EHS Honors Earth Final Review T2

Question 1

What would heat up a bottle the quickest when shinning a heat lamp on it from 20 cm away?

Accepted Answer

bottle filled with black dirt

Question 2

What unit of energy is a power plant measured in?

Accepted Answer

MW

Question 3

What is the best example of a long term storage of carbon?

Accepted Answer

Fossil Fuels

Question 4

After an experiment has been conducted, and analyzed, what is next?

Accepted Answer

conclusion

Question 5

Scientists create?

Accepted Answer

More than one is correct

Question 6

What is a common independent variable

Accepted Answer

Time

Question 7

A vampire device is one that is drawing energy even while it is off.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

We are currently in the Holocene Epoch.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 9

Electrical current is caused by...

Accepted Answer

electron motion

Question 10

Positive feedback is balancing and good for the environment.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 11

True of False: The earth's climate changes regularly over millions of years on cycles.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

The conservation of energy is the 1st law of thermal dynamics.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

What is placed inside the nacelle housing that produces the electrical current?

Accepted Answer

generator

Question 14

The rainshadow effect is caused by what 2 variables of climate factors?

Accepted Answer

Topography & Global Winds

Question 15

Which of the following energy resources produces harmful amounts of CO2?

Accepted Answer

Coal

Question 16

The breaking of bonds forms what type of energy?

Accepted Answer

Chemical

Question 17

Which of the following is a renewable energy source?

Accepted Answer

More than one is shown

Question 18

What tipping point is most impactful to the health of the earth?

Accepted Answer

Ice Melting

Question 19

Water that is boiling is an example of what energy transfer?

Accepted Answer

convection

Question 20

What gas is 78% of the air today?

Accepted Answer

Nitrogen

Question 21

The black top on your driveway is hot because of what heat transfer?

Accepted Answer

radiation

Question 22

Engineers create?

Accepted Answer

new technology

Question 23

What climate factor is most important to temperature?

Accepted Answer

Latitude

Question 24

What is the bad greenhouse effect caused from?

Accepted Answer

Air pollution

Question 25

Climate is defined by what two variables?

Accepted Answer

Precipitation & Temperature

Question 26

What is the first step in Engineering?

Accepted Answer

Identify the problem

Question 27

Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?

Accepted Answer

All are correct

Question 28

What is the first step in the scientific method?

Accepted Answer

observation

Question 29

What is the tipping point (red zone) of Carbon Dioxide in ppm?

Accepted Answer

450

Question 30

What energy transfer is the sun an example of on earth?

Accepted Answer

Radiation

Question 31

Which of the following is a non renewable resource

Accepted Answer

natural gas

EHS Honors Earth Final Review T2

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EHS Honors Earth Final Review T2

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