EVR 1001 FSU FINAL EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 2026 |
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
VERIFIED ANSWERS | JUST RELEASED
Scientific Hypothesis is: -------------------------------------An educated guess
at the answer of a Q
using isotopic analysis of very old rocks showed the earth is _____ years
old -------------------------------------4.6 billion
area that contributes surface runoff to a particular stream or river -------
------------------------------watershed
which bio-geo-chemical cycle has no atmospheric part? ---------------------
----------------phosphorus
agroecosystem is different from a natural ecosystem bc: --------------------
------------------ecological succession to keep the agroecosystem in an
early successional state
,-focus on monoculture--large areas planted in neat rows and field
making crops vulnerable to pests
-most requiring plowing, which in unlike any natural soil disturbance
Norman Borlaug started which revolution? -------------------------------------
green revolution
what food is defined as resource intensive -------------------------------------
meat: needs crop, water, and space to be grown
the destruction of the O layer of prairie land plus a long drought in the
1930s led to the so called -------------------------------------Dust Bowl
to transfer genes into plants scientists use -------------------------------------
particle guns or bacter
whats the largest uncertainty regarding solar or wind power? -------------
------------------------relatively unreliable and fluctuates a lot
,renewable energy: -------------------------------------solar, wind, wave/hydro
a high EROI index shows that -------------------------------------the returns
are high compared to the investment
when companies have to extract oil from an oil well using pressure or
chemicals its called -------------------------------------secondary extraction
oil, natural gas, and coal are abundant fossil fuels. once production
declines when reservoirs are 50% depleted we reach -------------------------
------------peak oil (or gas, or coal)
different fossil fuels come from diff trees sources. coal is the converted
hydrocarbons from: -------------------------------------algae
In the movie "casing ice" the film crew observed one of the larges ever
wittnessed glacier calving events. Which comparable size was it? ---------
----------------------------size of Manhattan
, glacier calving: -------------------------------------Breaking off large pieces of
ice from glaciers
often enhanced temperatures lead to faster growth of agricultural
products (crops). But why is higher temperature not always beneficial?
-------------------------------------crops have temp maxima and after the
temp max is reached the yield will decrease
How much does the melting of the Arctic SEA ICE contribute to sea level
rise (not including thermal expansion or positive feedback)? ---------------
----------------------0
heat capacity -------------------------------------mount of heat required to
raise the
temperature of an object or substance one degree
An increase of how much energy per m2 is expected according to the
IPCC and the data shown in the lecture? (Tip: Even a small increase in
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
VERIFIED ANSWERS | JUST RELEASED
Scientific Hypothesis is: -------------------------------------An educated guess
at the answer of a Q
using isotopic analysis of very old rocks showed the earth is _____ years
old -------------------------------------4.6 billion
area that contributes surface runoff to a particular stream or river -------
------------------------------watershed
which bio-geo-chemical cycle has no atmospheric part? ---------------------
----------------phosphorus
agroecosystem is different from a natural ecosystem bc: --------------------
------------------ecological succession to keep the agroecosystem in an
early successional state
,-focus on monoculture--large areas planted in neat rows and field
making crops vulnerable to pests
-most requiring plowing, which in unlike any natural soil disturbance
Norman Borlaug started which revolution? -------------------------------------
green revolution
what food is defined as resource intensive -------------------------------------
meat: needs crop, water, and space to be grown
the destruction of the O layer of prairie land plus a long drought in the
1930s led to the so called -------------------------------------Dust Bowl
to transfer genes into plants scientists use -------------------------------------
particle guns or bacter
whats the largest uncertainty regarding solar or wind power? -------------
------------------------relatively unreliable and fluctuates a lot
,renewable energy: -------------------------------------solar, wind, wave/hydro
a high EROI index shows that -------------------------------------the returns
are high compared to the investment
when companies have to extract oil from an oil well using pressure or
chemicals its called -------------------------------------secondary extraction
oil, natural gas, and coal are abundant fossil fuels. once production
declines when reservoirs are 50% depleted we reach -------------------------
------------peak oil (or gas, or coal)
different fossil fuels come from diff trees sources. coal is the converted
hydrocarbons from: -------------------------------------algae
In the movie "casing ice" the film crew observed one of the larges ever
wittnessed glacier calving events. Which comparable size was it? ---------
----------------------------size of Manhattan
, glacier calving: -------------------------------------Breaking off large pieces of
ice from glaciers
often enhanced temperatures lead to faster growth of agricultural
products (crops). But why is higher temperature not always beneficial?
-------------------------------------crops have temp maxima and after the
temp max is reached the yield will decrease
How much does the melting of the Arctic SEA ICE contribute to sea level
rise (not including thermal expansion or positive feedback)? ---------------
----------------------0
heat capacity -------------------------------------mount of heat required to
raise the
temperature of an object or substance one degree
An increase of how much energy per m2 is expected according to the
IPCC and the data shown in the lecture? (Tip: Even a small increase in
