Review for ENVS 101 Exam 1

Which one influences earth's climate the least (for now)?

Which one is an example of climate change adaptation (not mitigation)?

What is the main cause of sea level rise with warming climate?

Footprints of developing countries are low because of their small populations.

Which of the following is NOT caused by climate change?

The IPCC predicts average global temperatures will increase by:

What is a major natural flux in the nitrogen cycle?

What is a natural flux in the phosphorus cycle?

Which one is a greenhouse gas?

Which of the following can do respiration?

Which natural process is found in all three cycles (C, N, P)?

What is this: H₂O + CO₂ + light ⇨ O₂ + C₆H₁₂O₆

Which of the following can photosynthesize?

Cutting GHGs is good for the environment, but bad for the economy. 

Which one is renewable, but should be managed as a non-renewable?

The type of energy stored in a reservoir created by a dam is:

The average U.S. footprint is about ____________  the average world footprint.

Oceans are becoming more acidic due to warming water.

Which one has the highest net primary productivity?

The Kyoto Protocol was signed by every country in the world.

During the last million years, the climate of the Earth has

If the thermohaline ocean current slows down, Europe could get colder.

The U.S. uses natural resources sustainably.

What process is shown by the yellow star?

What cycle is this?

What is a process is shown by the yellow stars?

What cycle is this?

What is the name of the process that leads to dead zones?

A widely accepted, well-tested explanation of one or more cause- and-effect relationships is called a

Nutrients flow through ecosystems one way, energy recycles.

What is this: C₆H₁₂O₆ + O₂ ⇨ CO₂ + H₂O + heat

Who argued for the creation of wilderness preserves in the United States?

Which one is a non-renewable resource?

What cycle is this?

Which one is an organic compound?

The U.S. is on track to meet the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement.

Climate warms ⇨ permafrost melts ⇨ methane gas released. This is a:

Which website is best for verifying facts?

Which one consumes so much oxygen that dead zones develop?

Which one will warm the most with climate change?

Evolution by natural selection, plate tectonics, and general relativity are:

Which source should you trust the most?