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Questão 1
Questão
Which of the following data regarding a renewable resource is the most important in determining if the resource is being used sustainably?
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The difference between the total amount of the resource that is available and the demand for the resource.
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The demand for the resource by human populations.
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The difference between the rate of replenishment and the rate of consumption of the resource.
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The rate at which the resource is naturally replenished.
Questão 2
Questão
In a tragedy of the commons an example of a "common" could include
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a golf course
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an ocean fishery
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students
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residential homes
Questão 3
Questão
All nonrenewable resources
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Are used for energy production
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can be reused
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can be recycled
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are exhaustible
Questão 4
Questão
Which of the following is an example of an ecosystem service?
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A parasite attains nutrients from its host
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wetlands provide flood control for cities
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copper is extracted from mines
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tsunamis clear the coastland of debris
Questão 5
Questão
Nonpoint sources of pollution include all of the following EXCEPT
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overspill from a stockyard
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runoff from croplands
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a smokestack from a power plant
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fertilizer overflow from lawns
Questão 6
Questão
Which of the following would decrease one's ecological footprint?
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traveling by airplane rather than driving
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eating more meat
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purchasing a larger home
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walking to school rather than driving
Questão 7
Questão
Which of the following is NOT a basic necessity that a significant number of people living in poverty lack?
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Electricity
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Clean drinking water
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Adequate health care
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Television
Questão 8
Questão
One million watts is a ______ watt
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micro-
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giga-
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mega-
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milli-
Questão 9
Questão
One millionth of a gram is a _____ gram
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micro-
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milli-
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kilo-
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mega-
Questão 10
Questão
The "land ethic" is associated with which of the following people?
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Gifford Pinchot
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John Muir
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Aldo Leopold
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Theodore Roosevelt
Questão 11
Questão
Energy is always conserved. This principle is stated in the
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first law of thermodynamics
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second law of thermodynamics
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first law of entropy
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second law of enthalpy
Questão 12
Questão
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
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a positive feedback loop
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a negative feedback loop
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synergy
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a closed system
Questão 13
Questão
In any energy transformation, some energy is always degraded to low quality energy. This principle is stated in the
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second law of thermodynamics
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second law of enthalpy
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first law of thermodynamics
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third law of thermodynamics
Questão 14
Questão
The atomic number of oxygen is 8: a neutral oxygen-18 atom is composed of which of the following:
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8 protons, 10 neutrons, and 10 electrons
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10 protons, 8 neutrons, and 8 electrons
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8 protons, 8 neutrons, and 8 electrons
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8 protons, 10 neutrons, and 8 electrons
Questão 15
Questão
Which of the following is NOT a form of electromagnetic radiation?
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microwaves
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ultraviolet light
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infrared light
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sound waves
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radio waves
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