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| Water enters groundwater by |
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| The amount of water in aquifers in the US is |
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| over 30 times greater than all the surface water in the US |
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| Withdrawl of groundwater often causes subsidence, a situatino where |
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| porous rocks settle and ground level falls |
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| Primary pollutants are those that are |
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| Which criteria pollutants result mainly from burning coal? |
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| The most dangerous airborne particulates are those |
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| Small enough to be drawn into the lungs |
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| Tall smokestacks were effective ways of |
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| displacing and dispersing pollution |
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| Worldwide, coal deposits are |
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| Under normal operating conditions ____ power plants release radioactivity as well as toxic metals |
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oil wells are usually able to extract ___ of the petroleum present in an oil resevoir |
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| ___ is the most rapidly growing energy source |
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| the fuel used in a conventional PWR or BWR nuclear power plant is |
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| Nuclear fission occurs when a high energy subatomic particle, a neutron, strikes a uranium atom, releases energy and |
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| Nuclear waste storage in the US is currently handled |
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| In temporary storage at individual plants |
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| A breeder reacter is designed to |
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| create fissionable plutonium from spent fission reactor fuel |
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| The most likely disaster in a nuclear power plant is that |
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| Cooling systems could fail, causing rapid overheating |
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| Energy efficiency is a measure of |
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| Energy produced compated to energy consumed |
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| The idea of cogeneration is to actively use ____ electriciity generating plants |
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| Both electricity and waste steam heat from |
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| A glass greenhouse on the south side of a building is an example of |
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| Photovoltaic cells work because solar energy striking their surface |
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| Releases electrons, causing an electric potential in attached wires |
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| Since 1920s, hydropower production has |
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| Risen, but not as fast as fossil fuel use |
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| Geothermal energy uses ____ to produce usable heat or electricity |
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| Natually occuring hot groundwater |
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Which is not considered a fossil fuel?
-coal
-natural gas
-oil
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Which of the following is true regarding fuel cell technology?
-They were first designed by NASA
-Must be recharded with an electrical outlet
-Only about 40-45% efficient
-Must receive a constant supply of water and oxygen
-a fuel cell stack providing all of the electricity for a typical home is not feasible because it would be too large |
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| The are only 40-45% efficient |
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| A system of pipes painted blackt hat have water circulating on the wall in a glass green house on the south side of a building is an example of |
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| an active solar heating system |
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| The most effective technology developed so far to produce solar energy concentrated enough to run an industrail furnace or turnbine is to use |
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In the US about 2/3 a ton of wate are generated for each person (inc children). Compared to the US, Japan and Europe generate about half that amount. One of the factors that probably does not contribute to this difference is:
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| That people in the US have a hgiher standard of lving than Europe and Japan |
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| "Waste stream" is a term describing the |
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| Steady production of all waste products that human produce |
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| The "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" |
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| Is an area of floating garbage roughly twice the size of Texas |
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| If less developed countries can make money while more developed countries can rid themselves of waste, why would opponents be against exporting wastes to developing countries? |
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-Local people in the developing country probably do not know what is in the waste
-Poeple in the developing country may not have the resources to test for toxic materials in the waste
-The precitce can involve corrupt government officials who allow the wastes to be dumped illegally
The waste that is beign exported contains unwanted materials or it would not be exported |
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The main method for disposing of municipal wastes in the US is _____ while ____ is the main method in Japan
-Incineration;recycling
-Recycling;landfilling
-Landfilling;recycling
-Landfilling;incineration
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| Energy recovery is another term for ___ waste |
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| Composting is a waste disposal method that |
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| Vastly reduces total waste volumes |
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| What are the 'three Rs' of waste disposal in descending order of energy expenditure |
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| Hazardous waste is anything that |
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| Is toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic, corrosive, or explosive |
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| Secure landfills are those that |
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| Are built like a bathtub with a lid |
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| In economic terms, "demand" is how much of something |
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| People will buy at the current prices |
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| In economic terms, "supply" is how much of something |
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| Is available on the market |
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| A(n) ____ relationship exists between supply and demand. Therefore, when supply is high, demand is ____. |
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| Using supply-demand economics, what happens as the price of a good or service increases? |
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| Demand falls and supply increases |
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| Price inelasticity is when ____ while price elasticity is when _______. |
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| Consumeres buy a product regardless of cost; the supply/demand curve is followed |
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| Political economy theory incorporates ____ while neoclassical economic theory incorporates _____. |
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| The issues of social structures and value systems; objectivity and scientific analysis |
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| When we purchase a product, the price we pay directly reflects the ___ cost of producing it. If the manufacture of the product degrades the quality of air or water, then the cost of this pollution are termed ____ costs. |
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| The management of a wild area by a group of indigenous people such as the management of wild rice beds is an example of |
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| A communal resource management system |
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| In Limits to Growth the Club of Rome predicted that |
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| Economic collapse is likely if we do not reduce population growth |
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| An example of a market based incentive for environmental protection would be |
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| Fees placed on certain types or volumes of a pollutant |
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