EVR 1001 Mid Term Review Questions
With Correct Answers
An explanation for a natural phenomenon that relates and explains
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many observations and is supported by a great deal of evidence is called
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a:
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A.) hypothesis
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B.) controlled experiment
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C.) technology
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D.) theory |
E.) fact - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D.) Theory
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-theory may mean a guess, a hypothesis, a prediction, a notion, a belief.
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- highest level of certainty for any scientific knowledge
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Identify the source of the highest albedo?
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a) fresh snow
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b) the Earth
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c) a pine forest
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d) a grass covered meadow
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e) dark rock - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a.) fresh snow
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,- reflects 80-90% of light
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When old-growth forests are harvested it may take hundreds of years
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for the forest to| | |
restore itself. This period is known as:
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a) population collapse
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b) population overshoot
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c) exponential decline
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d) lag time
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e) ecosystem interval - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d.) lag time
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- a period of time between two related actions
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In some ways, natural gas is considered a better fossil fuel than oil. This
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is primarily
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because:
a) gas is found at shallower depths than oil
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b) gas is easier to transport over long distances than oil
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c) gas is a renewable resource
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d) once a reservoir is located, gas commands a higher price than oil
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e) burning natural gas is cleaner than burning oil - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-e) burning natural gas is cleaner than burning oil | | | | | | | |
- natural gas is considered a relatively clean fuel
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, - produces fewer pollutants than burning oil or coal
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- could be a transition fuel to alternative energy
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Which of the following statements is true about Northern Hemisphere
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Summer?
a) The Earth is closer to the sun
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b) The northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun
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c) Light strikes the northern hemisphere at a more oblique angle than in
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the NH winter
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d) More light reaches the Earth - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b) The
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northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun
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- look at graph
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Premise: A straight line is the shortest distance between two points.
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Premise: The line from A to B is the shortest distance between points A
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and B. |
Conclusion: Therefore, the line from A to B is a straight line.
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The above syllogism is an example of _________________
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a) a scientific proof
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b) a hypothesis
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c) inductive reasoning
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d) deductive reasoning
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With Correct Answers
An explanation for a natural phenomenon that relates and explains
| | | | | | | | | |
many observations and is supported by a great deal of evidence is called
| | | | | | | | | | | |
a:
|
A.) hypothesis
|
B.) controlled experiment
| |
C.) technology
|
D.) theory |
E.) fact - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D.) Theory
| | | | |
-theory may mean a guess, a hypothesis, a prediction, a notion, a belief.
| | | | | | | | | | | |
- highest level of certainty for any scientific knowledge
| | | | | | | |
Identify the source of the highest albedo?
| | | | | |
a) fresh snow
| |
b) the Earth
| |
c) a pine forest
| | |
d) a grass covered meadow
| | | |
e) dark rock - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a.) fresh snow
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,- reflects 80-90% of light
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When old-growth forests are harvested it may take hundreds of years
| | | | | | | | | | |
for the forest to| | |
restore itself. This period is known as:
| | | | | |
a) population collapse
| |
b) population overshoot
| |
c) exponential decline
| |
d) lag time
| |
e) ecosystem interval - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d.) lag time
| | | | | | |
- a period of time between two related actions
| | | | | | | |
In some ways, natural gas is considered a better fossil fuel than oil. This
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
is primarily
|
because:
a) gas is found at shallower depths than oil
| | | | | | | |
b) gas is easier to transport over long distances than oil
| | | | | | | | | |
c) gas is a renewable resource
| | | | |
d) once a reservoir is located, gas commands a higher price than oil
| | | | | | | | | | | |
e) burning natural gas is cleaner than burning oil - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-e) burning natural gas is cleaner than burning oil | | | | | | | |
- natural gas is considered a relatively clean fuel
| | | | | | | |
, - produces fewer pollutants than burning oil or coal
| | | | | | | |
- could be a transition fuel to alternative energy
| | | | | | | |
Which of the following statements is true about Northern Hemisphere
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Summer?
a) The Earth is closer to the sun
| | | | | | |
b) The northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun
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c) Light strikes the northern hemisphere at a more oblique angle than in
| | | | | | | | | | | |
the NH winter
| | |
d) More light reaches the Earth - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b) The
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northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun
| | | | | |
- look at graph
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Premise: A straight line is the shortest distance between two points.
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Premise: The line from A to B is the shortest distance between points A
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and B. |
Conclusion: Therefore, the line from A to B is a straight line.
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The above syllogism is an example of _________________
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a) a scientific proof
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b) a hypothesis
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c) inductive reasoning
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d) deductive reasoning
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