ESS Syllabus 1.1.1-1.1.10

Question 1

An isolated system...

Accepted Answer

Exhanges neither matter nor energy with its environment

Question 2

Why is the first law of thermodynamics relevant to environmental systems?

Accepted Answer

It concerns the conservation of energy

Question 3

Which of the following is not a flow?

Accepted Answer

The atmosphere

Question 4

A closed system...

Accepted Answer

Exchanges energy but not matter with its environment

Question 5

According to the second law of thermodynamics...

Accepted Answer

The entropy of an isolated system not in equilibrium will .., ...tend to increace over time

Question 6

A transformation happen when ...

Accepted Answer

A flow involves a change in form or state

Question 7

Which of these are examples of systems?

Accepted Answer

an iPod, A pond, A cell, An ocean

Question 8

Static equlibrium occurs when ...

Accepted Answer

there is no change over time

Question 9

What is negative feedback?

Accepted Answer

Neutralzing or counteracting any deviation from equilibrium

Question 10

A transfer happens when ...

Accepted Answer

The flow does not involve a change of form or state

Question 11

A steady-state equilibrium is a characteristic of...

Accepted Answer

open systems, continuous flows, system is roughly the same

Question 12

What is the definition of a system?

Accepted Answer

Assemblage of parts, working together, forming a whole

Question 13

What is positive feedback?

Accepted Answer

Further increase of decrease in output

Question 14

Which of the following are not a weakness for a model?

Accepted Answer

Models simplify

Question 15

An open system...

Accepted Answer

exchanges matter and energy with its surroundings

Question 16

Which of the following are included in the environmental value system?

Accepted Answer

Your opinions on the environment, Evaluation on potential opinions

Question 17

Which of the following are not included in a social and economic system?

Accepted Answer

Your opinions

Question 18

Which of the following is not a strength of a model?

Accepted Answer

Some models need approximation techniques to be used

Question 19

Matter and energy move or flow through ecosystems

Accepted Answer

Got it, I do ESS, I'm a genious, let's move on

Question 20

Which of the following is a not a storage?

Accepted Answer

Sedimentation and fossilization

Question 21

According to the first law of thermodynamics...

Accepted Answer

Energy is neither created nor destroyed

Question 22

Why is the second law of thermodynamics relevant to environmental systems?

Accepted Answer

It explains the dissipation of energy

Question 23

What is equilibrium?

Accepted Answer

Where supply meets demand, When a system returns to an original state after disturbance

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