What factors might limit the lifetime of a technological civilization? Could any of today's global environmental problems (global warming, ozone depletion, and loss of biodiversity) destroy our technological society?
What will be an ideal response?
Although all these issues pose serious problems for society, none of them seem to be threatening advanced civilization as a whole. Other factors, such as the occurrence of a large impact event or a nuclear war, are more likely causes of the end of our technological civilization.
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Which of the following geoengineering techniques involves capturing greenhouse gases from
smokestacks and pumping it underground? a. fertilizing the ocean b. carbon capture and sequestration c. solar radiation management d. large-scale forestation e. atmospheric capture of CO2
Hydroelectricity is an important renewable source for commercial power, producing about ________ percent of global commercial energy
A) 6 B) 10 C) 18 D) 27 E) 43
Engineers commonly added rock rubble, or _______________, along the banks of a straightened portion of a stream
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
If groundwater wells along coastlines are overpumped, then
A. fissures develop. B. saltwater intrusion occurs. C. artesian springs begin to flow.