Midterm 2 Flashcards
About what percent of the water that is evaporated from the oceans each year falls back into the ocean as rain without moving onto land
90%
What color of visible light has the most energy
Violet
In which portion of the atmosphere is the greatest concentration of Ozone found
Stratosphere
True or false; Ozone is present in the atmosphere at approximately 350 parts per million
false
What is the correct order from greatest to least for the amount of electricity produced in Manitoba from various methods
1) Hydroelectric
2) Natural gas
3) Diesel
What region in Canada has the greatest amount of tertiary treated sewage
Alberta
The energy stored in the contained water of a hydropower reservoir is what kind of energy
potential
Grain farming, logging and mining all
remove minerals from the ecosystem
What is the term for water that has moved into the ground through the process of infiltration and is in the zone of Aeration
Soil moisture
The freeing of natural gas from deep shale rock is by a process called
Fracing
What country generates almost all of its electricity from nuclear power
France
What energy is currently being used widely in Denmark and holds the promise for solving part of the energy problem
wind
The energy in wind comes from what
solar radiation
The largest store of water is where
in oceans
Of all the different forms of energy which form is classified as the highest quality
electricity
