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APES: Fundamentals of Environmental Science

Question 1 of 15

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Which of the following data regarding a renewable resource is the most important in determining if the resource is being used sustainably?

Select one of the following:

  • The difference between the total amount of the resource that is available and the demand for the resource.

  • The demand for the resource by human populations.

  • The difference between the rate of replenishment and the rate of consumption of the resource.

  • The rate at which the resource is naturally replenished.

Explanation

Question 2 of 15

1

In a tragedy of the commons an example of a "common" could include

Select one of the following:

  • a golf course

  • an ocean fishery

  • students

  • residential homes

Explanation

Question 3 of 15

1

All nonrenewable resources

Select one of the following:

  • Are used for energy production

  • can be reused

  • can be recycled

  • are exhaustible

Explanation

Question 4 of 15

1

Which of the following is an example of an ecosystem service?

Select one of the following:

  • A parasite attains nutrients from its host

  • wetlands provide flood control for cities

  • copper is extracted from mines

  • tsunamis clear the coastland of debris

Explanation

Question 5 of 15

1

Nonpoint sources of pollution include all of the following EXCEPT

Select one of the following:

  • overspill from a stockyard

  • runoff from croplands

  • a smokestack from a power plant

  • fertilizer overflow from lawns

Explanation

Question 6 of 15

1

Which of the following would decrease one's ecological footprint?

Select one of the following:

  • traveling by airplane rather than driving

  • eating more meat

  • purchasing a larger home

  • walking to school rather than driving

Explanation

Question 7 of 15

1

Which of the following is NOT a basic necessity that a significant number of people living in poverty lack?

Select one of the following:

  • Electricity

  • Clean drinking water

  • Adequate health care

  • Television

Explanation

Question 8 of 15

1

One million watts is a ______ watt

Select one of the following:

  • micro-

  • giga-

  • mega-

  • milli-

Explanation

Question 9 of 15

1

One millionth of a gram is a _____ gram

Select one of the following:

  • micro-

  • milli-

  • kilo-

  • mega-

Explanation

Question 10 of 15

1

The "land ethic" is associated with which of the following people?

Select one of the following:

  • Gifford Pinchot

  • John Muir

  • Aldo Leopold

  • Theodore Roosevelt

Explanation

Question 11 of 15

1

Energy is always conserved. This principle is stated in the

Select one of the following:

  • first law of thermodynamics

  • second law of thermodynamics

  • first law of entropy

  • second law of enthalpy

Explanation

Question 12 of 15

1

Consider the following scenario: The temperature of your skin increases, which leads to an increase in perspiration. Perspiration evaporates from the surface of your skin. The temperature of you skin decreases. This is an example of

Select one of the following:

  • a positive feedback loop

  • a negative feedback loop

  • synergy

  • a closed system

Explanation

Question 13 of 15

1

In any energy transformation, some energy is always degraded to low quality energy. This principle is stated in the

Select one of the following:

  • second law of thermodynamics

  • second law of enthalpy

  • first law of thermodynamics

  • third law of thermodynamics

Explanation

Question 14 of 15

1

The atomic number of oxygen is 8: a neutral oxygen-18 atom is composed of which of the following:

Select one of the following:

  • 8 protons, 10 neutrons, and 10 electrons

  • 10 protons, 8 neutrons, and 8 electrons

  • 8 protons, 8 neutrons, and 8 electrons

  • 8 protons, 10 neutrons, and 8 electrons

Explanation

Question 15 of 15

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Which of the following is NOT a form of electromagnetic radiation?

Select one of the following:

  • microwaves

  • ultraviolet light

  • infrared light

  • sound waves

  • radio waves

Explanation

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