Industry & Energy

Question 1

BULK-GAINING INDUSTRY

Answer 1

AN INDUSTRY IN WHICH THE FINAL PRODUCT WEIGHS MORE OR COMPRISES A GREATER VOLUME THAN THE INPUTS

Question 2

BULK-REDUCING INDUSTRY

Answer 2

AN INDUSTRY IN WHICH THE FINAL PRODUCT WEIGHTS LESS OR COMPRISES A LOWER VOLUME THAN THE INPUTS

Question 3

CHLOROFLUOROCARBON (CFC)

Answer 3

A GAS USED AS A SOLVENT, A PROPELLANT IN AEROSOLS, A REFRIGERANT, AND IN PLASTIC FOAMS AND FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

Question 4

CONSUMPTIVE WATER USAGE

Answer 4

THE USE OF WATER THAT WILL NOT RETURN TO NATURE AS A LIQUID

Question 5

COTTAGE INDUSTRY

Answer 5

MANUFACTURING BASED IN HOMES RATHER THAN IN FACTORIES, MOST COMMON PRIOR TO THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

Question 6

FISSION

Answer 6

THE SPLITTING OF AN ATOMIC NUCLEUS TO RELEASE ENERGY

Question 7

FORDIST PRODUCTION

Answer 7

A FORM OF MASS PRODUCTION IN WHICH EACH WORKER IS ASSIGNED ONE SPECIFIC TASK TO PERFORM REPEATEDLY

Question 8

FOSSIL FUEL

Answer 8

AN ENERGY SOURCE FORMED FROM THE RESIDUE OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS BURIED MILLIONS OF YEARS AGO

Question 9

FUSION

Answer 9

CREATION OF ENERGY BY JOINING THE NUCLEI OF TWO HYDROGEN ATOMS TO FORM HELIUM

Question 10

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

Answer 10

ENERGY FROM STEAM OR HOT WATER PRODUCED FROM HOT OR MOLTEN UNDERGROUND ROCKS

Question 11

GREENHOUSE EFFECT

Answer 11

THE ANTICIPATED INCREASE IN EARTH’S TEMPERATURE CAUSED BY CARBON DIOXIDE (EMITTED BY BURNING FOSSIL FUELS) TRAPPING SOME OF THE RADIATION EMITTED BY THE SURFACE

Question 12

JUST-IN-TIME DELIVERY

Answer 12

SHIPMENT OF PARTS AND MATERIALS TO ARRIVE AT A FACTORY MOMENTS BEFORE THEY ARE NEEDED

Question 13

LABOR-INTENSIVE INDUSTRY

Answer 13

AN INDUSTRY FOR WHICH LABOR COSTS COMPRISE A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EXPENSES

Question 14

MAQUILADORA

Answer 14

A FACTORY BUILT BY A US COMPANY IN MEXICO NEAR THE US BORDER, TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE MUCH LOWER LABOR COSTS IN MEXICO

Question 15

NEW INTERNATIONAL DIVISION OF LABOR

Answer 15

TRANSFER OF SOME TYPES OF JOBS, ESPECIALLY THOSE REQUIRING LOW-PAID, LESS-SKILLED WORKERS, FROM MORE DEVELOPED TO LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

Question 16

NON-CONSUMPTIVE WATER USAGE

Answer 16

THE USE OF WATER THAT IS RETURNED TO NATURE AS A LIQUID

Question 17

NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION

Answer 17

POLLUTION THAT ORIGINATES FROM A LARGE, DIFFUSE AREA

Question 18

NONRENEWABLE ENERGY

Answer 18

A SOURCE PRODUCED IN NATURE MORE SLOWLY THAN IT IS CONSUMED BY HUMANS

Question 19

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Answer 19

A SOURCE PRODUCED IN NATURE MORE RAPIDLY THAN IT IS CONSUMED BY HUMANS

Question 20

OUTSOURCING

Answer 20

A DECISION BY A CORPORATION TO TURN OVER MUCH OF THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PRODUCTION TO INDEPENDENT SUPPLIERS

Question 21

OZONE

Answer 21

A GAS THAT ABSORBS ULTRAVIOLET SOLAR RADIATION AND IS FOUND IN THE STRATOSPHERE, A ZONE 15 TO 50 KILOMETERS (9-30 MILES) ABOVE EARTH’S SURFACE

Question 22

PASSIVE SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS

Answer 22

SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS THAT COLLECT ENERGY WITHOUT THE USE OF MECHANICAL DEVICES

Question 23

PHOTOCHEMICAL SMOG

Answer 23

AN ATMOSPHERIC CONDITION FORMED THROUGH A COMBINATION OF WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POLLUTION, ESPECIALLY FROM MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSION

Question 24

POINT SOURCE POLLUTION

Answer 24

POLLUTION THAT ENTERS A BODY OF WATER FROM A SPECIFIC SOURCE

Question 25

POLLUTION

Answer 25

CONCENTRATION OF WASTE ADDED TO AIR, WATER, OR LAND AT A GREATER LEVEL THAN OCCURS IN AVERAGE AIR, WATER, OR LAND

Question 26

POST-FORDIST PRODUCTION

Answer 26

ADOPTION BY COMPANIES OF FLEXIBLE WORK RULES, SUCH AS THE ALLOCATION OF WORKERS TO TEAMS THAT PERFORM A VARIETY OF TASKS

Question 27

POTENTIAL RESERVE

Answer 27

THE AMOUNT OF A RESOURCE IN DEPOSITS NOT YET IDENTIFIED BUT THOUGHT TO EXIST

Question 28

PROVEN RESERVE

Answer 28

THE AMOUNT OF A RESOURCE REMAINING IN DISCOVERED DEPOSITS

Question 29

RECYCLING

Answer 29

THE SEPARATION, COLLECTION, PROCESSING, MARKETING, AND REUSE OF UNWANTED MATERIAL

Question 30

REMANUFACTURING

Answer 30

THE REBUILDING OF A PRODUCT TO A SPECIFICATIONS OF THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURED PRODUCT USING A COMBINATION OF REUSED, REPAIRED MATERIALS AND NEW PARTS

Question 31

RIGHT-TO-WORK LAW

Answer 31

A U.S. LAW THAT PREVENTS A UNION AND A COMPANY FROM NEGOTIATING A CONTRACT THAT REQUIRES WORKERS TO JOIN THE UNION AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT

Question 32

SANITARY LANDFILL

Answer 32

A PLACE TO DEPOSIT SOLID WASTE, WHERE A LAYER OF EARTH IS BULLDOZED OVER GARBAGE EACH DAY TO REDUCE EMISSIONS OF GASES AND ODORS FROM THE DECAYING TRASH, TO MINIMIZE FIRES, AND TO DISCOURAGE VERMIN

Question 33

SITE FACTORS

Answer 33

LOCATION FACTORS RELATED TO THE COSTS OF FACTORS OF PRODUCTION INSIDE A PLANT, SUCH AS LAND, LABOR, AND CAPITAL

Question 34

SITUATION FACTORS

Answer 34

LOCATION FACTORS RELATED TO THE TRANSPORTATION OF MATERIALS INTO AND FROM A FACTORY

Question 35

VERTICAL INTEGRATION

Answer 35

AN APPROACH TYPICAL OF TRADITIONAL MASS PRODUCTION IN WHICH A COMPANY CONTROLS ALL PHASES OF A HIGHLY COMPLEX PRODUCTION PROCESS