Your instructor(s) for this course are ________________ correct answers Lucas Stolp
If at the end of the semester you have a 92.99% your grade will be a __________ correct answers A-
Fill in the blank with the best answer.
Late assignments are: correct answers accepted but we will deduct 10%...
BBE 1002 Quiz and Answers (100% Correct)
Your instructor(s) for this course are ________________ correct answers Lucas Stolp
If at the end of the semester you have a 92.99% your grade will be a __________ correct answers A-
Fill in the blank with the best answer.
Late assignments are: correct answers 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? correct answers 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]." correct answers Eight
Which of the following are considered biorenewable? correct answers Trees, animal manure, sewage
Biorenewable resources are a subset of non-renewable resources. correct answers False
The US imports about _______% of the copper it consumes. correct answers 30
True or False?
The US is a net exporter of iron ore. correct answers True
According to the website on sustainability, the pillars of sustainability are ________. correct answers 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? correct answers Stop eating meat, cut down on purchases
Gasoline in our car correct answers Direct
Electricity for our home correct answers Direct
Copper for the electric wires along the road correct answers Indirect
Concrete used in the roadway correct answers Indirect
Toothpaste correct answers 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? correct answers 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. correct answers 11%
True or False?
Figure 2 in the lesson suggests that cement consumption in the wealthy nations is going up over time. correct answers False
According to Hans Rosling, how many people live below the poverty line and don't have electricity? correct answers 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) correct answers 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. correct answers 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. correct answers 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? correct answers About 80 million more
Which of the following reasons were given for why countries import resources? correct answers 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"? correct answers Mountaintop coal mining
From the video, the taconite in the Mesabi formation contains about ___% iron. correct answers 30
One of the big environmental issues with mining of metals is the tailing ponds. What are "tailings"? correct answers The leftover crushed rock after the metals are extracted.
Mining of iron ore correct answers Extraction Making steel from iron ore correct answers Production
Recycling a car correct answers end of life
Driving a car correct answers use
Building a car correct answers production
The "Not in my backyard" argument prioritizes ___________ environmental issues over _____________ environmental issues correct answers Local, global
What was one of the reasons, cited in the text, that there was a spike in oil prices in the 1970's? correct answers 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. correct answers 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? correct
answers 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? correct answers Planned obsolescence.
Figure 1 notes _________ billion metric tons of carbon being emitted from microbial respiration.
correct answers 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? correct answers 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 ____________. correct answers plant uptake of carbon dioxide
The carbon cycle is drawn out in Figure 1. How much carbon is being emitted from human activity? correct answers 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? correct answers 330 ppm
Figure 3 shows the carbon dioxide emissions to the atmosphere from the different sources. In 1900 the greatest CO2 emissions were from _________. correct answers Land use change
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