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APES: Fundamentals of Environmental Science

Frage 1 von 15

1

Which of the following data regarding a renewable resource is the most important in determining if the resource is being used sustainably?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • The difference between the total amount of the resource that is available and the demand for the resource.

  • The demand for the resource by human populations.

  • The difference between the rate of replenishment and the rate of consumption of the resource.

  • The rate at which the resource is naturally replenished.

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Frage 2 von 15

1

In a tragedy of the commons an example of a "common" could include

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • a golf course

  • an ocean fishery

  • students

  • residential homes

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Frage 3 von 15

1

All nonrenewable resources

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Are used for energy production

  • can be reused

  • can be recycled

  • are exhaustible

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Frage 4 von 15

1

Which of the following is an example of an ecosystem service?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • A parasite attains nutrients from its host

  • wetlands provide flood control for cities

  • copper is extracted from mines

  • tsunamis clear the coastland of debris

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Frage 5 von 15

1

Nonpoint sources of pollution include all of the following EXCEPT

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • overspill from a stockyard

  • runoff from croplands

  • a smokestack from a power plant

  • fertilizer overflow from lawns

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Frage 6 von 15

1

Which of the following would decrease one's ecological footprint?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • traveling by airplane rather than driving

  • eating more meat

  • purchasing a larger home

  • walking to school rather than driving

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Frage 7 von 15

1

Which of the following is NOT a basic necessity that a significant number of people living in poverty lack?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Electricity

  • Clean drinking water

  • Adequate health care

  • Television

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Frage 8 von 15

1

One million watts is a ______ watt

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • micro-

  • giga-

  • mega-

  • milli-

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Frage 9 von 15

1

One millionth of a gram is a _____ gram

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • micro-

  • milli-

  • kilo-

  • mega-

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Frage 10 von 15

1

The "land ethic" is associated with which of the following people?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Gifford Pinchot

  • John Muir

  • Aldo Leopold

  • Theodore Roosevelt

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Frage 11 von 15

1

Energy is always conserved. This principle is stated in the

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • first law of thermodynamics

  • second law of thermodynamics

  • first law of entropy

  • second law of enthalpy

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Frage 12 von 15

1

Consider the following scenario: The temperature of your skin increases, which leads to an increase in perspiration. Perspiration evaporates from the surface of your skin. The temperature of you skin decreases. This is an example of

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • a positive feedback loop

  • a negative feedback loop

  • synergy

  • a closed system

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Frage 13 von 15

1

In any energy transformation, some energy is always degraded to low quality energy. This principle is stated in the

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • second law of thermodynamics

  • second law of enthalpy

  • first law of thermodynamics

  • third law of thermodynamics

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Frage 14 von 15

1

The atomic number of oxygen is 8: a neutral oxygen-18 atom is composed of which of the following:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • 8 protons, 10 neutrons, and 10 electrons

  • 10 protons, 8 neutrons, and 8 electrons

  • 8 protons, 8 neutrons, and 8 electrons

  • 8 protons, 10 neutrons, and 8 electrons

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Frage 15 von 15

1

Which of the following is NOT a form of electromagnetic radiation?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • microwaves

  • ultraviolet light

  • infrared light

  • sound waves

  • radio waves

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