Topic 1 Quizlet

Which solution to traffic would an Anthroprocentric EVS select?

• Ride a bicycle

• Take a metro system railway

• Use a carpool lane

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In the Model on the left which is true?

• Glacier is an input

  Melting is output

  Precipitation is process

• Clouds are input

  Melting is storage

  Lake is output

• Clouds are storage

  Lake is output

  Melting is process

• Lake is storage

  Glacier is process

  Melting is output

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Which Model would best be a Open System?

• The growth of a green plant

• The Universe

• Riding a bicycle

• The Biosphere

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Which would be evidence for the GAIA hypothesis?

• The Earth's temperature has been increasing

• The atmosphere is made of both nitrogen and oxygen

• The Earth's land masses are stable

• The ocean salt concentration is constant

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Which statement would be evidence for the Second Law of Thermodynamics?

• The 10% Rule of Consumption

• Solar radiation is reflected as heat

• Plants consume CO2 through photosynthesis

• Energy is neither created or destroyed, but is transferred

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Which would be an example of a positive feedback loop?

• House thermostat

• Labor Contractions during Birth

• Insulin regulation of blood sugar

• Supply and Demand Law of Economics

Which is an example of A Forest System's Resilience?

• Forest fires create CO2 emissions

• Forests recover CO2 from the air thereby removing greenhouse gases

• Forest fires clear dead wood allowing new seeds to sprout

• Forests provide home and food for animals

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What type of equilibrium would this be?

• Steady State

• Static

• Unstable

• Stable

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Which situation defines sustainability?

• When natural income is produced so than natural capital is constant

• When natural income is produced and avoids tipping points

• When natural income is produced so than natural capital is decreasing

• When extraction of natural capital is more than anual yield

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What was a finding of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA)?

• 90% of the world's ecosystems have been degraded

• Biodiversity has been increasing

• Greenhouse gases have been increasing the Earth's temperature

• Humans are using resources in an unsustainable manner

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