Hydrologic Cycle, Tectonic Plates, Natural Resources

1. Describe the path a scrap of peeing super bureau follow through the hydrologic cycle from the ocean to trim back and then back again. The piss evaporates from all everywhere the world only lets guess it is evaporates from the oceans to form clouds that be moved over land by many an(prenominal) of winds. The rainfall then brings it to earth where it pull up stakes return to oceans by creeks to river, and some lakes then back to the ocean. 5. Describe at least one example of the environmental costs of water sport from rivers to farms or cities.There can be so many disparate consequences from river diversion, downstream river discharge is trim, the evaporation in the overall irrigation region is increased, and the level of water table rises these are just a few. The effects of trim back downstream river discharge could be reduced flooding, disappearance of wetlands and flood forest, reduced availability of potable water, and reduced shipping routes. 6. Explain the diff erence among point and nonpoint contamination. Which is harder to pull wires? Why? Point pollution is a pollution that comes form one specific site.Nonpoint pollution is a pollution that comes from many different sources rather that one. I would have to say that nonpoint would be harder to control beca affair of it coming from many different sites instead of from one place. discourse Questions 1. What changes might occur in the hydrologic cycle if our climate were to warm or cool it significantly? I think that if the climate get warmer the background knowledge allow the harder and harder as time goes, then on the same day or another could be really bad storms with warmer atmospheric state it is causing stronger winds and storms, with lots of flashfloods.The cooler the climate there will be more run off less infiltration and soil will be very hard. 6. Under what conditions might sediment in water or cultural eutrophication be beneficial? How should we balance dictatorial and shun effects? Sediment is important in depositing tender soil in delta areas for better crops. Eutrophication is the addition of phosphates and other plant nutrients to the water causing inordinate plant growth, then the lower areas die without sun, and the decomposition of the dead natural uses to much oxygen and fish die.With the cultural eutrophication indicates that man is involved. We have upstage phosphates from detergents, but farming and golf courses and other things still feed to pollution. I can not and will not find any positive or beneficial effects out of this. Chapter 11 Text coif Quiz Questions 1. How does tectonic plate battlefront create ocean basins, midocean ridges, and volcanoes? architectonic plates movement creates ocean basins, mid-ocean ridges, through collision. Colliding plates push sedimentary materials into an collared mass of rock that contains numerous folds and faults.The Earth has undergone a material body of mountain building periods. The process of creation is first by the compendium of sediments then the tectonic collision causes rock deformation and crystal uplift and finally the isocratic rebound continues to cause uplift despite erosion and causes the education of new mountain peaks through block faulting. 7. Describe some of the mining, processing, and bore methods that can degrade water or air quality. This can be done by water mining they use extraction of water from non-replenishing groundwater or glacial reserves.What resources, aside from minerals themselves, can be saved by recycling? There are so many helpful things by recycling by recycling you will save space in the landfill for something else that can not be recycled. You can use your food junk for compost, along with your yard clippings. Clothing and furniture give to goodwill this is a must in my home. With some effort people could cut their scraps going into landfills by half. Discussion Questions 2. Geologists are responsible for identifying and mapping mineral resources.But mineral resources are buried below the soil and cover with vegetation. How do you suppose geologists in the field find clues about the diffusion of rock types? Mineral exploration is the process undertaken by companies, partnerships or corporations in the endeavor of finding ore to mine. They use many different methods to find the materials. The geophysical Method is where they use an instrument to check for variation in gravity, magnetism, electromagnetism and a number of different variables in a certain area.They could use remote sensing it gives the explorer orientation information about the location of tracks, roads and fences, as well as the habitation. 5. The idea of tectonic plates unsteady across the earths surface is central to explanation of geologic processes. Why this idea is still called the theory of plate tectonic movement? Continental Drift was first proposed by Wegener, there were many geologists who fence his ideas & they put forward reasons for their objections that were justifiable at the time.As geological perception has developed since 1915, Continental Drift changed to the Theory of Plate Tectonics which also, primarily had its critics. Answers to these criticisms have gradually been found though, but because these solutions have been developed lento over many years, the theory of plate tectonics has yet to be officially changed to the principles of plate tectonics. Chapter 12 Text Practice Questions 3. What are the study sources of global commercialized energy? I think that most of our commercial energy would come from gases, oils, and coal. 6. What are proven-in-place reserves?The quantity of energy sources estimated with likely certainty, from the analysis of geologic and engineering data, to be recoverable from well realised or known reservoirs with the existing equipment and under the existing operating conditions. 16. What are biofuels, and how could they contribute to sustainability? B iofuels are made from the starch or oil pot of plant materials. Some are even made from the fats of animals. In general, fermentation alcohol is the fermented starch fuel and biodiesel is the refined oil and fats. Biofuels are important sever of the solution to declining and ever more expensive petroleum supplies.Biofuels can be used together with technologies such as hybrid vehicles and plug-in vehicles. The Chevy cinque is announced to be a plug-in vehicle with a small pervert Fuel Vehicle engine to charge the batteries. Even the new Cadillac climb up hybrid has been announced as a Flex Fuel Vehicle. Discussion Questions 3. If your local utility company were going to build a new power plant in your community, what kind would you prefer? Why? I think that I would want it to be a wind power plant because wind is natural no harmful things would be electrocution or have a chance for some kind of spill out.I would mostly have to say wind. 4. The nuclear industry is placing ads i n popular magazines and newspapers, claiming that nuclear power are environmentally friendly, since it doesnt contribute to the greenhouse effect. How do you respond to that claim? I would have to say that it might be some what environmentally friendly but I would have to ague that fact of it rising the temperatures of ocean waters. They say it is local but does that water just stay right there? NO it moves about everywhere mixing with all the other water ever-changing the temperature.