Environmental Science - Study Mode
[#671] Of all of the energy production in the United States, what percentage is lost in distribution and inefficient use?
Correct Answer
(C) 40
Explanation
Solution: To begin with, it shows that more than half (58%) of the total energy produced in the US is wasted due to inefficiencies, such as waste heat from power plants, vehicles, and light bulbs. In other words, the US has an energy efficiency of 42%.
[#672] The average temperature of the earth is about __________ degree F.
Correct Answer
(B) 59
Explanation
Solution: GISS data show global average temperatures in 2017 rose 1.62 degrees Fahrenheit (0.9 degrees Celsius) above the 1951-1980 mean. According to GISS, the global mean surface air temperature for that period was estimated to be 57 F (14 C). That would put the planet's average surface temperature in 2017 at 58.62 F (14.9 C).
[#673] Hippocrates mentioned air pollution in __________ BC.
Correct Answer
(A) 400
Explanation
Solution: Hippocrates mentioned air pollution in 400 BC.
[#674] The first oil well was drilled in the United States in
Correct Answer
(B) 1859
Explanation
Solution: On August 27, 1859, George Bissell and Edwin L. Drake made the first successful use of a drilling rig on a well drilled especially to produce oil, at a site on Oil Creek near Titusville, Pennsylvania.
[#675] The first Environmental Law in India was enacted in
Correct Answer
(B) 1950