Biosphere Worksheet Jose Luis Sandoval Jr. MGT/360 August 18, 2014 Samuel Cunningham Biosphere Worksheet Section A: Answer the following questions in complete sentences. 1. Define biosphere. Describe the part of the biosphere where humans can survive. Biosphere is defined as the parts of the land, sea, and atmosphere in which organisms are able to live. The biosphere is an irregularly shaped, relatively thin zone in which life is concentrated on or near the Earth's surface and throughout
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Assignment 1 Energy can be converted from one form into another in three basic ways know as the action of force. The first one is gravitational forces which is when gravity accelerates a falling object, its converts its potential energy to kinetic energy. Likewise, when an object is lifted the gravitational field stores the energy exerted by the lifter as potential energy in the earth-object system. The second one is electric and magnetic force fields which is charged particles, upon which electrical
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http://www.kewpid.com 1. Fossil fuels provide both energy and raw materials such as ethylene, for the production of other substances 1) Construct word and balanced chemical equations of chemical reactions as they are encountered • Methane + oxygen carbon dioxide + water • CH4(g) + 2O2(g) CO2(g) + 2H2O(l) 2) Identify the industrial source of ethylene from the cracking of some of the fractions from refining of petroleum Generally, demand for petrol exceeds supply produced from fractional distillation
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Fossil fuels Advantages * Depending on fuel, good availability * Simple combustion process can directly heat or generate electricity * Inexpensive * Easily distributed Nuclear fuels Advantages * Nuclear power costs about the same as coal, so it's not expensive to make. * Does not produce smoke or carbon dioxide, so it does not contribute to the greenhouse effect. * Produces huge amounts of energy from small amounts of fuel. * Produces small amounts of waste. * Nuclear
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leadership, which cut operating costs to a minimum, along with its reliable delivery. It also has a multi-million-dollar facility in remote, natural gas rich regions in the world and has its own distribution and logistics system. 2. PROBLEMS AND ITS SOURCES Methanex is facing lower profit margins and having concerns of remaining sustainable in the market due the rising price of natural gas and political instability where its factories are located. The global recession has made regions with Methanex
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Natural Resources Fossil fuel is crude hydrocarbons like coal, fuel, oil, and natural gas which is created from the remains of dead plants and animals. Found in countries like Kuwait, Iraq, and Venezuela (that have low demand for the material) and larger countries like Western Europe and India (high demands). The organic materials of living things sink into the ground and form combustible geologic deposits which then turn into these fuel sources. This happens due to the heat exposure or pressure
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Energy Resources Martha Powell Sci/275 June, 22 2012 Gale Allbritton Energy Resources In the “Alternative energy” video they describe a few different forms of renewable energy that compete with fossil fuels. Among those present in this video were wind power, solar energy, and biomass fermentation. Although, each one of these energy sources provides efficient energy with extensive harm to the environment form by products they each posses their own challenges while using and managing them.
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gasoline. David Freeman writes, “The good news is that the technology is commercially available today to convert the superabundance of renewable energy into electricity and other usable forms to power our high-energy lives” (103). Oil is the major fuel source in the United States and a large amount of oil is hidden under the ocean floors (Woodside 5). Many energy experts and environmentalists question whether it is cost effective to drill miles beneath the ocean floor as well as the effects it might
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The Importance of Hydrocarbons Hydrocarbons, organic chemical compounds of carbon and hydrogen molecules, are one the world’s most crucial energy resources, derived from petroleum, natural gas, and coal. They are utilized as fuels, lubricants, electrical power generation, heating, and as raw materials to make plastics, fibers, rubbers, solvents, explosives, and industrial chemicals. Hydrocarbons are an abundant, as well as efficient resource. Also, contrary to common belief, extraction of these
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