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1
what is a tidal station
tide flows through turbines creating electricity
pump heat absorbed medium through a collector to generate electricity
water in a dam generated 40% of the world's electric power
is a wind turban using wind power
2
is Warrensburg Urban?
False
True
3
what is NOT a benefit of recycling?
Residual ash usually contains toxic materials causing air pollution
saves money, raw materials, and landfill space
reduces pressure on disposal systems
lower demand of raw resources (like oil based plastics)
4
what is percentage of fossil fuels are suppled from worlds energy?
88%
95%
25%
55%
5
what is NOT a push factor?
changes in agriculture- large monoculture farms
land ownership by wealthy elite
overpopulation in countryside
jobs and specialization of professions
6
At least 40 million metric tons are released into the environment each year
False
True
7
what's pull factor?
traffic and congestion
drawing people to cities
build up of a community
forcing people out of a country
8
what is Island biogeography
aimed at explaining factors that affect diversity of islands
describes the greater # of species
branch of biology that deals with geographic distribution of organisms
cities that accompanied industrialization
9
Picher Oklahoma there was about 50% zinc and 45% lead mined in world war one
True
False
10
who made Island biogeography?
Macarthur and Wilson, 1967
Clide, and Harreet, 1946
Darwin, 1800
Miclo Angelo, 1950
11
who gave the "Atoms of peace" speech?
Darwin Mcarthy
Macarthur Adom
Dwight Eisenhower
Wilson Bellows
12
what is the 2 types of incineration?
mass burn and energy recovery
air pollution and unburnable materials
refuse-deprived fuel and energy recovery
mass burn and refuse-deprived fuel
13
what are aquifers?
wells giving us water and slowly drying up (8 states are underlined)
ozone layers
long-term patterns of temp and precipitation
cloud formations
14
nuclear fission trigger nuclear chain reactions
False
True
15
what is NOT something we can do to Provent these sites?
convert to chemical processing
convert to bioremediation
dump waste into the ground not around a place/ body of water
produce less waste and use less toxic alternatives.
16
is more then 2,500 residents urban?
False
True
17
Water stress occurs when needs exceed the renewable water supplies
True
False
18
When struck by neutrons radioactivity uranium atoms undergo _____________, releasing energy and more neutrons
nuclear fission
Simberloff
natural gases
chain reactions
19
what are ice cores?
short lived, local patterns; humidity temp, air pressure, and wind
Wind and currents move clockwise effecting ice glaciers
collected from glaciers = climate history
are air produced from greenhouse effect
20
what's smart growth?
explains natural increases
rapid growth of cities that accompanied industrialization has mostly slowed
efficient and effective use of land resources and existing infrastructure
branch of biology that deals with geographic distribution of organisms
21
what is not a fact about mass burning?
Reduces disposal volume by 80-90%
Residual ash usually contains toxic materials
higher energy content than raw trash
creates air pollution
22
what is a secure landfill?
in containers in salt mines (can be inspected ]and retrieved if nessesary)
modern complex landfills with multiple liners and other impervious layers
where waste is held
is the overall finance cost for the care of the landfills
23
what does coal burning NOT do?
contributing to acid rain, air pollution, and global warming
coal burning releases sulfur and nitrogen oxides, and particulates
is safer then underground mining and is healthier
ash from coal combination is stored in open storage ponds
24
is distance from other islands important?
True
False
25
what is Uncontrollable growth?
traffic and congestion, and Air pollution
jobs and specialization of professions
been reduced, technology +live outside cities
rapid growth of cities that accompanied industrialization
26
When Chernobyl exploded in 1985, less than one-third of Americans favored nuclear power
True
False
27
we do not burn waste
False
True
28
what's mass burn?
everything loaded into furnace
refuse is sorted to remove recycled and unburnable materials
heat derived from incineration refuse is useful resource
Burning garbage is used to create steam
29
what is Not a pull factor?
housing
obs and specialization of professions
exciting places
ownership by wealthy elite
30
fossil fuels are deprived of ancient organic materials
False
True
31
do we (humans) make forests by fragmentation?
True
False
32
what is active solar heat?
pump heat absorbed medium through a collector to generate electricity
efficient and effective use of land resources and existing infrastructure
using absorptive structure with no moving parts to gather and hod heat
simultaneous production of both electricity and steam
33
what is NOT reuse materials that are more efficient to recycle
auto parts
woodworking, and bricks
brass fittings
plastic
34
Environmental protection agency (EPA) eliminates U.S industries generates ______ metric tons of hazardous waste annually
150 million
40 million
2 billion
265 million
35
what's Carbon dioxide?
emissions doubled from 1970 to 2010 (fossils burning is a human source)
there has only been 5C rise since the last ice age 20,000 yr ago
absorbs more energy than CO2
Intergovernmental panel on climate change or IPCC
36
where is 99% of water occurring?
sanitation-freshwater
Ocean and poler caps
lake/ creek waters
ground water
37
what is NOT natural gas?
Is supplying a 10 year supply (double time in sustaining)
composed primarily of methane
produces half as much CO2 as equivalent amount of coal
third largest commercial fuel and is about 24% of global energy consumption
38
what's the Milankovitch cycle?
short lived, local patterns; humidity temp, air pressure, and wind
earth's orbit and tilt which changes distribution and intensity of sunlight
where the atmosphere transmits sunlight while trapping heat
collected from glaciers = climate history
39
how much watts are hitting the atmosphere for solar energy?
1,200 watts per square meter
1,800 watts per square foot
1,330 watts per square meter
1,500 watts per square foot
40
what are the two main averages of urban growth?
push and pull factors
rapid growth, and depletion of resources
natural increases, and immigration
developing country's and undeveloped country's
41
nuclear can be promoted as environmental because it does not release CO2
True
False
42
what other fish have we not covered in class (fish of the day)?
Marlando trout
lanced fish and hogchoker
freshwater hatchet fish
ginger (red stripped) fish
43
there are 4 things that make up are atmosphere
True
False
44
what is Cogeneration
simultaneous production of both electricity and steam in the same plant
where atoms undergo nuclear fission
is using Utilizing efficiencies
is promotion of nuclear because there is no greenhouse gasses
45
what is traffic and congestion?
the # of vehicles growing faster than pace of road construction.
jobs and specialization of professions, and housing
poorly maintained vehicles smoke stacks and wood or coal fires
rapid growth of cities that accompanied industrialization
46
what is not a negative impact of oil?
disrupts wildlife
makes human hallucinate
disrupts plants
produces carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxide
47
Simberoff suggest single large would be better if all else is equal but all else is generally not equal
True
False
48
Level has risen from 315 ppm in 1958 to 415 ppm in 2019
False
True
49
what is Refuse- derived fuel?
Burning garbage is used to create steam
everything is loaded into a furnace
heat derived from incineration refuse is useful resource
refuse is sorted to remove recycled and unburnable materials
50
What is NOT a pro of wind power?
short consumption time
generates income for farmers who sell electricity
no fuel cost or emissions
bird mortality
51
what is Core regions?
forcing people out of a country
is people directly dependent on natural resources based occupation
have referred to urbanization that merge continuously megacities
drawing people to cities
52
about _____ nuclear reactors produce about 20% (a fifth) of all electricity consumed by U.S.
115
62
103
205
53
what is energy recovery?
heat derived from incineration refuse is useful resource
is a example of refuse-deprived fuel
is a mass burn
explains garbage is used to create steam
54
what is push factor?
air pollution and lack of sanitation
drawing people to cities
traffic and congestion
forcing people out of a country
55
what is recycling?
refuse compacted and covered every day with a layer of dirt
Residual ash that contains toxic materials
heat derived from incineration refuse is useful resource
is the reprocessing of discarded materials into new, useful products
56
habitat destruction is the biggest reason for current increase in extinction is habitat loss.
True
False
57
what is NOT one of the 4 properties of water?
suege water, and water pollution
expansion upon freezing (density), and universal solvent
specific heart and ability to moderate temperature
cohesive behavior
58
what is Biomagnification?
is not accumulated and concentrated by a predator
describes human caused issues involving pollution.
toxic burdens of a larger number of organisms at a lower trophic level
selective absorption and storage of toxins
59
what is NOT an example of Utilizing efficiencies?
cars running on electricity (hybrid cars)
burning coal instead of oil
unplugging appliances (TVs, lights, chargers, ect.)
cut driving automobiles and oil consumption you use
60
what's greenhouse effect?
phenomena where the atmosphere transmits sunlight while trapping heat
atmosphere especially carbon dioxide, water vapor, nitrous, and oxides
ionized gases and high temp (hot again)
short lived, local patterns ; humidity temp, air pressure, and wind
61
what is retrievable storage?
in containers in salt mines (can be inspected ]and retrieved if nessesary)
is the overall finance cost for the care of the landfills
is where waste sites are held
modern complex landfills with multiple liners and other impervious layers
62
what is urbanization?
forcing people out of a country
vast majority of humanity has lived where they sustain on natural resoures
have referred to urbanization that merge continuously megacities
are directly dependent on natural resources based occupation
63
what fish have we not covered in class (fish of the day)?
ocean sun fish
archer fish and blue nose shiners
snailfish
groppy fish
64
what are sites designed to do?
not clean up abandoned or inactive sites
dump trash to get burned
is new industrial factory's, like mining
provide immediate response to emergency situations posing imminent hazard
65
what are 3 examples of smart growth?
minimizes wasted space, mixed land use, and preserves natural space
there is no 3 smart growths
pull factors, push factors, and controlled outcomes
Biogeography, Island biogeography, and biology exponents
66
what are the two conventional energys?
solar energy and dam power
fossil fuels and nuclear
fossil fuels and solar energy
agraculture changes and fossil fuiles
67
what is a NOT a cause of reduction in biodiversity?
Commercial products and live specimens
greenhouse gasses
population
overharvesting
68
Production of 1,000 tons of uranium fuel typically generates _______ million liters of liquid waste
1.5
3.5
200
103
69
what is NOT a con of wind energy?
not enough wind everywhere or all the time
power lines needed to transmit the electricity
bird mortality
no fuel cost or emissions
70
what is developed country's?
rapid growth of cities that accompanied industrialization has mostly slowed
explains environmental problems have not been reduced
efficient and effective use of land resources and existing infrastructure
is not technology +live outside cities
71
what's renewable water supplies?
cohesive behavior, and specific heart and ability to moderate
made up of surface runoff plus infiltration into accessible aquifers
water carried in rivers and streams
This means the amount of “unstable” freshwater is tiny
72
what is air pollution?
caused by push factors forcing and pull factors
fueled by improving food supplies and better sanitation
poorly maintained vehicles smoke stacks and wood or coal fires
the # of vehicles growing faster than pace of road construction.
73
what does hazardous waste NOT do?
fatal to humans or laboratory animals in low doses
corrosive or explosive
toxic, carcinogenic mutagenic, to organisms
materials you can find except for in household level
74
what is NOT a SLOSS argument?
density independence events have less chance of wiping out a species
may provide a greater range of habitats
will contain sufficient # of large wide-range species
may sustain more populations of rare species
75
what is weather?
short lived, local patterns; humidity temp, air pressure, and wind
where the atmosphere transmits sunlight while trapping heat.
not changing temperature
is a undynamic thing
76
what is methane?
emissions doubled from 1970 to 2010 (fossils burning is a human source)
Intergovernmental panel on climate change or IPCC
absorbs more energy than CO2
Level has risen from 315 ppm in 1958 to 415 ppm in 2019
77
public opinion has not fluctuated over the years
True
False
78
the Total cost for hazardous waste cleanup in the U.S are estimated between __________
$370 billion and $1.7 trillion
$1.5 trillion
$1.2-1.5 Trillion
$800 Billion
79
worldwide, agriculture claims about 70% of total water withdrawal
True
False
80
what is Passive solar heat?
simultaneous production of both electricity and steam
involving solar heat with a panel
using absorptive structure with no moving parts to gather and hod heat
is earth's surface commercial energy used annually
81
what's Biogeography
?
branch of biology that deals with geographic distribution of organisms
rapid growth of cities that accompanied industrialization has slowed
efficient and effective use of land resources and existing infrastructure
aimed at explaining factors that affect diversity of islands
82
what is not Single large (diamond) SLOSS arguments?
minimize edge effect
more continuous habitats
will contain sufficient # of large wide-range species
may provide a greater range of habitats
83
"unstable" freshwater is big
True
False
84
Incineration is also called what?
disposable wastes
generated disposable electricity
energy recovery
a Highrise
85
what's Coal mining?
radioactive and toxic metals into the atmosphere
cheaper and safer than underground mining often makes land unfit for others
are green house gases
acid streams
86
there are approximately 200 million tons of radioactive waste in piles around mines and processing plants in the U.S.
False
True
87
what is bioaccumulation?
selective absorption and storage of toxins
hertals of overharvesting and population
toxic burdens of a larger number of organisms at a lower trophic level
is commercial products and live species
88
what is NOT apart of natural gas?
LNG-Gas liquefied to ship it by ocean (like a atomic bomb)
produces half as much CO2
fracking problems
a 10-yr supply but it is estimated that there is twice as much
89
in developed countries, poor people make a living by scavenging, sorting, and reprocessing scraps from dump.
False
True
90
what does this graph describe?
recycling
mass burning
refuse- deprived fuel
incineration
91
what is climate?
wells dry up making it take thousand of years to refill
is troposphere
is atmospheric layers
long-term patterns of temp and precipitation
92
Wind and currents move clockwise in N. Hemisphere counterclockwise in the S. Hemisphere
True
False
93
there is about 1700 clean up sites
True
False
94
what is NOT smart growth?
minimizes wasted space
preserves natural space
poorly maintained vehicles smoke stacks
mixed land use
