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College Tectonics
Most volcanism in the world is associated with
  1. Plate boundaries
  2. Midcontinental hot spots
  3. Faulting
  4. Aquifer Depletion
  5. Desertification
College Environmental Science
                     is sulfur products of industry combined with water vapor.
  1. Industrialization
  2. Acid rain
  3. Industrial Scrubbing
  4. Sewage
College Atmosphere
What causes wind?
  1. pressure gradient
  2. trees
  3. temperature
  4. land elevation
College Environmental Science
When assessing energy resources, it is helpful to use a measure called EROI, which is                                                                   .
  1. energy returned minus energy invested
  2. energy returned plus energy invested
  3. amount of energy invested minus heat released into the environment
  4. money invested in extraction and processing minus money in sales
  5. energy returned divided by energy invested
College Environmental Science
There are various stages in the formation of coal as heat and pressure are increased and moisture content is decreased. These stages, in order, are
  1. Bituminous, peat, lignite, anthracite
  2. Peat, lignite, bituminous, anthracite
  3. Peat, lignite, anthracite, bituminous
  4. Lignite, bituminous, anthracite, peat
  5. Anthracite, bituminous, peat, lignite
College Atmosphere
Near the equator, the patterns of convection currents are called                    .
  1. Coriolis cells
  2. Hadley cells
  3. high-pressure cells
  4. El Niño events
  5. the troposphere
College Environmental Science
The Deepwater Horizon's spill in 2010 showed that offshore drilling is very dangerous. Which of the following is not true for the consequences of it today?
  1. Countless animals (birds, shrimp. fish, etc.) died
  2. Fisheries were devastated, and fishermen lost jobs
  3. Tourism and economics of the area have been equally strong for the last 5 years
  4. Native bird and turtle species are lost forever
  5. Coastal marsh plants died, leading to erosion
College Atmosphere
These winds blow from subtropical highs toward the low pressure.
  1. horse winds
  2. trade winds
  3. hadley cells
  4. shifting winds
College Atmosphere
The Great Oxidation Event took place approximately how many years ago?
  1. 900 million
  2. 2.3 billion
  3. 2.5 billion
  4. 4.6 billion
College Environmental Science
                uses ethanol produced from fermented plants and algae.
  1. Nuclear power
  2. Wind power
  3. Biomass
  4. Solar power
College Oceanography and Hydrology
Which one of the following salts is the most abundant in seawater?
  1. potassium bromide
  2. sodium bicarboante
  3. hydrogen borate
  4. magnesium chloride
  5. sodium chloride
College Environmental Science
Carbon is not returned to the atmosphere by                .
  1. evaporation
  2. erosion
  3. combustion
  4. respiration
College Environmental Science
Keeling's reports form Mauna Loa demonstrated
  1. an increase in tropospheric CO2 from the 1950s to present
  2. that sediments deposited on the seafloor can yield clues about past climates
  3. that as distances from cities decreased, CO2 concentrations increased
  4. that CO2 levels have been stable over the last 40 years
  5. the presence of El Niño
College Geology
A channel of magma coming from the mantle to the earth's surface.
  1. Volcano
  2. Geyser
  3. Plume
  4. Hotspot
  5. Magma
College Environmental Science
Which is a product of decomposed plant/animal residues?
  1. Compost
  2. Soil amendment
  3. Mulch
College Earth's Layers
Crust broken into 2 types
  1. solid and liquid
  2. hard and soft
  3. thin and thick
  4. igneous and sedimentary
  5. none of the above
College Environmental Science
What is the primary factor in how organic matter improves a clayey soil?
  1. Glues tiny clay particles together creating large pore space
  2. Improves water and nutrient holding capacity
  3. Lowers pH
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