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A. Systematic approach in learning about the environment
B. Both a local and an international issue
C. Biocentric preservationist; pragmatic utilitarian conservationist
D. Development can proceed with minimal costs to the environment
A. The atmosphere
B. Supercell storms
C. Have higher albedo
D. Troposphere
A. Quantity
B. Collaborative
C. Same questions
D. Central tendency
A. Is formed from plant remains
B. Is a method of obtaining coal
C. Releases fewer toxins than coal
A. Cumulus clouds
B. Stratus clouds
C. Cirrus clouds
D. Altostratus clouds
A. The legislative branch
B. The World Trade Organization (WTO)
C. Gave citizens the right to see and comment on proposed government projects through the creation of environmental impact statements
D. Enforcement and elaboration of laws passed by Congress
A. Sinks
B. Rises
C. Both of these
D. None of these
A. Did not increase the amount of food per person from a global perspective
B. Have resulted in a smaller global population
C. Have often resulted in alteration and destruction of natural systems
D. Are always sustainable, since they are based on natural ecosystems
A. Would be depicted by widely spaced isobars
B. Produces strong winds
C. Is only possible in the tropics
D. Produces light winds
A. Surface air in cyclones.
B. Surface air in anticyclones.
C. Cold air circulations
A. 30-40%
B. 40-60%
C. 50%
D. 30
A. On gonadal abnormalities in frogs
B. About the dangers of second-hand smoke
C. About the dangers of DDT
D. Describing reproductive and developmental abnormalities in alligators Florida lakes
A. Teratogens
B. Allergens
C. Endocrine disruptors
D. DDT
A. Western Europe; Eastern Europe
B. Eastern Europe; Western Europe
C. Northern Europe; Southern Europe
D. Southern Europe; Northern Europe
A. Severely bad weather
B. Clear skies
C. Light precipitation
D. Mid-latitude cyclone
A. Northern
B. Southern
C. Eastern
D. Western
A. Consume less energy and materials
B. Live more densely packed into urban areas
C. Live in less centralized communities
D. Return to an agricultural society
E. Live within the UDB's demanded by smart city design
A. Salinization; stratification
B. Stratification; salinization
C. Leaching; desertification
D. Wind erosion; water erosion
E. Water erosion; wind erosion
A. Rises
B. Falls
C. Rises, then falls
D. Falls, then
A. The polar high
B. Subtropical high
C. Aneroid barometer
D. To the right of
A. Day and flows toward the land
B. Day and flows toward the water
C. Evening and flows toward the land
D. Evening and flows toward the water
A. Mercury.
B. Aneroid
A. Vapor pressure
B. Evaporative cooling
C. Specific humidity
D. Condensation
E. Sublimation pressure
A. Collide with an object
B. Cirrostratus
C. Form & height
D. Cumulonimbus
A. Is a cooling process
B. Is a process not requiring energy
C. Has its greatest rates when the air is already humid
D. Is a heating process
E. Releases latent heat in the air
A. Molecules break loose from the liquid
B. It is good and ready
C. A crystalline structure is created
D. The liquid heats to freezing
E. Cooling reaches the dewpoint
A. Expands and rises; contracts and sinks
B. Cools and expands
C. 30° N&S and 90° N&S
D. The denser air mass slides beneath the lighter air mass forming a front
A. A possible explanation for events using prior knowledge
B. Always quantitative
C. Made using any of the five senses
D. Always qualitative
A. Stronger
B. Weaker
C. A and B both
D. None of these
A. Detritivores; decomposers
B. Producers; first level consumers
C. Top consumers; one another
D. Top consumers; abundance of lower consumers
E. Flooding; terrestrial ecosystems
A. Increase the lifetime of economically recoverable minerals.
B. Decrease the lifetime of economically recoverable minerals.
C. Trees that do best with low precipitation
D. Deep lakes
E. Mammals that thrive in dry habitats
A. Structures smaller than cells
B. Single celled organisms
C. Plant leaves
D. Amphibian organs
A. Plankons
B. Fungi
C. Bacteria,
D. Lichens
E. All of the above
A. Potential
B. Kinetic
C. Both
A. Birds that live in upland areas
B. Agricultural irrigation water
C. Trees that do best with low precipitation
D. Deep lakes
E. Mammals that thrive in dry habitats
A. Promoted programs that reduced fossil fuel use and sequestered carbon
B. Eliminated consumption of all plastics throughout its program and athletic events
C. Recycled all paper used in its program and at football games
D. Replaced all vehicles with electric cars
A. Adiabatic
B. Dew Point
C. Below freezing
A. Contract
B. Expand
C. Stay the same
A. 1/2 day per year
B. 1 day per year
C. 1 1/2 days per year
D. 2 days per year
A. Tax breaks for these sources are renewed every year
B. They are continuously replenished
C. Humans can replenish these sources periodically
D. They produce few toxic byproducts
A. Noise pollution
B. Pollution
C. Purification
D. None of these
A. Allow hunting as long as proper permits are acquired
B. Were set up under the administration of George W. Bush in the early 2000s
C. Are biosphere reserves managed by UNESCO
D. Are off-limits to development of any kind but are open to low-impact recreation
A. Get out of the area because a tornado is coming
B. From west to east over the United States
C. Grab a sweater because it's going to be cool
D. Put on a tank top because it's warming up
A. Bridges suspended almost 100 feet off the ground
B. Bridges suspended almost 60 feet off the ground
C. Bridges suspended almost 20 feet off the ground
D. No special conditions
A. More; less
B. More; more
C. Less; more
D. Less; less
A. 71%
B. 75%
C. 78%
D. 74%
A. Persistence
B. Groundwater
C. A logged forest
D. Groundwater was overpumped
A. Form and height
B. Conduction cooling
C. The air gets warmer
D. True
A. Counterclockwise and outward
B. Clockwise and inward
C. To the west
D. Clockwise and outward
E. Counterclockwise and inward
A. Grow native crops such as corn and beans
B. Grow soybeans and other kinds of harvestable groundcover
C. Stop growing tobacco
D. Stop cultivating highly erodible land
E. Grow cattle feed instead of commercial crops