UMGC ENMT495 Week 1 Quiz Latest 2021 October

ENMT495 Global Environmental Management Issues

Week 1 Quiz

Question 1          Which of the following statements are correct about technology?  Check all that apply:

It can break the second law of thermodynamics

It always creates some waste stream

It is capable of creating energy from nothing

It is capable of producing 100% efficient gadgets

t has infinite capacity to grow

Question 2          The pollutants responsible for acid rains are also the main causes of ocean acidification.

                True

                False

Question 3          Check all correct statements about our present economic system

Our economy is divorced from the ecology it depends upon

Our economy is tied to our social values

Our economy is sustainable

The main measure of our economic growth is the GDP

Question 4          A cubic meter of air sample was sampled at 1.0 atm and 40 C.

An ion chromatographic analysis of that sample found it to contain 48 micrograms of NO2.

Calculate how many ppb of NO2 was in that air sample.

Question 5          Which of the following are consequences of present fossil fuel use in the U.S.?  (Check all that apply.)

Stratospheric ozone depletion

Tropospheric ozone formation

Suburban sprawl

Mountain top removals

Energy insecurity

Question 6 Human bodies are part of the phosphorous, nitrogen, carbon, and sulfur cycles.

                True

                False

Question 7          Explain why greater economic impact has meant greater ecological impact in the past and thoughts on what is needed to change direction.

Question 8          Which of the following statements are correct about the carbon cycle?  Check all that apply.

Fossil fuel was locked out of the carbon cycle for at least the past hundred thousand years

It is essential to life on earth

It takes your waste and uses it as a resource for other species

Humans have disrupted the carbon cycle by emitting excessive amounts of carbon dioxide

Humans have disrupted the carbon cycle with the use of synthetic chemicals

Carbon has natural sinks both in the ocean and in soils

Question 9          What are the scientific and socio-economic difficulties for most nations in reaching the demands of the Montreal Protocol?

Question 10        Which of the following molecule(s) would contribute to global warming?  Check all that apply.

CO2

NOx

SOx

CFCs

Hydrocarbons

Question 11        Which of the following molecule(s) would contribute to stratospheric ozone depletion?  Check all that apply.

CO2

N2

SOx

CFCs

Hydrocarbons

Question 12        Which of the following statements are correct about the water cycle?  Check all that apply.

It purifies water.

The urban water cycle is independent of the natural water cycle.

Ground water flows into springs, streams, and oceans.

It is intricately tied to climate.

The same water molecules have cycled over and over again for millions of years.

Question 13        One of your classmates states: "Acid rain, is a consequent of climate change that results when compounds like sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides...under go chemical reaction in our atmosphere."  Please gently correct this classmate with clear links between relevant molecules and the consequences of having too many of each type of molecule in our atmosphere.

Question 14        Given what you have learned about the U.S. EPA, which of the following words best describe its philosophical basis?

Precautionary

Risk intolerant

Reactive

Proactive

Question 15        A co-worker tells you that 400 ppm of CO2 is not a big deal.  After all, that is 0.04% of our atmospheric content.  What’s the big deal with such a small part of our atmospheric content?  Please respond in one to two sentences demonstrating your ability to think critically and analytically.

Question 16        Carbon dioxide is a criteria pollutant

                True

                False

Question 17        Of the three 3-minute videos you viewed this week on climate change, what was the most memorable part?  Explain why it was memorable and your thought on why the other two were less effective in communicating the need to take climate action.

Question 18        In the overview of ENMT, I discussed the need to use science as a basis for ENMT.  Which of these statements are part of the scientific world view?  Check all that apply.

Knowledge is constantly tested for durability and accuracy

The world is understandable

Correlation means causation

Technology is the answer

All data should be open to peer-review

Question 19        Which of the following statements are correct about the phosphorus cycle?  Check all that apply.

It contains a nutrient, phosphate, which is essential to all life on earth.

There are phosphorous sinks in both water and soils.

One of the issues with human interruption of the phosphorous cycle is excessive runoff of phosphates.

Phosphorous is present in all three phases, gas, solid, and liquid

It is found as phosphorous in nature

Question 20        Which of the following statements can be considered as facts?  Check all that apply.

Carbon dioxide, CO2, is a greenhouse gas.

The burning of fossil fuel (or any other carbon-based fuel) releases carbon dioxide

Human activities have been increasing CO2 emissions while taking away CO2 sinks

Humans are too insignificant to change our planet

Too much of anything in nature upsets her balance.

We live in a world of infinite resources

Question 21        Which of the following molecule(s) would contribute to tropospheric ozone formation?  Check all that apply.

CO2

NOx

SOx

CFCs

Hydrocarbons

Question 22        Which of the following situations typically increase environmental impact? Check all that apply.

Biking and walking in place of using cars

Eating more plant-based proteins in place of meats

Increased population

Living in the suburbs instead of in urban areas

Buying more stuff

Question 23        Which of the following statements are correct about the Jevons paradox?  Check all that apply.

It was first formulated due to increasing coal consumption despite decreasing coal reserves

It states that technological progress increases the efficiency of resource utilization, thus enabling increased demand for that resource despite depletion of that resource.

It has been confirmed for all natural resource use

It states that humans continue to use natural resources as thought the are infinite even though we live in a world with finite resources

It states that humans are emotional animals.

Question 24        Which of the following statements are correct about climate change?  Check all correct statements.

The reason for present climate change is the same as all the past climate changes.

It is difficult to model due to interactions between our changing atmosphere and oceans, interactions between the changing biosphere and changing climate, changes in precipitation patterns, changes in our earth’s surface

It is primarily due to increased greenhouse gases in our atmosphere.

There are feedback cycles that can rapidly increase warming

There are feedback cycles that can rapidly increase cooling

Question 25        Which of the following statements are correct about the nitrogen cycle?  Check all that apply.

Lightning oxidizes N2 to nitrogen oxides

There are nitrogen sinks in both water and soils

Bacteria are part of the nitrification portion of the nitrogen cycle

Bacteria are part of the de-nitrification portion of the nitrogen cycle

It contains nutrients such as nitrates, nitrites, and ammonia, which are essential to all life on earth.

Humans have interrupted the nitrogen cycle with excessive use of fertilizers