6
10
Developed countries have ___% of population and use ____% of world's resources
22,88
33,68
5,25
75, 25
11
Which is the largest particle of matter?
compounds
ions
molecules
element
12
I=PAT stands for
intelligence, population, affluence,technolgy
impact, population, affluence, trump
impact, population, affluence, technology
impact, pollution, affluence, technology
13
Nuclear energy cannot undergo
fusion
radioactive decay
fission
evaporation
14
Which of the following is an example of point source pollution?
fertilizers from agricultural fields
runoff from farms
oil spills from leaky pipelines
smoke from industrial plant smokestack
15
The tragedy of the commons refers to the overuse of
free-access resources
government subsidies
corporate revenue
privately owned resources
16
Which does not apply to second law of energy?
high-quality energy is recycled
results n lower-quality energy
energy goes from useful to less useful forms
heat is given off
17
Subsidies and tax breaks are used
increase the cost of manufacturing a needed commodity
as incentives
discourage installing efficient equipment
to punishment for polluters
18
Which best describes world population growth?
growing exponentially
increasing at a constant rate
rising dramatically since 1963
increasing in developed, decreasing in developing countries
19
If everyone consumed the same amount of resources as a US citizen, we would need___
5 Earths
2.5 Earths
30% more resources
88% more resources
20
Which of the following is NOT an example of high quality energy?
gasoline
high temperature heat
heat in the ocean
concentrated sunlight
21
What factor is used to classify a nation as developed/developing
degree of industrialization
annual birth rate
gain in population
resource use
22
Difference between a renewable and nonrenewable resource is
amount of resource
length of time it takes to be replenished
how easy it is to get to
how fast they are being used up
23
Which of the following is an example of a negative feedback loop
melting polar ice
normal human body temperature
greenhouse effect
warming ocean releasing CO2
24
Pollution includes all of the following
except
methane gases
plastics dumped in ocean
volcanic gases
making tires from mulch
25
A scientific ____ is based on something happening in nature over and over again.
theory
law
hypothesis
reason
