WATER PLANET EXAM 2.
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What is a Natural Capital? - Answer: natural resources and services
What causes the depletion of oxygen in polluted waters? - Answer: enrichment in Nitrogen
causes an algal bloom and the algae consume all the oxygen
Air pollution in LA in the 1950s and 60s was as bad as anywhere in the world today - what
was the most important step in reducing air pollution: - Answer: regulating vehicle
emissions
What is the primary productivity in the above plot (look at the units)? - Answer: the
conversion of energy input into biomass (plant growth) (energy converted per unit land are
per year)
Why are high heat capacity (hc), high thermal conductivity (tc), and high latent heat of
vaporization (lhofv) key attributes that make water so effective in supporting animal life? -
Answer: these properties together make water an effective coolant-absorbing heat,
transporting it, then cooling during the evaporation of sweat
About how long would your brain survive if its cooling system shut down? - Answer: only
about 40 minutes
How many Dams are there in the US? - Answer: > 70,000
more than 60,000
What fraction of a salmon run can be harvested sustainability? - Answer: 50%
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, The best way to help a salmon run recover after successful dam removal is to build a large
fish hatchery to introduce as many salmon as possible into the river. - Answer: false
The 4 Lower Snake River dams have been characterized as: - Answer: greatly impacting one
of the largest salmon fisheries while providing relatively little benefit in terms of flood
control, water supply, or hydro-electric power
What percent of Arizona's land base is "riparian"? - Answer: .4%
What is the name of the legal doctrine that determines surface water rights in the West? -
Answer: Doctrine of prior appropriation
What does C.A.P. stand for? - Answer: Central Arizona Project
Which represents by far the greatest consumptive use of water in the Colorado River Basin?
- Answer: Irrigation
71% growing hay to feed cattle, feeding cities
What is a managed aquifer? - Answer: an aquifer used by municipalities to store and purify
reclaimed water for land use
Which of the following is (are) NOT a current use of the on-site wastewater treatment
system at the Colorado School of Mines?
-Summer time irrigation
-Winter time groundwater recharge
-Year-round toilet flushing
-Year-round bathroom sink use - Answer: Year-round bathroom sink use
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From question to perfection| Study with confidence!
What is a Natural Capital? - Answer: natural resources and services
What causes the depletion of oxygen in polluted waters? - Answer: enrichment in Nitrogen
causes an algal bloom and the algae consume all the oxygen
Air pollution in LA in the 1950s and 60s was as bad as anywhere in the world today - what
was the most important step in reducing air pollution: - Answer: regulating vehicle
emissions
What is the primary productivity in the above plot (look at the units)? - Answer: the
conversion of energy input into biomass (plant growth) (energy converted per unit land are
per year)
Why are high heat capacity (hc), high thermal conductivity (tc), and high latent heat of
vaporization (lhofv) key attributes that make water so effective in supporting animal life? -
Answer: these properties together make water an effective coolant-absorbing heat,
transporting it, then cooling during the evaporation of sweat
About how long would your brain survive if its cooling system shut down? - Answer: only
about 40 minutes
How many Dams are there in the US? - Answer: > 70,000
more than 60,000
What fraction of a salmon run can be harvested sustainability? - Answer: 50%
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, The best way to help a salmon run recover after successful dam removal is to build a large
fish hatchery to introduce as many salmon as possible into the river. - Answer: false
The 4 Lower Snake River dams have been characterized as: - Answer: greatly impacting one
of the largest salmon fisheries while providing relatively little benefit in terms of flood
control, water supply, or hydro-electric power
What percent of Arizona's land base is "riparian"? - Answer: .4%
What is the name of the legal doctrine that determines surface water rights in the West? -
Answer: Doctrine of prior appropriation
What does C.A.P. stand for? - Answer: Central Arizona Project
Which represents by far the greatest consumptive use of water in the Colorado River Basin?
- Answer: Irrigation
71% growing hay to feed cattle, feeding cities
What is a managed aquifer? - Answer: an aquifer used by municipalities to store and purify
reclaimed water for land use
Which of the following is (are) NOT a current use of the on-site wastewater treatment
system at the Colorado School of Mines?
-Summer time irrigation
-Winter time groundwater recharge
-Year-round toilet flushing
-Year-round bathroom sink use - Answer: Year-round bathroom sink use
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