Environmental Science Final Study Guide ENERGY • • • • • • Energy is the capacity to do work (Work = Force x Distance) or to move matter. Different forms of energy: o Chemical energy o Radiant energy o Solar energy o Thermal energy o Mechanical energy o Nuclear energy o Electrical energy Kinetic energy (moving energy) o Associated
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of Phoenix Material Valeria Horne Environmental Science Worksheet Answer the following questions in at least 100 words. The answers are found in Ch. 1–4 of Environmental Science. 1. What would you include in a brief summary on the history of the environmental movement? Back in the 1900s‚ the environment was not thought of as a big issue. Between 1960 and 1962‚ several major environmental events occurred and changed the mind of many. These environmental events consist of oil spills and publicized
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Chapter 11 Test Review Section 11-1: Water Resources MATCHING In the space provided‚ write the letter of the term or phrase that best matches the description. 1. underground formation containing groundwater 2. flowing network of surface water 3. area of Earth’s surface where water percolates down into the aquifer 4. area of land drained by a river 5. water stored under Earth’s surface MULTIPLE CHOICE In the space provided‚ write the letter of the term or phrase that best completes
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Pannasastra University of Cambodia Commitment to Excellence Environmental Science (2011-2012) Phnom Kravanh Instructor: Dr. Taing You New Species of Mekong 1. Sun Kimsean 2. Yeang Sokheng 3. Phirun Sopheavy 4. Thanthiva Akkharath 5. Kan Sivorn 6. Eng Savath 7. Vanna Yuk Van Neath The Mekong River is a major river in Southeastern Asia and is one of the world’s greatest rivers‚ ranked number 10th largest river by length
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Chapter 1: Environmental Problems‚ Their Causes‚ and Sustainability Exponential Growth A quantity increases at a fixed percentage per unit of time (2% per year) There are too many people in the world- causes poor to deplete nature Cause premature extinction of species (.1-1% each year) Living more Sustainably Environmental Science: Study of how the earth works‚ how we interact with the earth‚ and how to deal with environmental problems Ecology: relationship between living organisms and
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LECTURE NOTES For Environmental Health Science Students Air Pollution Mengesha Admassu‚ Mamo Wubeshet University of Gondar In collaboration with the Ethiopia Public Health Training Initiative‚ The Carter Center‚ the Ethiopia Ministry of Health‚ and the Ethiopia Ministry of Education August 2006 Funded under USAID Cooperative Agreement No. 663-A-00-00-0358-00. Produced in collaboration with the Ethiopia Public Health Training Initiative‚ The Carter Center‚ the Ethiopia Ministry of
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Imagine an ancient guru preaching about the energy flow of everything in the universe and how it is all connected. The biogeochemical cycles discussed in chapter 5 in Visualizing Environmental Science by Berg and Hager can be thought of a scientific explanation for a philosophical idea. The decision to write about this topic stemmed from recognizing the potential ideas that could flower from studying how the cycles work and how they relate to each other. When discussing things like pollution‚ more
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Scenario 1 Energy Inc. has a present obligation (IAS 37-17) and probable liability (ASC 450-20-25-2) on December 31‚ 2011 as a result of a past event‚ the contamination of the land‚ because it is virtually certain that a draft law requiring cleaning up will be enacted. It is probable (more likely than not) that Energy Inc. will be required to transfer economic benefits in settlement which is an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits in settlement (IAS 37-23). The amount of the obligation
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Environmental Science Worksheet SCI 256/ Week 1 April 29‚ 2013 1. Silent Spring is a book that Rachel Carson wrote in 1960 and was only the beginning of the environmental movement. During the same time there were many several major environmental events that were occurring. These environmental events include oil spills along southern California’s and Massachusetts coasts. Extinctions of many species were also taking place‚ for animals such as whales‚ song-birds‚ and elephants. James Lovelock
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• Chapter 7: Discussion Questions 1. Suppose that you were engaged in biotechnology‚ or genetic engineering; what environmental safeguards would you impose on your own research? Are there experiments that would be ethically off-limits for you? When considering the environmental concerns involved in biotechnology and genetic engineering one can’t help but realize the enormous amount of ways in which the environment can be harmed. It seems that this issue is hard to avoid. However‚ do we as humans
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