Rivers, Streams, and Coasts
Groundwater
Fossil Fuels
Energy
Test 1,2,3 Review
100
What is this?
Oxbow Lake
100
An aquifer with nothing preventing water from entering or leaving is know as this kind of aquifer
unconfined
100
Are fossil fuels renewable or nonrenewable
nonrenewable
100
Nuclear energy is produced via what process
fission
100
What is fact?
something that you can repeatedly demonstrate to be correct
200
The Fecal Coliform Count of drinking of water should be water?
0
200
This word starting with P describes how much open space there is for water to fill up
Porosity
200
Is coal a hydrocarbon?
NO, don't get confused coal, while a fossil fuel, is not a fossil fuel
200
What is the not in my back yard effect?
people generally don't what large obstructive/potentially dangerous near their home.
200
What is the process of magnetic reversal
The process in which the poles flip sides, this is then recorded in the magnetic recorded of rocks
300
What are the odds of a 100 year flood happening over the next 15 years?
15/100 = 0.15 * 100 = 15%
300
This forms when you pump too much water from a well
cone of depression
300
What are some major disadvantages to using coal
More CO2, Ash Disposal, and harmful elements are released.
300
What is the difference between PV and PVC
PV - make the energy
PVC - store the energy
300
What is it called when water flows into cracks of rocks, freezing, and breaking the rock
frost wedging
400
Beach nourishment is the process of what? What is its primary drawback?
Replacing lost sediment with new sediment, but it can negatively impact wildlife i.e. turtles
400
When the ground is lowered due to too much water being drawn out it is known as
subsidence
400
what are the 4 types of coal in order of increasing carbon content
Peat -> lignite -> bituminous -> Anthracite
400
what would happen if you are exposed to 2000 mrems
Most likely nothing, this is in Millrems so this equals 2 rems which is less than 5
400
This global process is found transporting heat around the ocean in the from of currents
Thermohaline Circulation
500
The North American plate experiences both types of continental margin. Using what you know about continental margins which side (East or West coast) is passive or active?
East: passive
West: active
500
You are digging an artesian well. would you put it at the top or bottom of a hill?
bottom, this would make it so the water would be under pressure and thus pump itself.
500
What is the difference between resource and reserve
Resource is total amount available and unavailable, reserve is what is actually available to be used
500
What is EPB and what form of renewable energy has the shortest
amount of time to produce energy equal to the amount spent to make the plant, wind turbines ~1 year
500
What is it called when liquid water is in-between the ice and ground causing a faster movement from a glacier
Basal Slip