Deck 12: Environmental Challenges.

Question 1

The world's greatest proved oil reserves are found in:

A) Canada.
B) Kuwait.
C) Nigeria.
D) the United States.
E) Saudi Arabia.

Answer 1

E

Question 2

Coal provides both the most abundant energy source and the cleanest fuel to use.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Biodiversity tends to be greatest in the ecosystems of the mid latitude regions.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The high level of interdependence and interconnectedness of nature and society is often described as:

A) conservation.
B) the First Law of Ecology.
C) the principle of biodiversity.
D) the oneness of the biosphere.
E) the definition of an ecosystem.

Question 5

Unlike other greenhouse gases, __________ does not occur naturally.

A) HCFCs
B) water vapor
C) carbon dioxide
D) methane
E) nitrous oxide

Question 6

The term carbon footprint is now used to describe:

A) the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
B) the amount of carbon dioxide emitted as a result of human activity.
C) the pollutants released by open fires in less-developed countries.
D) the land cover change associated with urban development.
E) the impact of farm animals on the environment.

Question 7

Which of the following is not considered to be a new renewable?

A) biomass energy
B) solar energy
C) wind energy
D) geothermal energy
E) fossil fuels

Question 8

The greenhouse effect describes a natural process that uses solar radiation to warm the Earth.

Question 9

The difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources is that:

A) nonrenewable resources can be depleted, but renewable resources cannot be depleted.
B) renewable resources are replenished naturally, or with human intervention.
C) nonrenewable resources can now be manufactured as well as mined.
D) only renewable resources are subject to economic depletion.
E) sustainable yield applies to nonrenewable resources.

Question 10

Nuclear energy produced with uranium is probably not a solution to long-term energy issues since:

A) uranium cannot be stockpiled.
B) nuclear energy does generate significant air pollution.
C) nuclear energy cannot effectively replace oil used in transportation.
D) military needs will limit supplies of uranium for energy purposes.
E) mountain top removal is opposed by regulators.

Question 11

Which of the following is not a fossil fuel?

A) oil
B) natural gas
C) coal
D) tar sands
E) uranium

Question 12

The use of common property resources has observed that:

A) most varieties of ocean fish are caught well below sustainable yields.
B) most trees are sustainably harvested.
C) sustainable yield only applies to renewable resources.
D) consumers cannot secure sustainable harvested lumber.
E) ocean currents make determining sustainable fish catch levels impossible.

Question 13

The air we breathe, national parks, and outer space are considered open access resources.

Question 14

Though renewable, oil is a versatile energy resource for industrialized countries that have the necessary infrastructure to store, refine, and transport it.

Question 15

The use of solar panels and photovoltaic cells to capture solar energy is:

A) an example of passive solar collection.
B) an example of active solar collection.
C) an example of using nonrenewable energy.
D) capable of producing about 20 % of the energy needed in the United States.
E) more productive than wind power on a global scale.

Question 16

Economic depletion occurs when the cost of extracting the resource is equal to the economic value of that mineral.

Question 17

If present trends continue, the United States and Japan will show the greatest increase in per capita oil consumption.

Question 18

A biomass fuel can be manufactured from used cooking oil or other plant matter.

Question 19

Environmental degradation happens only when pollutants are added to the environment by human actions.

Question 20

The Kyoto Protocol was designed to reduce pollution of the oceans, and has led to an improvement in the quality of ocean waters.