Question 1

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Nuclear energy companies push the idea that nuclear energy is the
future for energy demand for the United States and it is clean being
pollution free, safe, clean, never ending and reliable. Being a student
who has just learned all about the nuclear fuel cycle, what do you
have to say about this statement?
Selected
Answer:

I believe that nuclear energy really is the future for energy demand for
the United States. This is because it is pollution free, safe, clean, never
ending, and very reliable. This is what people are looking for now.

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Question 2
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What role did NC play in the formation of the United States Soil Conservation
Service? Who was the first chief of the Soil Concervation Service?
Selected NC played a huge role in the formation of the US Soil Conservation
Answer: Service. The first soil conservation district was organized in the Brown

Creek watershed of North Carolina. The first chief of the Soil

Conservation Service was Hugh Hammond Bennett.

Correct
Answer:

NC provided the leadership for the US SCS through the first chief, Hugh
Hammond Bennett, NC native. NC played a very important role in the
policies, research and organization of the SCS through the univerisities and
the farming practices used in NC.
The following is the biographical information for Hugh Bennett.......
Hugh Hammond Bennett was born in a plantation home near Wadesboro,
North Carolina in 1881. As a boy, Bennett played, worked, and roamed the
acreage of his father's cotton farm. A setting that gave Bennett the
opportunity to witness soil erosion while growing up.
After earning a degree in chemistry from the University of North CarolinaChapel Hill, Bennett became a soil surveyor with the USDA's Bureau of
Chemistry and Soils. His years of working with the Bureau gave him insight
into the effects of erosion on soil and the production of agricultural
commodities. He became a nationally recognized authority on the issue
through a number of publications and papers he would write.
In 1933, as the nation struggled through the Great Depression and Dust Bowl,
Bennett was given the opportunity to put his ideas on soil conservation into
practice. The Soil Erosion Service (SES) was created within the Department
of Interior and Bennett was named its director. Bennett and the other
employees of the SES began to holding demonstrations on farms throughout
the country.

In 1935, the SES was moved to the US Department of Agriculture and

renamed the Soil Conservation Service (SCS). Bennett continued as the chief
of this new agency.
Bennett and his colleagues devised an entirely new approach to land
management; putting every acre to its best use and treating every acre
according to its needs. Thus was born the conservation plan based on soil
resources and their capabilities. This concept involved the ecology of the
entire farm -- woods, crops, pastures, and wildlife. Along with the
conservation plan, the revolutionary idea of soil conservation districts was
born.
In 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt sent to the governors of all states
legislation that would allow the formation of soil conservation districts. The
first district established was the Brown Creek Soil Conservation District
which included Bennett's home county, Anson.
Bennet's flair for showmanship and his evangelistic commitment to soil
conservation, convinced national leaders and farmers alike for the need to
conserve our soil and water resources. His ideas changed the face of
America's landscape. On farmland scared by gullies and blown by winds,
lush fields of grain once again waved. Conservation practices like
stripcropping, terraces, and waterways had stopped the erosion of our soil
and returned the land to its former productivity.
In 1951, Bennett retired as chief of the Soil Conservation Service. His
influenced had spread worldwide as many other nations emulated the
programs he had established in their own country. He was one of the
founders of the Soil Conservation Society of America (now the Soil & Water
Conservation Society).
On July 7, 1960, Hugh Hammond Bennett died of cancer in Burlington,
North Carolina at the age of 79. He is buried in Arlington National
Cemetery.
His legacy lives on in the Natural Resources Conservation Service (formerly
the SCS), the nation's 3,000 Soil Conservation Districts, and on the land he
worked so hard to protect and enrich.
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Question 3
10 out of 10 points

One way in which the Davis Student Center Building at the University
of Vermont obtained certification in green design was by the use of
Selected
Answer:

a green roof to reduce electricity usage.

Answers:

a green roof to reduce electricity usage.

recycled tires in construction of the track and field

arena.
solar panels to supply most of the energy
requirements.
hydroelectric power to supply most of the energy
requirements.
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Question 4
10 out of 10 points

Vacant urban industrial and commercial sites are referred to as

Selected Answer:

brown fields.
a megalopolis.

Answers:

brown fields.
infrastructure.
urban sprawl.
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correct

Question 5
10 out of 10 points

Characteristics of a smart or sustainable community may include

Selected
Answer:

Answers:

Both promoting economic success and seeking to protect

and enhance the environment are true.
promoting economic success.
seeking to protect and enhance the environment.
protecting non-native species.
Both promoting economic success and seeking to protect
and enhance the environment are true.

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correct

Question 6
0 out of 10 points

A sustainable community seeks to protect and enhance the

environment by
Selected Answer:

reducing water use.

buying wholesale.

Answers:

reducing water use.

valuing and protecting the diversity of nature.
using firewood instead of natural gas.
incorrect

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Question 7
0 out of 10 points

Which of the following is a goal of urban transportation planning?

Selected Answer:

to conserve energy
Answers:

to reduce urban pollution

to conserve energy
to provide transportation for handicapped and poor
None of these are correct.
incorrect

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Question 8
0 out of 10 points

Which of the following best matches the description?

Lowland area on either side of a river.
Selected Answer:

wetlands
Answers:

zoning
megalopolis
floodplain
urban sprawl
floodplain zoning

multiple land use

wetlands
ribbon sprawl
land-use planning
tract development
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incorrect

Question 9
0 out of 10 points

In the time span between pre-European settlement to the present, the

United States has lost approximately _______ of its wetlands.
Selected Answer:

75%
95%

Answers:

75%
50%
25%
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incorrect

Question 10
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Electric cars have been around for along time, so why do we still drive
gasoline powered vehicles?

Selected
Answer:

Even though electric cars have been around for a long time, we are still
driving gasoline powered vehicles. This is because electric cars are still
not as widely available yet.

Correct
Answer:
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Question 11
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The energy grid in the United States is very inefficient. We watched a

short video on the future of nanotechnology and maybe the end of the
grid as we know it.
1.) What barriers do you see to a complete shut down of the grid and
a direct energy economy?

2.) What companies (most powerful) control all the energy on the grid
at this time?
3.) What would be the cost of such a system change?
4.) Do you think there will be a change to this extreme that results in
the end of the energy grid? Why or why not?
Selected Answer: [None Given]
Correct Answer:

answers will vary feedback will be given for answers

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Question 12
10 out of 10 points

Which soil profile contains material leached from other horizons?

Selected Answer:

B
A

Answers:

B
C
D
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Question 13
10 out of 10 points

By avoiding excessive tillage, soil quality is enhanced by

Selected Answer:

minimizing loss of organic matter.

Answers:

minimizing loss of organic matter.

adding diverse crops.
maximizing soil removal.
All of these are correct.
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correct

Question 14
10 out of 10 points

_________ is added to soils to make them less acidic.

Selected Answer:

Lime
Manure

Answers:

Organic matter
Lime
Nitrogen
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Question 15
10 out of 10 points

Which of the following do plants need to live?

Selected Answer:

All of these are correct.

Answers:

water
carbon dioxide
oxygen
All of these are correct.
correct

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Question 16
10 out of 10 points

Which of the following best matches the description?

Planting of trees to prevent wind erosion.
Selected Answer:

windbreak
Answers:

weathering
parent material
friable
soil profile
humus
chemical weathering
terrace

soil structure
mechanical weathering
leaching
contour farming
loam
horizon
windbreak
soil texture
lithosphere
asthenosphere
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correct

Question 17
10 out of 10 points

Which of the following best matches the description?

Level area constructed on steep slopes for agricultural purposes.
Selected Answer:

terrace
Answers:

weathering
parent material
friable
soil profile
humus
chemical weathering
terrace
soil structure
mechanical weathering
leaching
contour farming
loam
horizon
windbreak

soil texture
lithosphere
asthenosphere
correct

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Question 18
10 out of 10 points

Two processes which chemically alter parent material are

Selected Answer:

oxidation and hydrolysis.

Answers:

oxidation and hydrolysis.

decomposition and oxidation.
hydrolysis and liming.
freezing and thawing.
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correct

Question 19
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In chapter 12 the issue of urban planning is discussed.

1.) Why do we need urban planning?
2.) What is urban sprawl?
3. - 5.) List three reasons why the best urban plans may fail when
applied to the complex issues of urban sprawl. Use examples from
the video you watched for the discussion board or maybe discuss your
personal challenges to urban sprawl and planning issues.
Selected
We need urban planning because it helps city leaders to
Answer: come up with long-term objectives that show a vision with the resources

needed to acheive it.

Urban sprawl is the uncontrolled expansion of urban areas.

Correct
Answer:

Urban planning is a means to monitor growth and provide for

the people who are using the space to allow for a full use of
resources planning to preserve and provide for the people
who live in the urban area - parks, open space, housing.
Urban sprawl is the means for people to find these things and
more by going out of the city to open land areas and often
farther out from the center in search of more house, more
space, country.... often exchanging driving for long distances
and loss of time for more space.

What are the challenges? 1.) Finding out what people want
and developing plans that keep ahead of population growth
and 2.) getting these worked into the plan so that people can
find what they want in the city, but also it has to be 3.)
affordable.
There are many other items you can list for this question.
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Question 20
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__________ is a controversial location proposed as a repository for long-term storage

of nuclear waste in the United States.
Selected Answer:

Carlsbad, New Mexico

Answers:

Fargo, North Dakota

Carlsbad, New Mexico
Death Valley, California
Yucca Mountain, Nevada

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incorrect

Question 21
10 out of 10 points

Biological effects of ionizing radiation include

Selected Answer:

All of these are correct.

Answers:

damage to DNA.
mutations.
damage to molecules in cells.
All of these are correct.

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correct

Question 22
10 out of 10 points

The first goal for developing nuclear energy was to

Selected Answer:

produce bombs.
Answers:

produce electricity.
test new theories in quantum physics.
produce bombs.
develop a new energy source.
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Question 23
10 out of 10 points

Which of the following best matches the description?

Material that absorbs the energy from neutrons released by fission.
Selected Answer:

moderator
Answers:

thermal pollution
alpha radiation
nuclear fission
light-water reactor
nuclear breeder reactor
radiation
beta radiation
decommissioning
radioactive half-life
nuclear fusion
heavy-water reactor
gamma radiation
moderator
rem
U-235

transuranic waste
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Question 24
10 out of 10 points

Which of the following is NOT a form of energy released from nuclear

disintegration?
Selected Answer:

delta
alpha

Answers:

gamma
beta
delta
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Question 25
10 out of 10 points

One of the greatest terrorism-related nuclear threats is from

Selected Answer:

dirty bombs.
Answers:

nuclear power plants.

dirty bombs.
nuclear warheads.
None of these are correct.
correct

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Question 26
0 out of 10 points

Which of the following is NOT a type of biomass?

Selected Answer:

animal waste
Answers:

animal waste
agricultural crops

fuel wood
solid waste
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Question 27
10 out of 10 points

Which of the following best matches the description?

Heat energy from the Earth's core.
Selected Answer:

geothermal energy
Answers:

underground mining
resources
active solar system
photovoltaic cell
surface mining
acid mine drainage
geothermal energy
secondary recovery
liquefied natural gas
black lung disease
nonrenewable energy sources
reserves
renewable energy sources
passive solar system
overburden

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correct

Question 28
10 out of 10 points

The Middle East and Eurasia (primarily Russia) have about 76% of the
worlds

Selected Answer:

natural gas reserves.

Answers:

natural gas reserves.

coal reserves.
oil reserves.
peat reserves.
correct

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Question 29
10 out of 10 points

Which of the following best matches the description?

Technique used to obtain the maximum amount of oil or gas from a well.
Selected Answer:

secondary recovery
Answers:

underground mining
resources
active solar system
photovoltaic cell
surface mining
acid mine drainage
geothermal energy
secondary recovery
liquefied natural gas
black lung disease
nonrenewable energy sources
reserves
renewable energy sources
passive solar system
overburden

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correct

Question 30
10 out of 10 points

Unlike batteries, fuel cells

Selected Answer:

run continuously and do not need to be recharged.

Answers:

run continuously and do not need to be recharged.

are rechargeable in very short periods of time.
have high emissions.
are extremely expensive.
correct

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Question 31
10 out of 10 points

Who are the stakeholders that believe the United States should drill
for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge?
Selected
Answer:

Answers:

members of congress, Inupiat Eskimos, the President, and

oil company executives
members of congress, Gwich'in tribe, the Speaker of the
House, and Nature Conservancy
members of congress, Inupiat Eskimos, the President, and
oil company executives
the Canadian government, Green Peace, and the World
Wildlife Fund
the Russian government, the University of Alaska, and the
U.S. Senate
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Question 32
10 out of 10 points

The primary source of energy in much of the developing world is

Selected Answer:

biomass.
Answers:

natural gas.
coal.

peat.
biomass.
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Question 33
10 out of 10 points

Which of the following best matches the description?

Resources that are not replaced by natural processes.
Selected Answer:

nonrenewable energy sources

Answers:

underground mining
resources
active solar system
photovoltaic cell
surface mining
acid mine drainage
geothermal energy
secondary recovery
liquefied natural gas
black lung disease
nonrenewable energy sources
reserves
renewable energy sources
passive solar system
overburden

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correct

Question 34
0 out of 10 points

Acid mine drainage occurs when

Selected
Answer:

sulfur is released into the atmosphere during mining.

Answers:

sulfur is released into the atmosphere during mining.

oxygen, water, and bacteria cause sulfur to form
sulfuric acid.
oil is separated in a distillation tower.
biomass is burned to generate methane.
incorrect

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Question 35
10 out of 10 points

Which of the following processes involves removing materials from the top of a vein
of coal to get to the coal beneath?
Selected Answer:

surface mining
Answers:

surface mining
underground mining
acid mine drainage
secondary recovery
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Question 36
10 out of 10 points

Choose the correct historical sequence of fuel use in the U.S. from
1800 to the present.
Selected Answer:

wood, coal, oil, gas

Answers:

wood, coal, oil, gas

coal, wood, gas, oil
wood, oil, coal, gas
oil, wood, coal, gas
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correct

Question 37
10 out of 10 points

Biomass such as ____________ is used by much of the developing world

as its energy source.
Selected Answer:

wood
coal

Answers:

oil
wood
gasoline
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Question 38
10 out of 10 points

Which of the following best matches the description?

Plant material accumulated in swamps and was ultimately converted
to coal.
Selected Answer:

Carboniferous period
Answers:

OPEC
fossil fuels
hunter-gatherer
OECD
methanol
Industrial Revolution
gross domestic product
Carboniferous period
hydrogen fuel cell
compressed natural gas

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Question 39
10 out of 10 points

Transcontinental pipelines that are currently used to transport natural

gas were originally constructed
Selected Answer:

to transport oil during World War II.

Answers:

to transport potable water.

by Chinese immigrants during the Civil War.
to transport oil during World War II.
to transport gasoline for the automobile industry.
correct

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Question 40
10 out of 10 points

Which of the following best matches the description?

Total amount of goods and services produced by a nation.
Selected Answer:

gross domestic product

Answers:

OPEC
fossil fuels
hunter-gatherer
OECD
methanol
Industrial Revolution
gross domestic product
Carboniferous period
hydrogen fuel cell
compressed natural gas

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Question 41
10 out of 10 points

In what state has the Goshute tribe applied for a site license to store
40,000 metric tons of nuclear waste for 40 years on their reservation?

Selected Answer:

Utah
Ohio

Answers:

Utah
Montana
North Dakota
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Question 42
10 out of 10 points

Which of the following best matches the description?

Remains of plants, animals, and microorganisms that lived millions of
years ago.
Selected Answer:

fossil fuels
OPEC

Answers:

fossil fuels
hunter-gatherer
OECD
methanol
Industrial Revolution
gross domestic product
Carboniferous period
hydrogen fuel cell
compressed natural gas
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correct

Question 43
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What is biodiversity and why is it important?

Selected
Answer:

Biodiversity is the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or

ecosystem. It is important because it boosts ecosystem productivity
where each species all have an important role to play.

Correct
Answer:
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Question 44
10 out of 10 points

Extinction of a species in one area of its range is called

Selected Answer:

local extinction.
Answers:

local extinction.
total extinction.
partial extinction.
spatial extinction.
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Question 45
10 out of 10 points

The productivity of ecosystems depends on policy choices relating to

Selected Answer:

All of these are correct.

Answers:

investment.
trade.
regulation.
All of these are correct.
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Question 46
10 out of 10 points

__________ is an organization that certifies whether or not products are

dolphin-safe.
Selected Answer:

The Earth Island Institute

Answers:

The Forest Stewardship Council

The Marine Aquarium Council

The Earth Island Institute

The Rainforest Alliance
The International Fisheries Cooperative
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Question 47
10 out of 10 points

The taxonomic group that displays the greatest biodiversity is

Selected Answer:

insects.
plants.

Answers:

insects.
birds.
amphibians.
mammals.
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Question 48
0 out of 10 points

Genetic diversity is influenced by which of the following?

Selected Answer:

mutation
Answers:

migration
mutation
sexual reproduction
All of these are correct.

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Question 49
0 out of 10 points

Which of the following is considered to be a biodiversity hotspot?

Selected Answer:

Caribbean
Answers:

Tropical Andes
Central Chile
Caribbean
All of these are correct.
incorrect

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Question 50
10 out of 10 points

Which of the following best matches the description?

Process of changing the natural community to encourage the increase
in populations of certain desirable species.
Selected Answer:

habitat management
Answers:

threatened species
clear-cutting
reforestation
selective harvesting
endangered species
speciation
extinction
habitat management
patchwork clear-cutting
cover
biodiversity
mutation
species diversity