13714746554 | Efficiency of an average coal power plant is... 100% 30% 1% 15% | 30% | 0 | |
13714746555 | Efficiency of the conservation of light energy to chemical energy in PHOTOSYNTHESIS is... 1% 30% 95% 15% | 1% | 1 | |
13714746556 | Max efficiency in energy conservation NOT limited by 2nd law of thermodynamics is... 20% 95% 5% 100% | 100% because it's not limited. And the 2nd law says it's always going to be smaller than when it started so it's max efficiency can be 100% | 2 | |
13714746557 | The process in which glucose is synthesized by plants | photosynthesis | 3 | |
13714746558 | The rapid rate of _____________ in tropical forests results in low-nutrient soils | Decomposition | 4 | |
13714746559 | The process by which a soul nutrient is reduced + released to the atmosphere as a gas | Denitrification | 5 | |
13714746560 | The most abundant element in earths crust is... | Oxygen | 6 | |
13714746561 | The most abundant element in earths atmosphere is... | Nitrogen | 7 | |
13714746562 | The most abundant element in earths core is... | iron | 8 | |
13714746563 | The element commercially extracted from BAXITE is... | Aluminum | 9 | |
13714746564 | Ammonia converted to nitrite, then nitrate is called | Nitrification | 10 | |
13714746565 | Nitrate + nitrite ions converted into nitrous oxide and nitrogen gas is called... | Denitrification | 11 | |
13714746566 | __________ is most often cured as the main factor for acid deposition | Sulfur dioxide | 12 | |
13714746567 | ______ implicated in human neurological damage? | Lead | 13 | |
13714746568 | What is considered harmful in the troposphere, but beneficial in the stratosphere? | Ozone | 14 | |
13714746569 | What is the major pollutant that electrostatic precipitators remove from smoke stacks? | Particulates | 15 | |
13714746570 | The country with the largest BOREAL forests is... Brazil Russia U.S.A | Russia | 16 | |
13714746571 | Country with the greatest percentage of land area affected by desertification is.... Chile Russia Australia China | Australia | 17 | |
13714746572 | Country with the largest area of TEMPERATE DECIDUOUS forests is.... U.S.A Russia Mexico Japan | USA | 18 | |
13724888651 | Most commonly used measure of economic growth of a country is... | Gross national product | 19 | |
13724888652 | The greatest threat for extinction is | Increasing loss of habitat | 20 | |
13724888653 | geothermal energy | Energy derived from the heat in the interior of the earth. NOT solar | 21 | |
13724888654 | Montreal Protocol | Best exemplifies global collaboration for sustainable environment | 22 | |
13724888655 | An alternative to chlorine for disinfecting water is... Ammonia Ozone Phosphate | Ozone | 23 | |
13724888656 | Fecal bacteria in water suggests the water is contaminated with_______ | Animal waste | 24 | |
13724888657 | In the US most municipal solid waste is despised of by...... Recycling Composting Incineration Landfills | Landfills | 25 | |
13724888658 | Which of the following factors is responsible for seasons on earth? Tidal pull Tilt of axis of rotation Distance from the sun Temp. And precipitation. | The tilt of earths axis of rotation | 26 | |
13724888659 | An industry used natural gas for manufacturing and uses wast heat to produce electricity. This is an example of________ | Cogeneration | 27 | |
13724888660 | What minimizes soil erosion? No till agriculture Herbicides High yeld crops | No till agriculture | 28 | |
13724888661 | This trade off approach to addressing an environmental issue like wet land destruction is called_____ | Mitigation | 29 | |
13724888662 | Aw urbanization increases + natural soil surfaces are covered, the ground water supply is reduced to loss of..... | Recharge area | 30 | |
13724888663 | Which of the following results in the least amount of water lost in evaporation.. Gravity flow irrigation Flood irrigation drip irrigation | Drip irrigation | 31 | |
13724888664 | The major source of radon in houses in the US is carpets underlying bedrock Combustion | Underlying bedrock | 32 | |
13725118111 | The annual fluctuation in carbon dioxide concentration can be best explained by the... Seasonal use of fossil fuels El Niño events Seasonal photosynthesis activity of plants Deforestation | Seasonal photosynthesis activity of green plants | 33 | |
13725118112 | Storage of water for agriculture and domestic use AND production of renewable energy are economic benefits of.... | Building large dams | 34 | |
13725118113 | US residents are how many times more likely to die from breast cancer than residents of Hungary? 1.5 7 20 150 | 1.5 | 35 | |
13725218209 | What supplies the most commercial energy today? | Oil | 36 | |
13725218210 | Methane, CH4 is a green house gas that is a by-product of.... | Anaerobic respiration | 37 | |
13725218211 | The major fish decline worldwide since 1990 id because of ______ | Overfishing | 38 | |
13725626379 | Cogeneration | using waste heat to make electricity | 39 | |
13725626380 | Electrolysis | A process by which an electric current breaks chemical bonds. | 40 | |
13725626381 | Nuclear power point generates.... | Thermal pollution | 41 | |
13725626382 | Health problem associated with radon is.... | Lung cancer. | 42 | |
13725626383 | Acid rain is associated with..? | burning fossil fuels | 43 | |
13725626384 | The industrial revolution + modern medicine contributes to.... | Increase in size of earths human population | 44 | |
13725626385 | A rise in sea level had occurred as a result of global warming. Why is the sea rising? | Thermal expansion of the ocean | 45 | |
13725626386 | Which even would most likely contribute the cooling of earths atmosphere... Earthquake Volcanism Hurricane Monsoon | Volcanism | 46 | |
13725626387 | United Nations conference is human environment was when... | The delegates assembled at the conference and voted in favor of controlling population growth | 47 | |
13725626388 | RCRA (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act) | The goal of this federal law is to prevent unsafe and illegal disposal of hazardous wastes on land. "Cradle to Grave" | 48 | |
13725626389 | tradgedy of the commons | the tendency of a shared, limited resource to become depleted because people act from self-interest for short-term gain | 49 | |
13725715084 | One solution for reducing the amount of atmospheric carbon dioxide would be to.... Decrease use of fossil fuels Decreases production of CFC's Increase temps. | Decrease use of fossil fuels. | 50 | |
13725715085 | What is the usual cause of cultural eutrophication in surface waters? | Runoff of nitrate compounds into bodies of water. | 51 | |
13725715086 | Phitosynthesis produces... | Oxygen (O2) | 52 | |
13759063609 | Safe Drinking Water Act | Requires minimum safety standards for community water supplies | 53 | |
13759063610 | Clean Water Act | mandates the restoration and maintenance of the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation's waters | 54 | |
13759063611 | RCA | Cradle to grave tracking of hazardous waste | 55 | |
13759063612 | Troposphere | Phenomenon causing global warming occurs in the troposphere | 56 | |
13759063613 | The beneficial ozone layer is in this region of the atmosphere | Stratosphere | 57 | |
13759063614 | Oxygen is found in the..... | Troposphere | 58 | |
13759063615 | lead is found in... | Old plumbing fixtures and ceramic glazes | 59 | |
13759063616 | Asbestos | composed of fibers known to cause lung disease | 60 | |
13759063617 | Formaldehyde | emitted from most manufactured building materials and furniture | 61 | |
13759063618 | Radon | A colorless, odorless, radioactive gas | 62 | |
13759063619 | Greatest amount of fresh water is found in... | Ice caps and glaciers | 63 | |
13759063620 | Oceans can forests can be... carbon concentrated Carbon sinks Releases of carbon | Carbon sinks | 64 | |
13759063621 | 3 sources of the majority of commercial energy are.... | Coal oil and natural gas | 65 | |
13759063622 | population momentum | continued population growth that does not slow in response to growth reduction measures | 66 | |
13759063623 | noise pollution is.... | suddenly or persistent noise may lead to permanent hearing loss. | 67 | |
13759063624 | 1st law of thermodynamics | Energy cannot be created or destroyed | 68 | |
13759063625 | Rachel Carson contributes to my hw environment by... | Increasing public awareness of pesticides (DDT) | 69 | |
13759063626 | Which is a green house gas made by livestock NO2 O3 CO CO4 SO2 | CO4 | 70 | |
13759063627 | point source pollution | pollution that comes from a specific identifiable site | 71 | |
13759063628 | 3 main anthropogenic sources of gaseous air pollutants in US | industry, transportation, and energy production | 72 | |
13759063629 | Turbidity | The measure of amount of suspense particles in the water | 73 | |
13778695942 | ground level is primarily from.... | Motor vehicle exhaust | 74 | |
13778695943 | The process in the hydrologic cycle in which water vapor is released from leaves into the atmosphere is called | transpiration | 75 |
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