LIVING IN THE ENVIRONMENT (11th ed) - SAMPLE TEST BANK QUESTIONS
m m m m m m m m m m
Themfollowingmaremrandomlymselectedmquestionsmfrommyourmtextbook’smtestmbank.mImmakemnomguarantee
smaboutmthemanswers.mPleasemletmmemknowmifmyoumfindmanymerrors.
Chapterm1
1. Resourcesmthatmaremcalledmnonrenewable
a. aremalsomcalledmperpetualmresources.
b. aremonlymresourcesmthatmaremalive.
c. aremcapablemofmeconomicmdepletion.
d. aremonlymresourcesmthatmaremalivemandmthatmaremcapablemofmeconomicmdepletion
e. nonemofmthesemanswers.
> c
2. Hunter-gatherermenvironmentalmimpactsmweremkeptmlowmby
a. exponentialmgrowthmofmtheirmpopulations.
b. reliancemonmfossilmfuelsmasmanmenergymsource.
c. givingmnaturemtimemtomrecuperatemaftermtheymmovedmon.
d. highmusemofmresources.
e. allmofmthesemanswers.
> c
3. ThemAgriculturalmRevolutionmresultedminmallmofmthemfollowingmexcept
a. protectionmofmwildmplantsmandmanimals.
b. increasedmsoilmerosion.
c. increasedmdeforestation.
d. saltmbuildupmfrommirrigation.
e. increasedmdesertification.
> a
4. Whichmofmthemfollowingmgeneralizationsmaboutmdevelopingmcountriesmismtrue?
a. Theymaremhighlymindustrialized.
b. TheymhavemhighmaveragemGNPsmpermperson.
c. TheymincludemthemUnitedmStates,mCanada,mJapan,mthemformermSovietmUnion,mandmEuropeanmcountries.
d. Theymmakemupmaboutmone-tenthmofmthemworld'smpopulation.
e. Theymusemaboutm12%mofmthemworld'smresources.
> e
5. Allmnonrenewablemresourcesmcanmtheoreticallymbe
a. convertedmtomnonmetallicmminerals.
b. convertedmtomrenewablemones.
c. exhaustedmormdepleted.
d. recycledmormreused.
e. usedmperpetually.
> c
6. Allmofmthemfollowingmillustratemexponentialmgrowthmexcept
a. themkingmwhompromisedmtomdoublemthemnumbermofmgrainsmofmwheatmhemputmonmeachmsuccessivemsquaremofmamchecker
board.
b. humanmpopulationmgrowth.
c. drivingm10mmphmformonemminute;mthenm20mmphmformonemminute;mthenm30mmphmformonemminute;mthenm40mmphmformone
mminute.
d. moneyminmamsavingsmaccount.
e. foldingmpaperminmhalfm50mtimesmsomthatmthemthicknessmwouldmreachmthemsun.
> c
7. AmmajormstimulusmformthemIndustrialmRevolutionmwas
a. thembubonicmplague
b. Europeanmwars.
c. amshortagemofmwood.
d. poverty.
e. foodmshortage.
> c
8. Pollutionmpreventionmreceivesmabout %mofmthemU.S.menvironmentalmpollutionmbudget.
a. 1
b. 5
c. 10
d. 25
e. 50
> a
, 9. EnergymusemduringmthemIndustrialmRevolutionmwasmbasedmprimarilymon
a. wood.
b. solarmpower.
c. labormbymhumanmmuscle.
d. labormbymdomesticatedmanimals.
e. nonrenewablemsources.
> e
10. Themmarketmvalueminmcurrentmdollarsmofmallmgoodsmandmservicesmproducedmwithinmamcountrymformfinalmusemduringmamyearmismthe
a. grossmnationalmproduct
b. grossmdomesticmproduct
c. permcapitamGNP
d. permcapitamGDP
e. inflation-adjustedmGDP
> b
11. Whichmofmthemfollowingmbestmdescribesmthemconceptmofmenvironmentalmdegredation?
a. usingmsolarmpowermatmamrapidmrate
b. usingmoil
c. cuttingmtreesmformwoodmproducts
d. lettingmagriculturalmrunoffmcausemoxygenmdepletionmandmfishmkillsmdownstream
e. fertilizingmcrops
> d
12. Whichmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmaboutmbiodiversitymismfalse?
a. 5%mofmthemworld'smlandmareasmhasmbeenmsetmasidemtomprotectmwildlife.
b. Onlymhalfmofmthemminimummlandmneededmtomprotectmwildlifemhasmbeenmsetmaside.
c. Biodiversitymlossmhasmbeenmincreasedmbecausemofmthemneedmtomgrowmmoremcropsmonmmoremland.
d. Totalmforestmareamincreasedminmthem1980s.
e. Sincemthem1980s,mtheremwasmreducedmforestmbiodiversitymduemtomreplacementmofmdiversemold-
growthmforestsmwithmtreemfarms.
> c
13. ThemAgriculturalmRevolutionmismcharacterizedmbymallmofmthemfollowingmexceptmincreased
a. respectmformthemenvironment.
b. demandmformminerals.
c. spreadmofmdisease.
d. pollution.
e. wastemproduction.
> a
14. Allmofmthemfollowingmarembrokenmdownmbymbiologicalmactionmexcept
a. sewage.
b. litterminmthemenvironment.
c. leadmandmmercury.
d. organicmgarbage.
e. woodenmobjects.
> c
15. Atmleastmtenmmillionmpeoplemdiemannuallymfrom
a. cancermandmdiabetes.
b. heartmattacksmandmstrokes.
c. malnutrition,mrelatedmdiseases,mandmcontaminatedmdrinkingmwater.
d. accidents.
e. AIDS.
> c
16. Poland
a. hopesmtomhavemamcomprehensivemnationalmenvironmentalmpolicymbymthmyearm2000.
b. hasmchosenmtomkeepmallmitsmfactoriesmfunctioningmtomkeepmhighmemployment.
c. hasmraisedmenergymprices.
d. hasmraisedmoilmandmnaturalmgasmpricesmrelativemtomcoalmprices.
e. hasmbuiltmamnetworkmofmwastewatermtreatmentmplants.
> c
17. ThemIndustrialmRevolutionmismcharacterizedmbymamshiftmfrom
a. reliancemonmpotentiallymrenewablemenergymresourcesmtomreliancemonmnonrenewablemenergymresources.
b. lowermcropmproductivitymtomhighermcropmproductivity
c. farmingmemploymentmtomfactorymemployment
d. small-scalemproductionmtomlarge-scalemproduction.
e. localmproductionmtomcentralizedmproduction.
f. allmofmthesemanswers.
> f
, 18. Whichmofmthemfollowingmismnotmcurrentlymamcomponentmofmthemmultiple-
factormmodelmtomaccountmformenvironmentalmdegradationm&mpollution?
a. populationmsizemandmdistribution
b. sciencem&mtechnology
c. pricesmwhichmeffectmsocialmandmenvironmentalmcosts
d. politicsm&methics
e. nonemofmthese;mallmarempartmofmthemmodel
> c
19. Whichmofmthemfollowingmpiecesmofmevidencemismlikelymtomformmthembasismofmanmeconomist'smopinion?
a. Themhumanmpopulationmismgrowingmexponentially.
b. Themratemofmcropmyieldmincreasesmismdeclining.
c. Peoplemaremourmmostmimportantmresource.
d. Consensusmsciencemsuggestsmthatmpotentialmglobalmclimatemchange,mdeforestation,mandmspeciesmlossmshouldmbemta
kenmasmseriousmproblems.
e. Littlemismknownmaboutmthemhealthmrisksmofmthemchemicalsmtomwhichmwemaremexposed.
> c
20. ThemIndustrialmRevolutionmbeganmin
a. themUnitedmStates.
b. Japan.
c. England.
d. France.
e. Germany.
> c
Chapterm2
21. Positivemfeedbackmloops
a. acceleratemchangemandmgomonminfinitely.
b. acceleratemchangemandmaremfinite.
c. slowmdownmchangemandmgomonminfinitely.
d. slowmdownmchangemandmaremfinite.
e. aremamfigmentmofmMiller'smimagination.
> b
22. Thembestmwaymtominfluencemamcomplexmenvironmentalmsystemmismbymusing
a. quick,mtechnologicalmfixes.
b. leverage.
c. helpfulmsynergisticminteractions.
d. thembottommline.
e. quick,mtechnologicalmfixesm&mthembottommline.
f. leveragem&mhelpfulmsynergisticminteractions.
> a
23. Amfeedbackmloop
a. affectsmthemratemofmchange.
b. maymbempositivemormnegative.
c. hasmatmleastmonemaccumulation.
d. allmofmthesemanswers.
e. nonemofmthesemanswers.
> d
24. Jeffrey'smsciencemteachermhadminformedmhimmthatmbiodiversitymtendedmtombeminverselymrelatedmtomlatitude.mHemlivedminmt
hemtemperatemzones.mConiferousmforestsmdominatedmthemstate.m"ImbetmI'llmseemamlotmmoremvarietiesmofmtreesmwhenmwemv
isitmFloridamduringmJanuary,"mhemthought.m Hemwas
a. usingminductivemreasoning.
b. usingmdeductivemreasoning.
c. creatingmamgeneralizationmfrommspecificmobservations.
d. hypothesizingmaboutmamspecificmobservationmfrommamgeneralization.
e. usingminductivemreasoningm&mcreatingmamgeneralizationmfrommspecificmobservations.
f. usingminductivemreasoningm&mhypothesizingmaboutmamspecificmobservationmfrommamgeneralization.
g. usingmdeductivemreasoningm&mcreatingmamgeneralizationmfrommspecificmobservations.
h. usingmdeductivemreasoningm&mhypothesizingmaboutmamspecificmobservationmfrommamgeneralization.
> h
, 25. Inm1995,mampairmofmscientistsmweremdevelopingmfloatingmbacterialmmatsmasmfoodmformruralmfishmfarmersminmthemDominicanm
Republic.mScientistmJudithmBendermobservedmhowmamyellowmfilmmofmslimemreachedmdownmfrommthemfloatingmmat,msurround
edmamglobmofmtoxicmpesticide,mandmbroughtmitmtomthemsurface.mAftermthreemweeks,mthemchemicalmhadmbeenmdegraded.mNow
mthismprocessmismpatentedmandmusedmtomcleansempollutedmwater.m Thismexperiencemcanmbemdescribedm as
a. ammiracle.m Itmhasmnothingmtomdomwithmthemscientificmprocess.
b. amcontrolledmexperiment.
c. fieldmresearch.
d. serendipity.
e. consensusmscience.
> d
26. Amnegativemfeedbackmloopmkeepingmanmaccumulationmstablemis
a. homeostasis
b. amsynergisticminteraction
c. leverage
d. chaos.
e. themGaiamhypothesis
> a
27. Humanmmentalmmodelsmtendmtombemunreliablemwhen
a. theremaremfewminteractingmvariables.
b. wemattemptmtomextrapolatemfrommmanymexperiencesmtomamgeneralmcase.
c. themconsequencesmoccurmimmediatelymfollowingmcausalmevents.
d. consequencesmofmonemeventmleadmtomothermconsequences.
e. nonemofmthesemanswers.
> d
28. EastermIslandmismbestmdescribedmusing
a. onlympositivemfeedbackmloops.
b. onlymnegativemfeedbackmloops.
c. coupledmpositivemandmnegativemfeedbackmloops.
d. languagemothermthanmsystemsmlanguage.
> c
29. Complexmlivingmsystemsmaremcharacterizedmby
a. homeostasis
b. chaosmorm"noise"mwithinmoverallmstability
c. timemdelaysmbetweenmstimulusmandmresponse.
d. allmofmthesemanswers.
e. nonemofmthesemanswers.
> d
30. Themtypemofmmodelmmostmusefulminmhelpingmusmtomperceivemandmpredictmeventsminmthemenvironmentalmarenamisma
a. mathematicalmmodel.
b. mentalmmodel.
c. conceptualmmodel.
d. physicalmmodel
e. graphicmmodel
> a
31. Whichmonemofmthemfollowingmdoesmnotmillustratemamtimemdelay?
a. Amsmokermdevelopsmlungmcancer.
b. Amfoxmeatsmamrabbit.
c. CFCsmdepletemthemozonemlayer.
d. Increasedmcarbonmdioxidemlevelsmenhancemthemgreenhousemeffect.
e. Powermplantmemissionsmcausemacidmrain.
> b
32. Atmthemmeatmcounterminmthemgrocerymstore,mthemservermconsistentlymweighedmoutmone-
poundmsamplesmofmlunchmmeat.mWhenmthemscalemwasmtestedmwithmamknownmone-
poundmsample,mitmwasmfoundmthatmthemscalemactuallymmeasuredm1.1mpounds.mThemmeasurementsmthatmhadmbeenmmade
mwithmthismscalemcouldmbemdescribedmas
a. bothmaccuratemandmprecise
b. accuratembutmnotmprecise
c. precisembutmnotmaccurate.
d. neithermaccuratemnormprecise.
e. nonemofmthesemanswers.m Thesemtermsmaremnotmimportantminmmeasuring.
> c
33. Tomexploremwhatmscientistsmgenerallymagreemaboutmyoumwouldmmostmlikely
a. themnewspapermheadlines
b. CNN
c. PopularmScience
d. USmNationalmAcademymofmSciencesmpublications
e. PBDS
> d
m m m m m m m m m m
Themfollowingmaremrandomlymselectedmquestionsmfrommyourmtextbook’smtestmbank.mImmakemnomguarantee
smaboutmthemanswers.mPleasemletmmemknowmifmyoumfindmanymerrors.
Chapterm1
1. Resourcesmthatmaremcalledmnonrenewable
a. aremalsomcalledmperpetualmresources.
b. aremonlymresourcesmthatmaremalive.
c. aremcapablemofmeconomicmdepletion.
d. aremonlymresourcesmthatmaremalivemandmthatmaremcapablemofmeconomicmdepletion
e. nonemofmthesemanswers.
> c
2. Hunter-gatherermenvironmentalmimpactsmweremkeptmlowmby
a. exponentialmgrowthmofmtheirmpopulations.
b. reliancemonmfossilmfuelsmasmanmenergymsource.
c. givingmnaturemtimemtomrecuperatemaftermtheymmovedmon.
d. highmusemofmresources.
e. allmofmthesemanswers.
> c
3. ThemAgriculturalmRevolutionmresultedminmallmofmthemfollowingmexcept
a. protectionmofmwildmplantsmandmanimals.
b. increasedmsoilmerosion.
c. increasedmdeforestation.
d. saltmbuildupmfrommirrigation.
e. increasedmdesertification.
> a
4. Whichmofmthemfollowingmgeneralizationsmaboutmdevelopingmcountriesmismtrue?
a. Theymaremhighlymindustrialized.
b. TheymhavemhighmaveragemGNPsmpermperson.
c. TheymincludemthemUnitedmStates,mCanada,mJapan,mthemformermSovietmUnion,mandmEuropeanmcountries.
d. Theymmakemupmaboutmone-tenthmofmthemworld'smpopulation.
e. Theymusemaboutm12%mofmthemworld'smresources.
> e
5. Allmnonrenewablemresourcesmcanmtheoreticallymbe
a. convertedmtomnonmetallicmminerals.
b. convertedmtomrenewablemones.
c. exhaustedmormdepleted.
d. recycledmormreused.
e. usedmperpetually.
> c
6. Allmofmthemfollowingmillustratemexponentialmgrowthmexcept
a. themkingmwhompromisedmtomdoublemthemnumbermofmgrainsmofmwheatmhemputmonmeachmsuccessivemsquaremofmamchecker
board.
b. humanmpopulationmgrowth.
c. drivingm10mmphmformonemminute;mthenm20mmphmformonemminute;mthenm30mmphmformonemminute;mthenm40mmphmformone
mminute.
d. moneyminmamsavingsmaccount.
e. foldingmpaperminmhalfm50mtimesmsomthatmthemthicknessmwouldmreachmthemsun.
> c
7. AmmajormstimulusmformthemIndustrialmRevolutionmwas
a. thembubonicmplague
b. Europeanmwars.
c. amshortagemofmwood.
d. poverty.
e. foodmshortage.
> c
8. Pollutionmpreventionmreceivesmabout %mofmthemU.S.menvironmentalmpollutionmbudget.
a. 1
b. 5
c. 10
d. 25
e. 50
> a
, 9. EnergymusemduringmthemIndustrialmRevolutionmwasmbasedmprimarilymon
a. wood.
b. solarmpower.
c. labormbymhumanmmuscle.
d. labormbymdomesticatedmanimals.
e. nonrenewablemsources.
> e
10. Themmarketmvalueminmcurrentmdollarsmofmallmgoodsmandmservicesmproducedmwithinmamcountrymformfinalmusemduringmamyearmismthe
a. grossmnationalmproduct
b. grossmdomesticmproduct
c. permcapitamGNP
d. permcapitamGDP
e. inflation-adjustedmGDP
> b
11. Whichmofmthemfollowingmbestmdescribesmthemconceptmofmenvironmentalmdegredation?
a. usingmsolarmpowermatmamrapidmrate
b. usingmoil
c. cuttingmtreesmformwoodmproducts
d. lettingmagriculturalmrunoffmcausemoxygenmdepletionmandmfishmkillsmdownstream
e. fertilizingmcrops
> d
12. Whichmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmaboutmbiodiversitymismfalse?
a. 5%mofmthemworld'smlandmareasmhasmbeenmsetmasidemtomprotectmwildlife.
b. Onlymhalfmofmthemminimummlandmneededmtomprotectmwildlifemhasmbeenmsetmaside.
c. Biodiversitymlossmhasmbeenmincreasedmbecausemofmthemneedmtomgrowmmoremcropsmonmmoremland.
d. Totalmforestmareamincreasedminmthem1980s.
e. Sincemthem1980s,mtheremwasmreducedmforestmbiodiversitymduemtomreplacementmofmdiversemold-
growthmforestsmwithmtreemfarms.
> c
13. ThemAgriculturalmRevolutionmismcharacterizedmbymallmofmthemfollowingmexceptmincreased
a. respectmformthemenvironment.
b. demandmformminerals.
c. spreadmofmdisease.
d. pollution.
e. wastemproduction.
> a
14. Allmofmthemfollowingmarembrokenmdownmbymbiologicalmactionmexcept
a. sewage.
b. litterminmthemenvironment.
c. leadmandmmercury.
d. organicmgarbage.
e. woodenmobjects.
> c
15. Atmleastmtenmmillionmpeoplemdiemannuallymfrom
a. cancermandmdiabetes.
b. heartmattacksmandmstrokes.
c. malnutrition,mrelatedmdiseases,mandmcontaminatedmdrinkingmwater.
d. accidents.
e. AIDS.
> c
16. Poland
a. hopesmtomhavemamcomprehensivemnationalmenvironmentalmpolicymbymthmyearm2000.
b. hasmchosenmtomkeepmallmitsmfactoriesmfunctioningmtomkeepmhighmemployment.
c. hasmraisedmenergymprices.
d. hasmraisedmoilmandmnaturalmgasmpricesmrelativemtomcoalmprices.
e. hasmbuiltmamnetworkmofmwastewatermtreatmentmplants.
> c
17. ThemIndustrialmRevolutionmismcharacterizedmbymamshiftmfrom
a. reliancemonmpotentiallymrenewablemenergymresourcesmtomreliancemonmnonrenewablemenergymresources.
b. lowermcropmproductivitymtomhighermcropmproductivity
c. farmingmemploymentmtomfactorymemployment
d. small-scalemproductionmtomlarge-scalemproduction.
e. localmproductionmtomcentralizedmproduction.
f. allmofmthesemanswers.
> f
, 18. Whichmofmthemfollowingmismnotmcurrentlymamcomponentmofmthemmultiple-
factormmodelmtomaccountmformenvironmentalmdegradationm&mpollution?
a. populationmsizemandmdistribution
b. sciencem&mtechnology
c. pricesmwhichmeffectmsocialmandmenvironmentalmcosts
d. politicsm&methics
e. nonemofmthese;mallmarempartmofmthemmodel
> c
19. Whichmofmthemfollowingmpiecesmofmevidencemismlikelymtomformmthembasismofmanmeconomist'smopinion?
a. Themhumanmpopulationmismgrowingmexponentially.
b. Themratemofmcropmyieldmincreasesmismdeclining.
c. Peoplemaremourmmostmimportantmresource.
d. Consensusmsciencemsuggestsmthatmpotentialmglobalmclimatemchange,mdeforestation,mandmspeciesmlossmshouldmbemta
kenmasmseriousmproblems.
e. Littlemismknownmaboutmthemhealthmrisksmofmthemchemicalsmtomwhichmwemaremexposed.
> c
20. ThemIndustrialmRevolutionmbeganmin
a. themUnitedmStates.
b. Japan.
c. England.
d. France.
e. Germany.
> c
Chapterm2
21. Positivemfeedbackmloops
a. acceleratemchangemandmgomonminfinitely.
b. acceleratemchangemandmaremfinite.
c. slowmdownmchangemandmgomonminfinitely.
d. slowmdownmchangemandmaremfinite.
e. aremamfigmentmofmMiller'smimagination.
> b
22. Thembestmwaymtominfluencemamcomplexmenvironmentalmsystemmismbymusing
a. quick,mtechnologicalmfixes.
b. leverage.
c. helpfulmsynergisticminteractions.
d. thembottommline.
e. quick,mtechnologicalmfixesm&mthembottommline.
f. leveragem&mhelpfulmsynergisticminteractions.
> a
23. Amfeedbackmloop
a. affectsmthemratemofmchange.
b. maymbempositivemormnegative.
c. hasmatmleastmonemaccumulation.
d. allmofmthesemanswers.
e. nonemofmthesemanswers.
> d
24. Jeffrey'smsciencemteachermhadminformedmhimmthatmbiodiversitymtendedmtombeminverselymrelatedmtomlatitude.mHemlivedminmt
hemtemperatemzones.mConiferousmforestsmdominatedmthemstate.m"ImbetmI'llmseemamlotmmoremvarietiesmofmtreesmwhenmwemv
isitmFloridamduringmJanuary,"mhemthought.m Hemwas
a. usingminductivemreasoning.
b. usingmdeductivemreasoning.
c. creatingmamgeneralizationmfrommspecificmobservations.
d. hypothesizingmaboutmamspecificmobservationmfrommamgeneralization.
e. usingminductivemreasoningm&mcreatingmamgeneralizationmfrommspecificmobservations.
f. usingminductivemreasoningm&mhypothesizingmaboutmamspecificmobservationmfrommamgeneralization.
g. usingmdeductivemreasoningm&mcreatingmamgeneralizationmfrommspecificmobservations.
h. usingmdeductivemreasoningm&mhypothesizingmaboutmamspecificmobservationmfrommamgeneralization.
> h
, 25. Inm1995,mampairmofmscientistsmweremdevelopingmfloatingmbacterialmmatsmasmfoodmformruralmfishmfarmersminmthemDominicanm
Republic.mScientistmJudithmBendermobservedmhowmamyellowmfilmmofmslimemreachedmdownmfrommthemfloatingmmat,msurround
edmamglobmofmtoxicmpesticide,mandmbroughtmitmtomthemsurface.mAftermthreemweeks,mthemchemicalmhadmbeenmdegraded.mNow
mthismprocessmismpatentedmandmusedmtomcleansempollutedmwater.m Thismexperiencemcanmbemdescribedm as
a. ammiracle.m Itmhasmnothingmtomdomwithmthemscientificmprocess.
b. amcontrolledmexperiment.
c. fieldmresearch.
d. serendipity.
e. consensusmscience.
> d
26. Amnegativemfeedbackmloopmkeepingmanmaccumulationmstablemis
a. homeostasis
b. amsynergisticminteraction
c. leverage
d. chaos.
e. themGaiamhypothesis
> a
27. Humanmmentalmmodelsmtendmtombemunreliablemwhen
a. theremaremfewminteractingmvariables.
b. wemattemptmtomextrapolatemfrommmanymexperiencesmtomamgeneralmcase.
c. themconsequencesmoccurmimmediatelymfollowingmcausalmevents.
d. consequencesmofmonemeventmleadmtomothermconsequences.
e. nonemofmthesemanswers.
> d
28. EastermIslandmismbestmdescribedmusing
a. onlympositivemfeedbackmloops.
b. onlymnegativemfeedbackmloops.
c. coupledmpositivemandmnegativemfeedbackmloops.
d. languagemothermthanmsystemsmlanguage.
> c
29. Complexmlivingmsystemsmaremcharacterizedmby
a. homeostasis
b. chaosmorm"noise"mwithinmoverallmstability
c. timemdelaysmbetweenmstimulusmandmresponse.
d. allmofmthesemanswers.
e. nonemofmthesemanswers.
> d
30. Themtypemofmmodelmmostmusefulminmhelpingmusmtomperceivemandmpredictmeventsminmthemenvironmentalmarenamisma
a. mathematicalmmodel.
b. mentalmmodel.
c. conceptualmmodel.
d. physicalmmodel
e. graphicmmodel
> a
31. Whichmonemofmthemfollowingmdoesmnotmillustratemamtimemdelay?
a. Amsmokermdevelopsmlungmcancer.
b. Amfoxmeatsmamrabbit.
c. CFCsmdepletemthemozonemlayer.
d. Increasedmcarbonmdioxidemlevelsmenhancemthemgreenhousemeffect.
e. Powermplantmemissionsmcausemacidmrain.
> b
32. Atmthemmeatmcounterminmthemgrocerymstore,mthemservermconsistentlymweighedmoutmone-
poundmsamplesmofmlunchmmeat.mWhenmthemscalemwasmtestedmwithmamknownmone-
poundmsample,mitmwasmfoundmthatmthemscalemactuallymmeasuredm1.1mpounds.mThemmeasurementsmthatmhadmbeenmmade
mwithmthismscalemcouldmbemdescribedmas
a. bothmaccuratemandmprecise
b. accuratembutmnotmprecise
c. precisembutmnotmaccurate.
d. neithermaccuratemnormprecise.
e. nonemofmthesemanswers.m Thesemtermsmaremnotmimportantminmmeasuring.
> c
33. Tomexploremwhatmscientistsmgenerallymagreemaboutmyoumwouldmmostmlikely
a. themnewspapermheadlines
b. CNN
c. PopularmScience
d. USmNationalmAcademymofmSciencesmpublications
e. PBDS
> d
