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LSU Geography 2051, Namikas, Final
Exam Questions With Solutions
What are the 4 spheres of the Earth? - correct-answer - - Lithosphere
- Hydrosphere
- Atmosphere
- Biosphere
What is the solid portion of the globe? - correct-answer - Lithosphere
What is the water portion of the globe? - correct-answer - Hydrosphere
What is the gases that surround the globe? - correct-answer - Atmosphere
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What are the living organisms that occupy the globe? - correct-answer -
Biosphere
A method for producing new knowledge - correct-answer - Scientific method
A body of existing knowledge - correct-answer - Theory
A provisional explanation - correct-answer - Hypothesis
A set of objects and their attributes that are linked together by a flow of matter
and energy - correct-answer - System
Matter and energy can leave the system - correct-answer - Open system
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The system is self-contained; matter and energy are preserved - correct-answer -
Closed system
Whatever is inputted in to the system will either be used as storage or will be
outputted - correct-answer - Budgets
Inputs are larger than outputs and storage increases - correct-answer - Positive
budget
Outputs are larger than inputs and storage decreases - correct-answer - Negative
budget
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Inputs are equal to outputs and storage is constant - correct-answer - Balanced
budget (equilibrium)
A fixed balance that is rarely changing - correct-answer - Static equilibrium
A balance that is constantly changing - correct-answer - Dynamic equilibrium
System response to a change in conditions or inputs that acts to influence that
initial change - correct-answer - Feedbacks
System responses that result in positive increases - correct-answer - Positive
feedbacks
LSU Geography 2051, Namikas, Final
Exam Questions With Solutions
What are the 4 spheres of the Earth? - correct-answer - - Lithosphere
- Hydrosphere
- Atmosphere
- Biosphere
What is the solid portion of the globe? - correct-answer - Lithosphere
What is the water portion of the globe? - correct-answer - Hydrosphere
What is the gases that surround the globe? - correct-answer - Atmosphere
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What are the living organisms that occupy the globe? - correct-answer -
Biosphere
A method for producing new knowledge - correct-answer - Scientific method
A body of existing knowledge - correct-answer - Theory
A provisional explanation - correct-answer - Hypothesis
A set of objects and their attributes that are linked together by a flow of matter
and energy - correct-answer - System
Matter and energy can leave the system - correct-answer - Open system
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The system is self-contained; matter and energy are preserved - correct-answer -
Closed system
Whatever is inputted in to the system will either be used as storage or will be
outputted - correct-answer - Budgets
Inputs are larger than outputs and storage increases - correct-answer - Positive
budget
Outputs are larger than inputs and storage decreases - correct-answer - Negative
budget
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Inputs are equal to outputs and storage is constant - correct-answer - Balanced
budget (equilibrium)
A fixed balance that is rarely changing - correct-answer - Static equilibrium
A balance that is constantly changing - correct-answer - Dynamic equilibrium
System response to a change in conditions or inputs that acts to influence that
initial change - correct-answer - Feedbacks
System responses that result in positive increases - correct-answer - Positive
feedbacks
