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University of Iowa Environmental Science FINAL Question and answers verified to pass 2024 University of Iowa Environmental Science FINAL which of the following is the current proper rating of the world's total energy production from the greater to the least used - correct answer fossil fuels,...

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which of the following is the current proper rating of the world's total energy
production from the greater to the least used - correct answer ✔fossil fuels,
biomass, nuclear, hydroelectric and new renewables


Which energy source has the highest EROI - correct answer ✔hydroelectric
power


From 2007-2012 the fastest growing sector of energy production using new
renewables was - correct answer ✔PV solar power


According to the study by Mark Jacobson of Stanford University, what is the
most/least desirable renewable energy sources - correct answer ✔most:
wind power and least: cellulosic ethanol


many types of mining produce a specific type of water pollution called - correct
answer ✔acid drainage pollution


what country leads the world in the proportion of its electric generation that
comes from wind power? - correct answer ✔denmark


recycling aluminum saves approximately how much compared to aluminum
made from virgin bauxite? - correct answer ✔20 times the energy


distinguish the industrial era of large human impacts by renaming this part of
the geological time scale - correct answer ✔anthropocene era

,presently the United States low-level radioactive water is - correct answer
✔held in temporary storage at nuclear plants across he world, in thick castes
of steel and cement


the deep ground temperature in the iowa city are is approximately - correct
answer ✔52 degrees Fahrenheit


of the 150 glaciers originally at glacier national park how many remain today -
correct answer ✔25


the largest reservoir of carbon in the carbon cycle is - correct answer
✔sedimentary rock


Louis Gillette is most famous for his studies of - correct answer ✔alligator
living in polluted lakes


what is the main assumption of neoclassical economics - correct answer
✔everything can be assigned in intangible costs, resources are finite


Costa Rica pays landholders ____________ per acre to _______________. -
correct answer ✔32 and protect the forest land


10 best companies according to better world shopper - correct answer
✔Seventh Generation
New Belgium Brewing
Patagoinia
Method
Equal Exchange
Alter Eco

, Organic Valley
Dr. Bronners
Traditional Medicines
Klean Kanteen


10 worst companies according to the better world shopper - correct answer
✔Exxon-Mobil
Kraft (Modelez)
Walmart
GE
Chevron-Texaco
GM
Pfizer
Nestle
Verizon
Citibank


best clothing companies according to better world shopper - correct answer
✔Patagonia, north face, kohl and polo


best ice cream compaies - correct answer ✔ben and Jerrys, Haagen daaz
and edys


best coffee companies - correct answer ✔thanksgiving, Starbucks, Maxwell
and house


best computer companies - correct answer ✔apple, Samsung, microsoft

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