1 December 2011
S.I. Session 35 Quiz
This quiz covers material from the lecture on Wednesday, November 30th.
Part a) Match the term to its definition:
TERMS:
a)Coal b)Renewable Resources c)Sandstone
d)Nonrenewable Resources e)Shale f)Carbon Dioxide
g)Reserves h)Greenhouse Gases i)Industrial Revolution
DEFINITIONS:
1)__The amount of this gas in the atmosphere has increased by 40 percent sice the industrial revolution.
2)__Sunlight and biomass are two examples of these.
3)__Burial and regional metamorphism generate higher grades of this rock.
4)__After this event in history the earth’s population skyrocketed .
5) __Oil and coal are two examples of these.
6)__Oil forms in source beds, which are typically composed of this rock.
7)__Oil forms in source beds and then moves to reservoirs, which are typically composed of this rock.
8)__The recent rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide was likely caused by anthropogenic ____________.
9)__This is the term we give to natural resources that have been discovered and are recoverable today.
Part b) Draw the climate projection graph that plots time vs. temperature for the following economic scenarios:
1) Business as usual (Current rates of fossil fuel usage are unchanged)
2) Balance of fossil fuel usage and renewable energy
3) Aggressive Shift to clean efficient fuels.
Part c) True or False:
Mark T (true) or F (false) in the blank provided:
1)__The United States coal reserves are sufficient enough to last for hundreds of years, even at current rates of usage.
2)__According to Hubbert’s oil production graph, US oil production peaked in the 1970’s and has steadily declined since.
3)__According to a U.S. Energy consumption report taken in 2007, the United States overall energy efficiency rate is 39 percent.
4)__World oil production is expected to peak in 2011.
5)__Today, construction workers move more earth than all natural erosion processes.
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