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WorksheetsESS Unit 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 4mins
The second law of thermodynamics states that :
the measure of a system's thermal energy per unit temperature that is unavailable for doing useful work decrease over time.
energy is transformed through energy transfers, and entropy increases over time.
energy is transferred through energy transfers, and entropy increases over time.
Biosphere II was which type of system?
Isolated
Open
Closed
What are the weaknesses of models?
Accuracy lost due to simplification
Cannot be applied to other situations
If assumptions are wrong the model will be wrong
Patterns cannot be observed
Which one of these is Steady State equilibrium?
1.
2.
A (a) is a futurist who believes that continued progress and provision of material items for mankind can be met by similarly continued advances in technology.
Communists are ecocentric and capatalists are technocentric.
True
False
Transformations Include :
Change in chemical nature
Changes in energy
Change in location
Change in state
Change in quantity
London smog is an example of (a) pollution.
Tipping point is the maximum amount of change within a system that will destabilise it, causing it to reach a new equilibrium.
True
False
Natural Capital is a term used for natural resources that can produce a sustainable ________ of goods and services.
What is the definition of the blank term?
Yield obtained from natural resources.
Yield obtained from natural income.
Total products obtained.
