The law of conservation of matter holds that

Matter is never created or destroyed

Which of the following is most likely to give an individual a larger range of tolerance?

genetic differences from the rest of the population

People can be "pulled" to emigrate from rural areas into urban areas by

available housing in urban areas

If a population has a high fecundity but low fertility

current # of offspring is low but will greatly increase

changes the direction of winds all around the earth

Which of the following is often a disadvantage of damming rivers for electricity?

altering the flow upstream and downstream of the dam

A temperate rain forest, such as the one on the west coast of N. America has...

conifer trees, wet climate, mild temps

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1
The law of conservation of matter holds that
An object at rest/motion will stay at rest/motion
we must avoid disposing of petroleum materials improperly
Matter is never created or destroyed
A tiny amount of matter is destroyed in chemical reactions
2
Red tide blooms are caused by
cryptosporidium
dead zones
Storm runoff
El Nino
3
Which of the following is most likely to give an individual a larger range of tolerance?
genetic similarity to the rest of the population
genetic differences from the rest of the population
spending more time in extremely hot and cold conditions
having a relatively large number of offspring
4
Vitamin A deficiency can cause
anemia
blindness
obesity
anacephaly
5
The uranium oxide pellets used in typical nuclear reactors are primarily composed of...
uranium-258
uranium-235
uranium-255
uranium-238
6
Of the earth's three major layers, which one contains the greatest portion of molten rock?
crust
lithosphere
core
mantle
7
People can be "pulled" to emigrate from rural areas into urban areas by
lack of agricultural land outside of cities
poverty in rural areas
available housing in urban areas
lack of jobs outside of cities
8
If a population has a high fecundity but low fertility
current # of offspring is high but will greatly decrease
current # of offspring is low and will stay low
current # of offspring is low but will greatly increase
current # of offspring is high and will stay high
9
The Coriolis effect
causes winds in the Southern Hemisphere to move to the west
changes the direction of winds all around the earth
causes winds in the Northern Hemisphere to move to the east
changes the direction of river flow
10
Amount of moisture in the air compared with how much moisture the air could potentially hold
absolute humidity
relative humidity
evaporation potential
precipitation
11
Approximately how much of the sunlight reaching earth is reflected back into space?
1/3
3/4
1/8
1/2
12
Rocks that are deposited in layers are classified as 1. igneous 2. sedimentary 3. metamorphic
1 and 2
2 only
1 only
3 only
13
Which of the following is often a disadvantage of damming rivers for electricity?
low-efficiency conversion of energy to electricity
short power-plant life (requires a lot of upkeep)
high carbon dioxide emissions
altering the flow upstream and downstream of the dam
14
A temperate rain forest, such as the one on the west coast of N. America has...
flat-leaf trees, wet climate, mild temps
conifer trees, wet climate, mild temps
conifer trees, dry climate, mild temps
flat-leaf trees, wet climate, hot temps
15
Begins w/ the energy source that will last longest and ends w/ the source that will run out 1st
nuclear, oil, natural gas
biomass, oil, natural gas
coal, solar, oil
solar, natural gas, oil

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