topic 1: foundations Flashcards
1
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EVS inputs
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- culture
- education
- media
- family
- politics
- society
- experience
2
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EVS processes
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- assimilation of knowledge
- thinking and evaluating
- emption
- cost benefit analysis
3
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EVS outputs
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- decisions
- viewpoints
- actions
- choices
4
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minamata disease - mercury poisoning
international agreement
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- international convention for the regulation of whaling
5
Q
chernobyl
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convention on long range transboundary air polliution
6
Q
whaling and overfishing
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- rio earth summit
7
Q
case study chernobyl
background information
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- nuclear accident and powerplant
8
Q
case study chernobyl
consequences
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- killed many people immediately and cause cancers in many people
- towns abandoned
9
Q
case study chernobyl
reactions and impact
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- public less sure about nuclear power, countries phasing out nuclear power
- changed safety standards and regulatory procedures
10
Q
types of systems
A
- open
- closed
- isolated
11
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open systems
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- most natural systems are open
12
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closed systems
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- earth
- nitrogen cycle
- carbon cycle
- hydrological cycle
13
Q
transfer
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- move energy from one place to another without changing it
14
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transformation
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- move energy and matter but in the process it changes state or form
15
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1st law of thermodynamics
conservation of energy law
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- energy can neither be created nor destroyed
