Final

Question 0

Greenhouse effect

Answer 0

Trapping of heat in the atmosphere by water vapor, carbon dioxide and CFCs

Question 1

Nuclear fission

Answer 1

The splitting of an atom into two or more atoms

Question 2

Bio magnification

Answer 2

The process of mercury passing through water, to fish, to people

Question 3

Point bar

Answer 3

Part of the stream/river that is the inside of the curve that is slower

Question 4

Cut bank

Answer 4

Outside curve that causes erosion

Question 5

Mass wasting

Answer 5

Downslope movement of earth materials

Question 6

Aquitard

Answer 6

Will not let water through (ex. Clay)

Question 7

Point source

Answer 7

Discrete and confined ( pipes that empty into streams or rivers from industrial or municipal sites)

Question 8

Sustainability

Answer 8

Ability to keep resources available the same in the future

Question 9

Biodiversity

Answer 9

The total number of species or the main species encountered

Question 10

Salt water intrusion

Answer 10

Fresh groundwater may be displaced by saltwater

Question 11

Species

Answer 11

Group of individuals capable of interbreeding

Question 12

Unconformities

Answer 12

Represent a gap in geologic record

Question 13

Vadose zone

Answer 13

Zone or layer above the water table in which some water may be suspended

Question 14

Epicenter

Answer 14

The point on the surface of earth directly above the hypocenter of an earthquake area or first motion

Question 15

Peak oil production

Answer 15

The time when about half of oil on earth will have been extracted

Question 16

S waves

Answer 16

Does not go through liquid

Question 17

P wave

Answer 17

The castes wave it can move through liquid and solid materials

Question 18

Cleavage

Answer 18

Breaks in to layers

Question 19

Mercalli scale

Answer 19

Earthquake measured in amount of damage

Question 20

Precursor event

Answer 20

Events that occur before an earthquake, flood or volcanic eruption

Question 21

Why is iron recycled so frequently?

Answer 21

There’s a huge market for it

Question 22

Surface mining is used more because…

Answer 22

It’s more economical

Question 23

Energy consumption between 1970s and 1960s

Answer 23

Increased at a slower rate

Question 24

Coal rank based on

Answer 24

Bto and temperature

Question 25

Coal usage and the future

Answer 25

More is being used because there is more available

Question 26

Why is methane hydrate a good fuel source

Answer 26

Because it is cleaner and more abundant

Question 27

Volcanoes effect on the atomsphere

Answer 27

Can cause a year without summer

Question 28

Eric the red

Answer 28

Was able to sail to Greenland because of the period of warming

Question 29

Love canal

Answer 29

Where hazardous chemicals and waste were buried then a suburb was built on top of it

Question 30

Magnitude vs. intensity

Answer 30

Magnitude reflects how much energy is released. Intensity is the amount of shaking

Question 31

Viscosity of magma

Answer 31

Deals with 1. Silicon content (affects how viscos magma is) 2. Temperature

Question 32

Magnitude and frequency

Answer 32

Inverse relationship... 1 goes up 1 goes down

Question 33

Engineers purpose for looking at soil

Answer 33

How easy will it be to get rid of soil & build on it..

Question 34

Geothermal energy

Answer 34

Thermal energy generated and stored in the earth

Question 35

Radon gas comes from

Answer 35

The natural breakdown of uranium

Question 36

Soft water is linked to

Answer 36

Heart disease

Question 37

Vegetation and landslides

Answer 37

Vegetation has been used to limit the hazard of landslides