Final Exam S2 (Env.)

Which is true about natural resources?

• Natural resources are not recycled.

• Natural resources are only inorganic.

• They are part of natural processes.

• They only incorporate one form of matter.

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Water is considered a

• potential renewable resource

• potential nonrenewable resource

• actual renewable resource

• actual nonrenewable resource

Which is true about nuclear energy?

• Nuclear energy cannot be contained nor controlled.

• Nuclear energy is contained in nuclear bonds.

• Nuclear energy is less efficient than other energy forms.

• All of the above are true.

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Which of the following were on the "virtual Chernobyl field trip"?

• bumper cars

• Ferris wheel

• swimming pool

• carousel

What is the biggest reason people are unsure about relying on nuclear energy?

• it produces radioactive waste

• it uses large amounts of water

• the ore used for nuclear energy must be mined

• it is more damaging to natural habitats than the use of coal

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Which is one characteristic of deep ocean currents?

• Deep ocean currents move quickly.

• Deep ocean currents are caused by winds.

• Deep ocean currents move cold water toward the equator.

• Deep ocean currents are affected by temperature but not by salinity.

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Which type of energy turns tidal turbines to create electrical energy?

• kinetic

• potential

• solar

• thermal

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All scientists agree that global climate change will happen rapidly.

• True

• False

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Which of the following is the most likely global climate change?

• decrease in the overall temperature of the Earth

• increase in the overall temperature of the Earth

• an increase in the number of cold climates

• no change to global climate

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Without the greenhouse effect the Earth would be _______ than it is today.

• warmer

• drier

• colder

• wetter

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