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APES: Fundamentals of Environmental Science

Questão 1 de 15

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • 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.

Explicação

Questão 2 de 15

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • a golf course

  • an ocean fishery

  • students

  • residential homes

Explicação

Questão 3 de 15

1

All nonrenewable resources

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Are used for energy production

  • can be reused

  • can be recycled

  • are exhaustible

Explicação

Questão 4 de 15

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • A parasite attains nutrients from its host

  • wetlands provide flood control for cities

  • copper is extracted from mines

  • tsunamis clear the coastland of debris

Explicação

Questão 5 de 15

1

Nonpoint sources of pollution include all of the following EXCEPT

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • overspill from a stockyard

  • runoff from croplands

  • a smokestack from a power plant

  • fertilizer overflow from lawns

Explicação

Questão 6 de 15

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • traveling by airplane rather than driving

  • eating more meat

  • purchasing a larger home

  • walking to school rather than driving

Explicação

Questão 7 de 15

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Electricity

  • Clean drinking water

  • Adequate health care

  • Television

Explicação

Questão 8 de 15

1

One million watts is a ______ watt

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • micro-

  • giga-

  • mega-

  • milli-

Explicação

Questão 9 de 15

1

One millionth of a gram is a _____ gram

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • micro-

  • milli-

  • kilo-

  • mega-

Explicação

Questão 10 de 15

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Gifford Pinchot

  • John Muir

  • Aldo Leopold

  • Theodore Roosevelt

Explicação

Questão 11 de 15

1

Energy is always conserved. This principle is stated in the

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • first law of thermodynamics

  • second law of thermodynamics

  • first law of entropy

  • second law of enthalpy

Explicação

Questão 12 de 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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • a positive feedback loop

  • a negative feedback loop

  • synergy

  • a closed system

Explicação

Questão 13 de 15

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • second law of thermodynamics

  • second law of enthalpy

  • first law of thermodynamics

  • third law of thermodynamics

Explicação

Questão 14 de 15

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • 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

Explicação

Questão 15 de 15

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • microwaves

  • ultraviolet light

  • infrared light

  • sound waves

  • radio waves

Explicação

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