BBE 1002 UPDATED Actual Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Plagiarism is a large problem. It is the use of other's work and representing it as your own.
We do not allow plagiarism in this class. To prevent this we us Turn-it-in to determine
similarity scores. While there will always be a little similarity above what percentage is it too
much similarity? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 30
How many points total in the class? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1000
Your instructor(s) for this course is/are ________________ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
William Tze, Lucas Stolp
From time to time you may experience technical difficulties with this class or your own
devices. Who is responsible for resolving these issues? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- You the
student
Natural resources include: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- metallic minerals, fossil fuels, air,
land, non-metallic minerals, water
According to the 2017 U.S. Energy Information Administration's report on proven crude oil
reserves by country, the top two countries are 1. Venezuela and 2. Saudi Arabia. Which
country ranks third for largest volume of proven reserves? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Canada
True or False?
The US is a net exporter of iron ore. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- True
The US imports about _______% of the copper it consumes. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
30%
Which of the following are considered biorenewable? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- sewage,
trees, animal manure
,According to the assigned reading, where does the majority of our water usage come from? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Manufacturing goods
Assume the Proven Reserves of the mineral bambium are 50 tons and the consumption rate of
bambium is 2 tons per year. What is the R/P ratio? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 25 years
In the video Hans talked about the 4 billion people that live between the poverty line and "the
airline". Of these 4 billion about how many people have washing machines? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- 1 billion
What was the R/P ratio for crude oil in 2010? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- About 54 years
True or False?
Figure 2 in the lesson suggests that cement consumption in the wealthy nations is going up
over time. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- False
In Hans Rosling's video he suggested that the growth in population by the poorest people
would result in the biggest increase in energy use. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- False
Globally consumption of minerals is about 12 tons per person per year. However, this is
slightly misleading because - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- wealthy developed countries
consume much more and poorer countries consume much less.
The graph in the lecture text showing the percent consumption of various materials from the
developed nations was super interesting. It showed that these countries often consumed about
50% of the global resources yet represent only about _______% of the global population. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 11%
When we think about consumption of resources there is both indirect and direct consumption.
Match the following: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Gasoline in our car
Direct
Electricity for our home
Direct
Copper for the electric wires along the road
, Indirect
Concrete used in the roadway
Indirect
Toothpaste
Direct
Assume the world population at the end of 2017 was 7.4 billion people. The population
growth rate in 2018 was 1.07%. How many more people were on the planet at the end of
2018? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- about 80 million more
One of the big environmental issues with mining of metals is the tailing ponds. What are
"tailings"? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The leftover crushed rock after the metals are
extracted.
From the video, the taconite in the Mesabi formation contains about ___% iron. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- 30%
What was one of the reasons, cited in the text, that there was a spike in oil prices in the
1970's? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- US oil production slowed.
The Mesabi Iron Range mine video spent some time highlighting the steps the company took
to protect the environment. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- True
Match the following to stages of their respective life cycle. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Mining of iron ore
Extraction
Making steel from iron ore
Production
Recycling a car
End of life
Driving a car
Use
Building a car
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Plagiarism is a large problem. It is the use of other's work and representing it as your own.
We do not allow plagiarism in this class. To prevent this we us Turn-it-in to determine
similarity scores. While there will always be a little similarity above what percentage is it too
much similarity? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 30
How many points total in the class? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1000
Your instructor(s) for this course is/are ________________ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
William Tze, Lucas Stolp
From time to time you may experience technical difficulties with this class or your own
devices. Who is responsible for resolving these issues? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- You the
student
Natural resources include: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- metallic minerals, fossil fuels, air,
land, non-metallic minerals, water
According to the 2017 U.S. Energy Information Administration's report on proven crude oil
reserves by country, the top two countries are 1. Venezuela and 2. Saudi Arabia. Which
country ranks third for largest volume of proven reserves? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Canada
True or False?
The US is a net exporter of iron ore. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- True
The US imports about _______% of the copper it consumes. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
30%
Which of the following are considered biorenewable? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- sewage,
trees, animal manure
,According to the assigned reading, where does the majority of our water usage come from? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Manufacturing goods
Assume the Proven Reserves of the mineral bambium are 50 tons and the consumption rate of
bambium is 2 tons per year. What is the R/P ratio? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 25 years
In the video Hans talked about the 4 billion people that live between the poverty line and "the
airline". Of these 4 billion about how many people have washing machines? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- 1 billion
What was the R/P ratio for crude oil in 2010? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- About 54 years
True or False?
Figure 2 in the lesson suggests that cement consumption in the wealthy nations is going up
over time. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- False
In Hans Rosling's video he suggested that the growth in population by the poorest people
would result in the biggest increase in energy use. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- False
Globally consumption of minerals is about 12 tons per person per year. However, this is
slightly misleading because - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- wealthy developed countries
consume much more and poorer countries consume much less.
The graph in the lecture text showing the percent consumption of various materials from the
developed nations was super interesting. It showed that these countries often consumed about
50% of the global resources yet represent only about _______% of the global population. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 11%
When we think about consumption of resources there is both indirect and direct consumption.
Match the following: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Gasoline in our car
Direct
Electricity for our home
Direct
Copper for the electric wires along the road
, Indirect
Concrete used in the roadway
Indirect
Toothpaste
Direct
Assume the world population at the end of 2017 was 7.4 billion people. The population
growth rate in 2018 was 1.07%. How many more people were on the planet at the end of
2018? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- about 80 million more
One of the big environmental issues with mining of metals is the tailing ponds. What are
"tailings"? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The leftover crushed rock after the metals are
extracted.
From the video, the taconite in the Mesabi formation contains about ___% iron. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- 30%
What was one of the reasons, cited in the text, that there was a spike in oil prices in the
1970's? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- US oil production slowed.
The Mesabi Iron Range mine video spent some time highlighting the steps the company took
to protect the environment. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- True
Match the following to stages of their respective life cycle. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Mining of iron ore
Extraction
Making steel from iron ore
Production
Recycling a car
End of life
Driving a car
Use
Building a car
