EVR 1001 Mid Term Review QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

EVR 1001 Mid Term Review QUESTIONS
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An explanation for a natural phenomenon that relates and
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explains many observations and is supported by a great
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deal of evidence is called a:
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A.) hypothesis |\




B.) controlled experiment
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C.) technology |\




D.) theory |\




E.) fact - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D.) Theory
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-theory may mean a guess, a hypothesis, a prediction, a
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notion, a belief. |\ |\




- highest level of certainty for any scientific knowledge
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Identify the source of the highest albedo? |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




a) fresh snow
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b) the Earth
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c) a pine forest
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d) a grass covered meadow
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e) dark rock - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a.) fresh snow
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- reflects 80-90% of light
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,When old-growth forests are harvested it may take
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hundreds of years for the forest to |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




restore itself. This period is known as:|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




a) population collapse
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b) population overshoot
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c) exponential decline
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d) lag time
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e) ecosystem interval - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔d.) lag
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time
- a period of time between two related actions
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In some ways, natural gas is considered a better fossil
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fuel than oil. This is primarily
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because:
a) gas is found at shallower depths than oil
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b) gas is easier to transport over long distances than oil
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c) gas is a renewable resource
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d) once a reservoir is located, gas commands a higher
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price than oil |\ |\




e) burning natural gas is cleaner than burning oil -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔e) burning natural gas is cleaner |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



than burning oil |\ |\




- natural gas is considered a relatively clean fuel
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, - produces fewer pollutants than burning oil or coal
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- could be a transition fuel to alternative energy
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Which of the following statements is true about Northern
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Hemisphere Summer? |\




a) The Earth is closer to the sun
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b) The northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun
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c) Light strikes the northern hemisphere at a more
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oblique angle than in the NH winter
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d) More light reaches the Earth - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔b) The northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun
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- look at graph
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Premise: A straight line is the shortest distance between
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two points.|\




Premise: The line from A to B is the shortest distance
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between points A and B. |\ |\ |\ |\




Conclusion: Therefore, the line from A to B is a straight |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



line.
The above syllogism is an example of _________________
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a) a scientific proof
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b) a hypothesis
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c) inductive reasoning
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d) deductive reasoning
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