ESS All Topics Questions With Correct Answers

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Question s W ith Cor r ect An sw er s
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Environmental /



Value
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System -
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ANSWERS(S)✅✅Worldview
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that
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shapes
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the
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way
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an
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individual
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or
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group
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of people perceive and evaluate environmental issues.
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System - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✅✅A set of inter-
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related parts working together to make a complex whole
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,Open /



System -
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ANSWERS(S)✅✅Exchanges
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matter and energy with its surroundings
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Closed /



System -
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ANSWERS(S)✅✅Exchanges
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energy but not matter with its surroundings
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Isolated /



System -
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ANSWERS(S)✅✅Exchanges neither matter nor energy
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Transfer - // /



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ANSWERS(S)✅✅Occurs
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when energy or matter flows and changes location
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Transformation - // /



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ANSWERS(S)✅✅Occurs
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when energy of matter flows and changes its state
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,Model - // /



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ANSWERS(S)✅✅A simplified version of the real thing
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Strengths /



of
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Models -
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ANSWERS(S)✅✅Easier to work with than complex reality
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helps
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us
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see patterns / used to visualize really small or big things
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Weaknesses /



of Models - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✅✅Accuracy is lost as
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it
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is
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simplified /
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predictions
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may
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be
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inaccurate /
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assumptions are wrong means model is wrong
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First /



Law
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of
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, / Thermodynamics - // /



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/ ANSWERS(S)✅✅States /



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/ energy /



/ in
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/ isolated /



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/ can be transformed but cannot be created or destroyed
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Second /



Law of Thermodynamics - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✅✅The
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fact that energy is transformed through energy transfers
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Entropy - // /



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ANSWERS(S)✅✅The
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measure of the amount of disorder in a system
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Efficiency - // /



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ANSWERS(S)✅✅energy produced / energy consumed
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Steady-
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Equilibrium -
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