Env Sci Paper 1 part 1

An underground rock structure from which water is abstracted

Processes such as lightning providing energy to produce accessible nitrogen

The flow of water into the ground is

Water spraying is used to treat

Kaplan Turbines can work at a ______% efficiency

The wavelength of light most damaging to life is

Which layer of the atmosphere contains little water vapour due to freezing conditions resulting in condensation

Chemical reduction of nitrates to N2

Indicator paper is an effective test of water pH

Tritium has _____ neutrons and 1 proton

Collection of metal ions in seawater using lignin or chitin. Can also be used to collect uranium

Which layer of the atmosphere contains little water vapour due to freezing conditions resulting in condensation

Hydrogen use as a secondary fuel can increase usefulness of renewable energy sources by

The energy required to mine resources, manufacture goods and transport equipment to make anything is known as

Seperation of freshwater from saline water is

COncentration of Nitrogen gas in the atmosphere

Predicting future climate change is limited by

Aggregation of clay and fine particles by attraction of electrostatic charge is

When two processes balance out

The quantity of ore that is currently exploitable is

Butane or pentane can be used to create systems that work down to around 60 degrees

Tertiary oil recovery increases recovery rate to around

Current geothermal systems require water in excess of

Energy consumption increase through develping industry, demand for high energy appliances and climate influence

Gasses that change global temperatures include

Intermittant energy suppy

Electromagnetic radiation re-radiated from the Earth is a longer wavelength than UV light

Wave kinetic energy is greatest where...

El Nino events cause Pacfic weather patterns to

Gasses that change global temperatures include

Layers of the atmosphere from the ground up

Photovoltaic cells heat water directly

Coal liquefaction is done through solvents or inderectly through gassification and chemical reaction

HAWT stands for

Land availability, economic competition with arable farming and habitat loss are all limits to

Absorption of metal ions from soil or eater using plant growth. Can be harvested through electrolysis or acids

To be suitable as an aquifer, rock must be

Environmental impacts of tidal barrages include

HEP dams are an abstractive use of a water resource

Soils containing mostly ________ have the highest permeability

Habitat loss, migration disruption, permable rock and unsuitable topography are all limits to

Water spraying is used to treat

Releases CO2

Geothermal is renewable but not solar-derrived

An example of a high carbon rock is

Public objection, intermittancy, unreliability and bird strikes are all factors that limit the potential for

Future nuclear fission reactors include

Nuclear fission involves the splitting of large atoms

Granite is a rock that often forms aquifers

Extraction of copper, zinc and gold from low grade ores using Acidothiobacillus sp.

Turbid drainage water can be reduced through

El Nino events cause Pacfic weather patterns to

Low head turbine developments include

Curved mirrors to focus sunlight to produce higher temperatures are called

Coal is formed by

Tertiary oil recovery involves

The quantity of ore that is theoretically exploitable with future technology is

Platy soils allow easy root penetration meaning the soil is fertile

Abstractive use of a water source

An example of a high carbon rock is

Highest energy density

Restoration of the Ozone layer was due to internation cooperation under the

The Haber process artificially creates ammonia

To be suitable as an aquifer, rock must be

Carbon Dioxide can cause atmospheric temperature change because it

HEP systems with a big height difference but using little water are called

Factors affecting reservoir site selection

The Nitrogen cycle is the slowest of the 3 biogeochemical cycles

Ways of sterilising waste water include

CO2 is produced by

Minerals identified by their Infra-red emmissions

At 46% efficiency, __________ PV cells are currently the most efficient

Biofuels must be grown intentionally to make them carbon neutral

Abstractive use of a water source

Soils containing mostly ________ is not actually a soil type...

Pressure increases away from the surface of the Earth

CFC stands for

Removal of organic chemicals as they adsorb onto a particle surface is

Fluidised bed combustion, steam condensers, increased turbine blade size and CHP schemes are designed to

Chemical recuction of nitrogen by Azobacter sp

Heat pumps absorb heat from the environment and distribute it into buildings by taking advantage of

The movement of water between solid particles of rock is

An excellent way of looking for iron-rich ores

1g of Uranium contains around 20 billion calories... but wouldn't do you any good if you ate it

Hot water can be abstracted from auifers and springs and used directly for heating systems

Gravel is formed by

Carbon Dioxide can cause atmospheric temperature change because it

Indicator paper is an effective test of water pH

Designing buildings to maximise solar radiation absorption is called

Unpredicatable energy suppy

Soils containing mostly ________ have the highest thermal capacity

The phosphorous cycle is unique as there is no gasseous phase

Hydrothermal copper ore is formed by

Halite (sodium chloride) is formed by

VAWT systems for generation wind energy are more efficient

Can give accurate data about deposit depth, density and shape using echo-location

Containing manganese, iron, copper, nickle and cobalt in the form of 5-10cm balls

The largest store of Carbon is in the

Predicting future climate change is limited by