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EXAM 3 CAGLE

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In the united states from the Civil War to World War II, the most important fuel was...
coal
Which of the following best describes the energy supply in the United States at present?
Coal and oil are the primary energy supply in the united states
If you were going to purchase stock in U.S. companies that generate power in the United States,where would you least likely expect to see future growth?
Hydroelectric dams
A self- amplifying reaction and a nuclear explosion in a nuclear power plant ar prevented in a large part by...
control rods that absorb extra neutrons
Today, we are able to use nuclear fusion to...
power a hydrogen bomb
Currently, a major driving force increasing the development and use of renewable energy is..
The global concern about climate change and costs that are now competitive with the costs of fossil fuels.
In a photovoltaic system, an inverter is required to...
connect the DC current of the solar panel to the AC current of an electrical grid.
Risk in environmental health is most related to....
Hazards multiplied by vulnerability
In order to test if a new food coloring is toxic at high doss, researchers examine the effects of different concentrations of food coloring on mice in a type of..
Dose-response assessment
Malaria is most common in...
Countries near the equator
Which of the following lists the four sequential steps of risk assessment by the EPA in the correct order?
Hazard assessment, does-response assessment, exposure assessment, and risk characterization
Natural climate variability ranging over months to decades is primarily the result of...
Ocean- Atmospheric interactions, especially the La Niña/ El niño southern oscillation (ENSO)
Climatologists warn of a tipping point when global temperatures trigger unavoidable catastrophic events and sea levels rise more than 20 feet. What single event would cause the sea level to rise that much.
Melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet
Which of the following has a negative effect on radiative forcing?
Sulfate aerosols
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