Question 1

Energy is the________	.

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Question 2

Most ocean ridges coincide with________.

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Most ocean ridges coincide with divergent plate boundaries where tectonic plates move apart, allowing magma to rise and create new oceanic crust.

Question 3

The energy of light is called electromagnetic radiation. In the electromagnetic spectrum, photosynthesis makes use of which specific wavelengths?

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Photosynthesis primarily uses visible light, specifically the wavelengths corresponding to blue and red light, to drive the process of converting carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen.

Question 4

Heat energy refers to the kinetic energy of molecules. Heat can move in a number of different ways: when warm air rises causing the gas or liquid to circulate, the process that is said to occur is ________

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Convection is the process where heat is transferred by the movement of fluids (liquids or gases) due to the warmer, less dense part of the fluid rising and the cooler, denser part sinking, creating a circulation pattern.

Question 5

What makes up about 70% of the Earth's total volume, as it relates to the Earth's structure?

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The mantle makes up about 70% of the Earth's total volume, lying between the crust and the core.

Question 6

What parts of the Earth's crust float on top of the mantle?

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Question 7

________is the tendency toward a disordered state.

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Entropy is a measure of disorder or randomness in a system, and it tends to increase in natural processes.

Question 8

________are synthesized in a two- step process: transcription and translation.

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Proteins are synthesized through transcription (DNA to RNA) and translation (RNA to protein).

Question 9

Starch and cellulose are examples of________.

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Starch and cellulose are both carbohydrates, which are organic compounds made up of sugar molecules. They are polysaccharides, meaning they are composed of long chains of glucose units.

Question 10

Light is a form of________	radiation.

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Question 11

The unit that measures the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 g of water 1°C is the________.

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The calorie is the unit that measures the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1°C.

Question 12

The type of ocean current that is driven by differences in temperature and salinity is a________circulation.

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Question 13

-When the vase is sitting on top of the table, what type of energy exists?	1

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A vase sitting on a table has potential energy due to its position above the ground.

Question 14

When the vase falls to the floor, what happens to the energy in the system?

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Question 15

Which of the rays/waves along the wavelength contains the most energy?

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Question 16

Use the energy conversions table to determine how many joules (J) a 60- Watt light bulb uses in one hour.

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Question 17

Where in the Earth's atmosphere are chemicals most likely to be dispersed and present for a long period of time?

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Question 18

Match each term with the correct description.
-Protons

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Protons are positively charged particles located in the nucleus of an atom.

Question 19

Match each term with the correct description.
-Neutrons

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Neutrons are electrically neutral particles found in the nucleus of an atom.

Question 20

Match each term with the correct description.
-Electrons

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Electrons are negatively charged particles, but they are not part of the central nucleus of an atom; they orbit the nucleus.

Quiz 1: Environment, Sustainability, and Science, Environmental Ethics, Economics, and Policy, and the Physical Science of the Environment

Energy is the________ .