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Moreno APES Unit Test (Chapters 13-16)

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Earth's fresh water supply can't be refreshed. When what we have is gone, there will be no more. True or false?
false
The precipitation that can be counted on as a stable source of H2O from year to year is called?
reliable runoff
Fortunately, the resource freshwater is fairly evenly divided throughout nations and continents. True or false?
false
Annual surface runoff in rivers and streams are not lost by...
reliable surface runoff
Which global sector accounts for the disproportionate majority of the available freshwater?
agricultural sector
What does the water table do?
goe up and down depending on precipitation
Aquifers are threatened by all but which of the following events?
threatened by: over pumping, urban development, and subsidence
not threatened by: evaporation
Hydroelectric dams along river have all of the following disadvantages except...
disadvantages:large losses of water through evaporation, disrupts migration of some fish, and flooded land destroys forests and displaces people
not a disadvantage: useful for recreation and fishing
which of the following is not a purpose of a dam?
purposes: flood control, captures and stores runoff, and provides recreational areas
not a purpose: reducing downstream flow
What are aquifers usually renewable by?
rainwater
Which body of water has been shrinking as a result of large-scale fresh water transfer?
The Aral Sea
What is the meaning of the Chinese proverb "To protect your rivers, protect your mountains"?
deforesting hillsides causes erosion and runoff causes flooding
What is NOT a problem with the desalination of water?
the decrease of water quality
The CA Water Project uses a maze of giant >>>
Northern, Southern
What is the most environmentally sound approach to reducing flood risks?
restoring wastelands
We can use water more sustainably by doing what?
raising water prices
What is the main cause of water waste?
water doesn't cost enough
Know the different irrigation systems.
Drip irrigation,
What is the world's most abundant fossil fuel?
coal
Natural gas costs more to remove than oil but it's more useful. True or false?
false
What is the primary component of natural gas?
methane
Is iron one of the pollutants released by the burning of coal?
no
Which is the most desirable type of coal?
anthracite
LPG stands for?
liquefied petroleum gas
Oil is a liquid consisting of hundreds of different...
gasoline
In the U.S., the projected trend of automakers is...?
less in sales of cars and trucks that get less than 40 mpg
The U.S. produces 9% of the world's oil but consumes how much?
24%
Petrochemical(s) are used as the raw material(s) to make all of the following except...
makes: plastics, pesticides, and synthetic fibers does not make: alcohol
Refining crude oil...
separates components based on their boiling point
Surfactants are used to break up oil spills because they have 2 hydrophobic ends. True or false?
false
Bitumen is a material found in?
oil sands
Is ANWR located in Canada?
no
Which 3 countries account for more than 50% of all fossil fuel consumption?
United States, China, and the European Union
Which of the following countries is not part of the O.P.E.C.?
Russia
Net energy is the total amount of useful energy from an energy resource minus the energy...
needed to find, needed to process, and needed to collect
Are surfactants chemicals?
no
Regions of crust sometimes collide. These collision zones are called...
convergent plate boundaries
Marble countertops are what type of rock?
metamorphic
What type of weathering can be attributed to human influences?
chemical weathering
A ? is a solid combustion of one or more ?
rock, minerals
The interaction of physical and chemical processes that change rocks from one type to another type is known as what?
the rock cycle
Which two countries hold half of the world's natural gas?
Russia and Iran
An earthquake reading of 6.8 on the Richter scale is how many times more powerful than a 4.8 reading?
100
Water in the United States is inexpensive because it is so abundant. True or false?
false
A specific point where and earthquake begins is called the...
focus
Both California and China have plans to move vast amounts of...
H20 rich areas (that can give H20 to overpopulated, H20 poor areas)
Which city would not have enough H20 if the Colorado River were not available as a water source?
Las Vegas
As a result of moving tectonic plates, the youngest material would be found...
in diverging boundary plates
Land subsidence and sinkholes are problems that...
middle and SW states where the aquifer is being depleted
How do most farmers irrigate their crops?
flood irrigation
NaCI (table salt) in a water solution will dry to form crystals that we then identify as...
mineral
What is not a pollutant released by the burning of coal?
iron
What country has the largest number of desalination plants?
Saudi Arabia
Of all fossil fuels, burning natural gas releases loss CO2. True or false?
true
Is "subduction boundary" the name of a plate boundary?
no
China's 3 Gorges Dam is located on which river?
Yangtze River
Bitumen is a material found where?
oil sand
Ground water refers to...
freshwater beneath the ground
Oil shake has a high environmental cost because as a source of oil,
it has a LOW net energy yield
Xeriscaping is a type of IRRIGATION that is used to conserve water. True or false?
false
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