1.3 Energy and equilibria

The first law of thermodynamics is also known as

The total amount of energy in a system does not change along with the amount of available energy also don’t change. True or false.

• True

• False

Different forms of energy include light, heat, and kinetic. - True or false.

• True

• False

During transfers and transformations, energy is lost from systems leading to what form of energy 

• New System

• New Energy

• Entropy

• all

Most open systems in nature are in what form of equilibrium. 

• Stable  

• Static

• Steady State

Self-regulation in many systems is controlled by negative feedback and positive feedback mechanisms. True or false.

• True

• False

More population leads to more births, and more births lead to an increasing population creating a compounding effect over time. This is an example of What?

• First law

• Second las

• None of these

Decrease in local water circulation in the Amazon rainforest could lead to a tipping point being reached, eventually leading to desertification.  True or false.

• True

• False

The more diverse/complex an ecosystem, the more resilient it tends to be due to more interactions between species. True or false.

• True

• False

Humans can reduce diversity by species extinction which leads to less of the following? 

    

• Static Equilibrium

• Stable Equilibrium

• None of these