Feedback Loops/Sustainability REDemption

Last updated 9 months ago

8 questions

Feedback Loops/Sustainability REDemption

Last updated 9 months ago

8 questions

Question 1

An example of sustainable development is

Creating renewable sources of construction material

Increasing the price of vegetables

Reducing the use of all major modes of transportation

Harvesting enough crops to provide the basic needs of all humans

Question 2

The process of using resources to meet the needs of both current and future generations is referred to as:

NAFTA

Remediation

Sustainability

Preservation

Question 3

A sustainable society would emphasize

recycling both matter and high-quality energy

using energy efficiently and reusing and recycling matter

maintaining the current rates of energy flow and resource use

converting the world’s high-quality energy resources to low-quality heat

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a sustainable practice?

Buying

Reducing

Reusing

Recycling

Question 5

As carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere rise:
• The temperature of Earth rises --> The rate of photosynthesis in plants increases --> More carbon dioxide is therefore removed from the atmosphere by plants, reducing the greenhouse effect and reducing global temperatures

Positive Feedback Loop

Negative Feedback Loop

Question 6

As Earth warms:
• Ice cover melts, exposing soil or water --> Albedo decreases --> More energy is absorbed by Earth’s surface --> Global temperature rises --> More ice melts

Positive Feedback Loop

Negative Feedback Loop

Question 7

As Earth warms, upper layers of permafrost melt, producing waterlogged soil above frozen ground:
• Methane gas is released in an anoxic environment --> Greenhouse effect is enhanced --> Earth warms, melting more permafrost

Positive Feedback Loop

Negative Feedback Loop

Question 8

As Earth warms, evaporation increases:
• Snowfall at high latitudes increases --> Icecaps enlarge --> More energy is reflected by the increased albedo of ice cover --> Earth cools --> Rates of evaporation fall

Positive Feedback Loop

Negative Feedback Loop

Question 1

An example of sustainable development is

Creating renewable sources of construction material

Increasing the price of vegetables

Reducing the use of all major modes of transportation

Harvesting enough crops to provide the basic needs of all humans

Question 2

The process of using resources to meet the needs of both current and future generations is referred to as:

NAFTA

Remediation

Sustainability

Preservation

Question 3

A sustainable society would emphasize

recycling both matter and high-quality energy

using energy efficiently and reusing and recycling matter

maintaining the current rates of energy flow and resource use

converting the world’s high-quality energy resources to low-quality heat

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a sustainable practice?

Buying

Reducing

Reusing

Recycling

Question 5

As carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere rise:
• The temperature of Earth rises --> The rate of photosynthesis in plants increases --> More carbon dioxide is therefore removed from the atmosphere by plants, reducing the greenhouse effect and reducing global temperatures

Positive Feedback Loop

Negative Feedback Loop

Question 6

As Earth warms:
• Ice cover melts, exposing soil or water --> Albedo decreases --> More energy is absorbed by Earth’s surface --> Global temperature rises --> More ice melts

Positive Feedback Loop

Negative Feedback Loop

Question 7

As Earth warms, upper layers of permafrost melt, producing waterlogged soil above frozen ground:
• Methane gas is released in an anoxic environment --> Greenhouse effect is enhanced --> Earth warms, melting more permafrost

Positive Feedback Loop

Negative Feedback Loop

Question 8

As Earth warms, evaporation increases:
• Snowfall at high latitudes increases --> Icecaps enlarge --> More energy is reflected by the increased albedo of ice cover --> Earth cools --> Rates of evaporation fall

Positive Feedback Loop

Negative Feedback Loop

Feedback Loops/Sustainability REDemption

Feedback Loops/Sustainability REDemption

An example of sustainable development is

The process of using resources to meet the needs of both current and future generations is referred to as:

A sustainable society would emphasize

Which of the following is NOT a sustainable practice?

As carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere rise:• The temperature of Earth rises --> The rate of photosynthesis in plants increases --> More carbon dioxide is therefore removed from the atmosphere by plants, reducing the greenhouse effect and reducing global temperatures

As Earth warms:• Ice cover melts, exposing soil or water --> Albedo decreases --> More energy is absorbed by Earth’s surface --> Global temperature rises --> More ice melts

As Earth warms, upper layers of permafrost melt, producing waterlogged soil above frozen ground:• Methane gas is released in an anoxic environment --> Greenhouse effect is enhanced --> Earth warms, melting more permafrost

As Earth warms, evaporation increases:• Snowfall at high latitudes increases --> Icecaps enlarge --> More energy is reflected by the increased albedo of ice cover --> Earth cools --> Rates of evaporation fall

An example of sustainable development is

The process of using resources to meet the needs of both current and future generations is referred to as:

A sustainable society would emphasize

Which of the following is NOT a sustainable practice?

As carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere rise:• The temperature of Earth rises --> The rate of photosynthesis in plants increases --> More carbon dioxide is therefore removed from the atmosphere by plants, reducing the greenhouse effect and reducing global temperatures

As Earth warms:• Ice cover melts, exposing soil or water --> Albedo decreases --> More energy is absorbed by Earth’s surface --> Global temperature rises --> More ice melts

As Earth warms, upper layers of permafrost melt, producing waterlogged soil above frozen ground:• Methane gas is released in an anoxic environment --> Greenhouse effect is enhanced --> Earth warms, melting more permafrost

As Earth warms, evaporation increases:• Snowfall at high latitudes increases --> Icecaps enlarge --> More energy is reflected by the increased albedo of ice cover --> Earth cools --> Rates of evaporation fall

As carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere rise:
• The temperature of Earth rises --> The rate of photosynthesis in plants increases --> More carbon dioxide is therefore removed from the atmosphere by plants, reducing the greenhouse effect and reducing global temperatures

As Earth warms:
• Ice cover melts, exposing soil or water --> Albedo decreases --> More energy is absorbed by Earth’s surface --> Global temperature rises --> More ice melts

As Earth warms, upper layers of permafrost melt, producing waterlogged soil above frozen ground:
• Methane gas is released in an anoxic environment --> Greenhouse effect is enhanced --> Earth warms, melting more permafrost

As Earth warms, evaporation increases:
• Snowfall at high latitudes increases --> Icecaps enlarge --> More energy is reflected by the increased albedo of ice cover --> Earth cools --> Rates of evaporation fall

As carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere rise:
• The temperature of Earth rises --> The rate of photosynthesis in plants increases --> More carbon dioxide is therefore removed from the atmosphere by plants, reducing the greenhouse effect and reducing global temperatures

As Earth warms:
• Ice cover melts, exposing soil or water --> Albedo decreases --> More energy is absorbed by Earth’s surface --> Global temperature rises --> More ice melts

As Earth warms, upper layers of permafrost melt, producing waterlogged soil above frozen ground:
• Methane gas is released in an anoxic environment --> Greenhouse effect is enhanced --> Earth warms, melting more permafrost

As Earth warms, evaporation increases:
• Snowfall at high latitudes increases --> Icecaps enlarge --> More energy is reflected by the increased albedo of ice cover --> Earth cools --> Rates of evaporation fall