PHYSICS 107: Ch 10
27 Cards in this Set
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higher carbon dioxide levels than we have now were last seen about
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2 million years ago
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the country that produces the most carbon dioxide each year is
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China
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the country that produces the most carbon dioxide per person each yr is
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U.S
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the greenhouse effect currently warms the earth by approc
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35 F degrees
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this fossil fuel produces the most CO2 per pound when burned?
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COAL
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converting coal to oil is acheived with
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Fisher-Tropsch
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carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased over the past 100 yrs by about
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36%
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ice in Antarctica is
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melting, contradicting global warming predictions
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a treaty that was signed by the U.S but not ratified by the senate is
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KYOTO
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wind power is...
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rapidly GROWING, with wind turbines delivering twice the power the did 4 yrs ago
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clean coal
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refers to coal used at a powerplant with 'carbon capture & storage' (CCS)
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In france, nuclear produces __% electricity
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80%
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in US nuclear power produces __% electricity
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20%
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the organization that studies climate change is
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IPCC
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which of these years had the warmest worldwide climate
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1998
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if the US reduced CO2 emissions to those suggested by the Kyoto treaty, & the dev'ing nations continued increasing theirs at the current (allowed) rate, then global warming would be delayed
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3 year
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the greenhouse affect involves atmospheric emission of
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IR
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to be affordable without subsidy or carbon credits, the cost of billion-watt solar plant must not be much more than
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$1 billion
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the average temp of the earth (including the poles & the equator) is now about
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57 F
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this country produces the most greenhouse gas emission per GDP
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RUSSIA
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a key feature of the Kyoto treaty is that it
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setup a method to trade carbon credits
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cooling in the last big ice age, which ended about 12,000 BC was approx
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11 F
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cooling during the 'little ice age" (1350-1850 AD) was approx
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2 F
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which is NOT a major greenhouse gas?
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-CFC's such as Freon
(ARE: water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane)
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the least expensive form of carbon abatement (putting less CO2's into the atmosphere) is
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conservation
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according to ICPP which year had the highest recorded temp?
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1998
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thanks to humans, the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has
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INCREASED by 35%
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PHYSICS 107: FINAL EXAM