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| Question | Answer |
| Energy contained in firewood and other plant matter | Biomass Energy |
| Heat energy that's generated and stored in the Earth itself | Geothermal Energy |
| Energy that takes advantage of tides, waves and differences in water temperatures | Ocean Energy |
| Energy from wind, biomass, solar, hydro and geothermal sources | Renewable Energy |
| Advantage of hydropower | Does not rely on fossil fuel to generate electricity |
| Limitation of wind power | intermittent |
| Passive solar technologies | Use energy of sunlight without relying on electrical or mechanical devices |
| Tidal Power | kinetic energy of water moved by tides |
| Vampire Power | Energy used when appliance is turned off, but in standby mode |
| Urbanization | Centralization of human populations living in densely populated cities |
| Metropolitan area outside the central city | Suburb |
| Urban sprawl is a result of people moving away from | City centers |
| Designation of specific areas for different categories of land use | Zoning |
| Suburban living encourages | Increased use of automobiles |
| Most important to urban biodiversity and ecosystem services | Trees and forested parks |
| Greenway | Link that provides pathways for wildlife to travel between parks and preserves |
| Urban planners encourage this in arid regions | Xeriscaping |
| 90% of Earth's garbage is generated in | Cities |
| In wastewater treatment, the removal of inorganic nutrient waste occurs during this | Tertiary Treatment |
| Water from washers, sinks, and baths | Graywater |
| Largest component of U.S. municipal waste | Paper |
| Sanitary landfills produce ________, which may be used for energy | Methane |
| Waste-to-energy facilities are a type of | Incinerator |
| Municipal solid waste management policy is set by ________ governments | County and city |
| Federal oversight of municipal solid waste increased with the Solid Waste Disposal Act in the ________. | 1960s |
| Regulates hazardous wastes | EPA |
| The use of living organisms to break down hazardous waste is | bioremediation |
| The "E" in e-waste stands for | Electronic |
| Dose of a chemical above which there is a measurable decline in the health measure | Toxicity Threshold |
| Process by which chemicals are stored in the tissues of living orge | Bioaccumulation |
| Concentrations of a chemical increase at each higher level of the food web | Biomagnification |
| Chemicals that cause or support cancer | Carcinogens |
| Substances that cause mutations and birth defects | Teratogens |
| Pesticide primarily used to control mosquito populations | DDT |
| Result of air pollution in urban areas, more children have _______. | Asthma |
| Result of parasitic worms inhabiting in snails in waterways | Schistosomiasis |
| Tropical storms and associated floods have greater impacts in poor countries that have experienced ______. | Deforestation |
| H1N1 common in _____ but rarely transmitted to humans until recently. | Pigs |
| In the future, world climate will be ________. | Warmer |
| Resources will be ________ in the future. | Scarcer |
| Ample water can be available for future generations if we increase conservation and ________. | Efficiency |
| The P in the IPAT equation stands for "________." | Population Impact = Population X Affluence X Technology |
| In the near future, the world population growth rate will be ______. | Shrinking |
| Extinction rates of plant and animal species are likely to remain higher than the natural rates for the forseeable future. As a result, we will lose biodiversity and the ________ that humans benefit from | Ecosystem Services |
| Which of the following will not help to reduce greenhouse emissions? | Developing new technologies of oil extraction |
| If we define availability as "oil that can be extracted by conventional technologies and at relatively low prices," have we passed the peak of oil availability? | Yes |
| Something anybody can do to help effect the change to sustainability is ________. | Volunteer |
| Effective environmental leadership values ________. | Diversity |
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