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ESS Unit 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The second law of thermodynamics states that :

a)

the measure of a system's thermal energy per unit temperature that is unavailable for doing useful work decrease over time.

b)

energy is transformed through energy transfers, and entropy increases over time.

c)

energy is transferred through energy transfers, and entropy increases over time.

2.

Biosphere II was which type of system?

a)

Isolated

b)

Open

c)

Closed

3.

What are the weaknesses of models?

a)

Accuracy lost due to simplification

b)

Cannot be applied to other situations

c)

If assumptions are wrong the model will be wrong

d)

Patterns cannot be observed

4.

Which one of these is Steady State equilibrium?

a)

1.4(f) Equilibrium Concepts and Feedbacks

b)

4(f) Equilibrium Concepts and Feedbacks2.

5.

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.

6.

Communists are ecocentric and capatalists are technocentric.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Transformations Include :

a)

Change in chemical nature

b)

Changes in energy

c)

Change in location

d)

Change in state

e)

Change in quantity

8.

London smog is an example of (a)   pollution.

9.

Tipping point is the maximum amount of change within a system that will destabilise it, causing it to reach a new equilibrium.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

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?

a)

Yield obtained from natural resources.

b)

Yield obtained from natural income.

c)

Total products obtained.