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A description of a land feature anywhere on Earth that has been sculpted by physical and chemical weathering processes
Calculate the percentage or fraction of geologic time that is represented by recorded history. To make calculations easier, round the age of Earth to the nearest billion.
What is a rock? What is the rock cycle? List three types of rocks and an example of each. What type of rocks are mainly found in NE Ohio?
What is the Effect of an Oil Spill on Water resources and our environment? When oil spills occur, concerns are raised about the effects of oil on the water, animals, and environment.
Describe the main issues in climate change and discuss how it is approached from a conventional materialist standpoint, from a managerial perspective.
What is the maximum number of refrigerators which could also be delivered in the same truck? Describe the restrictions this would add to the original graph.
Radiative forcing and its relation to global warming. What are the differences between risk assessment and risk management?
Is a large petroleum refinery with great quantities of pollutant emissions and many exhaust stacks an area source or a point source?
Causes and mechanism of stratospheric ozone destruction. Provide the CAA title/part or regulatory section that regulates ozone depletion substances or protect stratospheric ozone.
Explain why most States adopt Federal standards and what States must do regarding the maintenance of National Air Quality Standards.
What has caused the Earth's climate to change throughout its history? How has it changed? How has the climate changed in the last 100-150 years? What has caused the changes?
What governed the transportation? If it is not transported, do you think mercury occurrence could be indigenous to the Everglades, if so what is the source?
Name and describe one control/technology technique for each of the below pollutant emission phases: 1) particulate; 2) gaseous.
Describe the following with examples where necessary: Characteristics of atmospheric radiation and its impacts on earth and environment.
Briefly explain the disposal of collected material from particulate control devices and describe briefly the ideal solution to the problem of collected particulate matter disposal.
Describe two different energy alternatives to fossil fuels in detail. Discuss how they work, how they compare with fossil fuels, and their relative advantages and disadvantages.
In January 2000 you began a one-year study of tuberculosis (TB) in a subsidized housing community in the Lower East Side of New York City. What was the cumulative incidence of TB over the year?
The calculator consumes 0.2 mW during operation. When used indoors available power from solar cell is reduced by factor of 1000. Calculate the shortfall in power generation needed for the calculator
Science, like any knowledge, can be put to good or bad use, depending on the user. Given below are some of the applications of science. Formulate your views on whether the particular application is
How will you use your knowledge of science to develop strategies to counter these attitudes?
It is often said that the world is witnessing now a second industrial revolution, which will transform the society as radically as did the first. List some key contemporary areas of science and tech
Though India now has a large base in science and technology, which is fast expanding, it is still a long way from realising its potential of becoming a world leader in science. Name some important f
A professional emergency responder should be concerned about the following routes of radiation exposure for a person on scene and a person downtown?
The kinetic energy of a vehicle is described by KE(v) = (.5*mass)v^2, where V is velocity. Graph the function. What is the percent energy increase if we go from 30 to 40 mph?
Gallium arsenide is a polymeric material, but its mass spectrum shows fragments with the formulas GaAs and Ga2As2. What would the distribution of peaks look like for these two fragments?