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APSC 151-Week 1; Questions and Answers 100% Solved What is sustainable engineering Correct answer Engineering that meets the needs of the present without compromising the viability of future and minimizes negative impacts on culture, life and the environment we live in Earth systems Correc...

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APSC 151 -Week 1 ; Questions and Answers 100% Solved What is sustainable engineering Correct answer Engineering that meets the needs of the present without compromising the viability of future and minimizes negative impacts on culture, life and the environment we live in Earth systems Correct answer hydrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere, geosphere Hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, biosphere, lithosphere Correct answer Water, air, earth, all life, solid earth What layers make up the atmosphere Correct answer Exosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, ozone layer, troposphere Atmosphere Correct answer the envelope of gases surrounding the earth All weather occurs in this layer, we cannot survive about 8km Temperature at the top of this layer is -60C Exosphere Correct answer The outer layer of the thermosphere, extending outward into space. Thermosphere Correct answer The uppermost layer of the atmosphere, in which temperature increases as altitude increases Mesosphere Correct answer The strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core Stratosphere Correct answer 12 to 50 km, Ozone held here, absorbs UV radiation APSC 151 -Week 1 ; Questions and Answers 100% Solved Troposphere Correct answer 0 -17 km above Earth's surface, site of weather, organisms, contains most atmospheric water vapor. (temperature decreases with increasing altitude, pressure decreases) Ozone layer Correct answer Layer of the stratosphere with a high concentration of ozone; absorbs most of the Sun's harmful ultraviolet radiation Where does major climate control come from Correct answer Interaction with the hydrosphere (ocean temperatures and currents) Layers of the geosphere Correct answer Crust, lithosphere, upper mantle, lower mantle, outer core, inner core Lithosphere Correct answer Bellow the crust, more ductile solid, moves on a melted boundary with the upper mantle What drives the worldwide movement of the atmosphere What is local turbulence driven by Correct answer The suns energy Heat exchange with water and land Rock cycle Correct answer Molten magma to IGNEOUS rock Weathering and erosion to SEDIMENTS Sediments lithify to SEDIMENTARY rock Burial and heat create METAMORPHIC rock Add heat and the cycle starts over

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