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,the valley of this river drains most of the continental united missisippi
states
using groundwater at a rate faster than it is naturally re over draft
supplied is called
ways to reduce water include gray water for vegetation, fix leaks quickly, quick shower
in wastewater treatment plants chlorine is often used as it is effective at killing pathogens
in a sewage treatment plant which category of treatment primary and secondary both remove 35%
removes the most BOD
BOD stands for biochemical oxygen demand
today the worlds primary water pollution problem is lack of clean, disease free drinking water
major sources of organic matter to aquatic ecosystems urban sewage, agricultural runoff, natural sources
include
common water pollutants include sediment, heavy metals, excess nutrients
a stream that only flows for part of the year is called ephemeral
in stream use of water means water is left in its source
groundwater is water located below the water table
freshwater floats over saltwater true
improved plant breeding led to better corn yields because of plants that can withstand high density, more cobs per plant, more kernels per cob
for every ______ of carbon fixed by land plants, a ______ of water gram.... kilogram
or more is lost
,the second green revolution was driven by all of the above
3 multiple choice options
the essay on the principle of population as it affects the future population growth was exponential while food production was linear
improvement of society proposed that
published an Essay on the principle of population as it affects Thomas Malthus
the future improvement of society
Guano contains a lot of this and it helps plants grow by Fixed Nitrogen
fertilizing them
The Haber Bosh process invented in Germany initially to all of the above
produce gunpowder during WW1 had a profound effect on 3 multiple choice options
human agriculture what is true
Oil drilling in the Gulf of mexico is limited to 1000 feet of water false
depth. This is because oil is not present at greater than 1000
feet depth.
oil is usually found in what situation a course and porous reservoir rock overlain by an impermeable cap rock
fossil fuels use, cement use, and land use change , release 9
how many giga tons of excess CO2 to the earth surface each
year
which of the following is not a consequence of burning Coal ozone depletion
which of the following geological processes initiates the elevated tempature and pressure
chemical tranformation of the sediments organic material into
oil and gas.
the fissible Uranium nuclide is U-235
the half life of Pu-239 is 24,000 years
this country in Europe is most reliant on nuclear power France
, in 2021 about how much of the corn production was used to 33%
produce ethanol
There are two processes for ethanol production. One is cellulosic ethanol production
employed now. Indicate which one still needs a lot of work
and innovation to get it to proceed.
Utility companies are generally disposed towards roof top false
solar power because they are in favor of a distributed type of
power generation
about how much ethanol by volume does standard gas 10%
contain
consequences of burning coal all of the above
3 multiple choice options
what country is the largest producer of oil in the world USA
what geological process initates the chemical transformation elevated tempature and pressure
of the sediments of organic material into oil and gas
what is the largest source of the greenhouse gas methane to energy production
the atmosphere each year
sedimentary rocks include shale, sandstone, limestone
what is true about weather and climate all of the above
3 multiple choice options
Milankovitch cycles are changes in earths rotation and orbit around the sun that may trigger climate variation
Changes to which of the following terms could lead to a all of the above
change in the earth's energy budget?
3 multiple choice options
negative feedback on the climate system increased cloud cover in tropical regions