BBE 1002 Quiz Questions and Answers Solved Correctly; Latest version with complete solution
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BBE 1002 Quiz Questions and Answers Solved Correctly; Latest version with complete solution
Your instructor(s) for this course are ________________
Lucas Stolp
If at the end of the semester you have a 92.99% your grade will be a __________
A-
Fill in the blank with the best answer.
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BBE 1002 Quiz Questions and Answers Solved Correctly;
Latest version with complete solution
Your instructor(s) for this course are ________________
Lucas Stolp
If at the end of the semester you have a 92.99% your grade will be a __________
A-
Fill in the blank with the best answer.
Late assignments are:
accepted but we will deduct 10% per day or 0.41% per hour for each day late.
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?
30
According to Dave Morris's 'The Once and Future Carbohydrate Economy', "In
1820, Americans used two tons of [plant matter] for every one ton of [coal/oil]...
But by 1975 Americans used ________ ton(s) of [coal/oil] for every one ton of
[plant matter]."
Eight
Which of the following are considered biorenewable?
Trees, animal manure, sewage
Biorenewable resources are a subset of non-renewable resources.
False
The US imports about _______% of the copper it consumes.
30
True or False?
The US is a net exporter of iron ore.
True
According to the website on sustainability, the pillars of sustainability are
________.
Economic development, Environmental protection, Social Development
The author of the assigned reading suggests two ways a person can reduce their
environmental impact. What were they?
Stop eating meat, cut down on purchases
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
,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?
1 billion
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.
11%
True or False?
Figure 2 in the lesson suggests that cement consumption in the wealthy nations
is going up over time.
False
According to Hans Rosling, how many people live below the poverty line and
don't have electricity?
2 billion
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?
(Note: the "production" or certain minerals is the same as the consumption or
extraction from their resources)
25 years
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.
False
Figure 2 showed the % consumption of different resources for the developed
nations. It showed that in the year 2010 these countries consumed about
__________ of the global petroleum consumption.
50%
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?
About 80 million more
Which of the following reasons were given for why countries import resources?
It's cheaper because of cheap labor, there is no local supply, It is cheaper because of
relaxed environmental regulations
What example was used to explain the concept "it takes more resources to
extract more resources"?
Mountaintop coal mining
From the video, the taconite in the Mesabi formation contains about ___% iron.
30
One of the big environmental issues with mining of metals is the tailing ponds.
What are "tailings"?
The leftover crushed rock after the metals are extracted.
Mining of iron ore
Extraction
Making steel from iron ore
, Production
Recycling a car
end of life
Driving a car
use
Building a car
production
The "Not in my backyard" argument prioritizes ___________ environmental
issues over _____________ environmental issues
Local, global
What was one of the reasons, cited in the text, that there was a spike in oil prices
in the 1970's?
US oil production slowed.
When people talk about "ore" what are they referring to? If you don't know, you
may need to google it.
A naturally occurring solid material from which a metal or valuable mineral can be
profitably extracted.
A lot of people recently have been pushing for a circular economy. What does
that entail?
Refurbished, reused, and recycled raw materials help to provide a sustainable future.
Even with the EU and Japan working to bring about a circular economy that
reduces e-waste; what was one reason the article mentioned was a hindrance to
this achieving this goal?
Planned obsolescence.
Figure 1 notes _________ billion metric tons of carbon being emitted from
microbial respiration.
60
In the NASA video showing carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere (A
Year in the Life of Earth's CO2) what season showed the highest concentration of
carbon dioxide in the northern hemisphere?
Winter
In the NASA video showing carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere (A
Year in the Life of Earth's CO2) the red colors in the northern hemisphere start to
fade (concentrations are reduced) because of ____________.
plant uptake of carbon dioxide
The carbon cycle is drawn out in Figure 1. How much carbon is being emitted
from human activity?
9 billion metric tons
The cool graphic on carbon dioxide concentrations over time (since like 800,000
BCE) showed some interesting things. What was the approximate concentration
of CO2 in the atmosphere in 1979?
330 ppm
Figure 3 shows the carbon dioxide emissions to the atmosphere from the
different sources. In 1900 the greatest CO2 emissions were from _________.
Land use change
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