Plate Tectonics and Earth's Atmosphere

300-350 mya

Vast swamp forests, with abundant vegetation, bogs and marshes.

It is the point at which oil production is at its highest, after which production declines.

<p>fuel</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Coal</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sulfur dioxides or nitrogen oxides</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Natural gas</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The amount of time it takes for half of a radioactive isotope to decay.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Radioactive waste from spent fuel rods</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Turn off lights when not in use</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Natural gas has a global warming potential 100 times greater than CO2.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mountains, island arcs, earthquakes, and volcanoes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Seafloor spreading, rift valleys, volcanoes, and earthquakes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Earthquakes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>78%, 21%, 1%</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>0.04%</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Stratosphere and thermosphere.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Thermosphere.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Absorbs ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Wood (biomass) and animals</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Coal</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Synthetic fuel designed to replace gasoline.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Can lead to deforestation and pollution.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>From the accumulation of algae and zooplankton that get trapped below layers of sand, then transformed by heat and pressure over millions of years.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Anthracite coal</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Government can provide subsidies and tax breaks for energy conservation. They can also tax companies that use too much energy and establish regulations mandating conservation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards require car companies to improve the average fuel economy of cars and light trucks to conserve oil.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Public transportation</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It suggests that individuals will use shared resources in their own self-interest rather than in keeping with the common good.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Overburden is the material that must be removed before mining can begin.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Tailings refer to the leftover rock material after the extraction and purification process.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Subsurface mining refers to mining operations conducted below ground level using tunnels and shafts.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Placer mining</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Reclamation is the process of returning soil and landscaping to approximate the original habitat after mining is complete.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Earth Overshoot Day is the estimated day that humans' use of resources surpasses the amount that the Earth can regenerate in one year.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Fossil fuels</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The use of ecological or chemical processes to remove any pollutants left in the water after primary and secondary treatment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Just before discharge.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Chlorine can combine with other compounds and may lead to health problems.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>These methods cost more and do not last as long.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>During heavy rain, the treatment facility cannot handle the amount of water, so untreated waste is dumped into waterways.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Carbon dioxide from wood stove emissions</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>carbon dioxide</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>400</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>VOCs bind to nitrogen oxides, contributing to the formation of ozone.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To block harmful UV rays, preventing them from reaching the earth.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>5.6</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It changes the pH of aquatic habitats, leading to fish death and harming plant growth.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>San Francisco, Beijing.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>non-renewable</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Leave a stock of fish large enough to reproduce each year.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Recycle paper products</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It reduces the amount of dissolved oxygen available.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<ol> <li>Discharge from power plants, 2. Sewage, 3. Rainwater runoff from urban areas.</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Wood</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is often toxic and cannot be reused by the natural world.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It significantly reduces the volume of waste.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>E-waste</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>anaerobic</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Water that passes through a landfill and picks up waste.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The process of getting energy from waste, either by burning it or through methane collection.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is often converted into fertilizers or sent to a landfill.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers