What is the environmental lapse rate, and how is it determined?
What will be an ideal response?
The environmental lapse rate is the temperature decrease in the troposphere. Its average value is 6.5°C per kilometer, but the actual rate for any particular time and place is determined from vertical changes in pressure, wind, and humidity.
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A population exceeding its carrying capacity is referred to as ____
a. population dynamics b. ecological overshoot c. involutional melancholia d. diminishing returns e. negative feedback
Most precipitation falling on terrestrial ecosystems becomes ____.
A. surface runoff into lakes, streams, and the ocean B. ice in glaciers C. groundwater in aquifers D. storage as part of rocks E. storage in living components of ecosystems
The environmental determinism model holds that nature is molded and controlled by human societies
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Most reservoir rocks and seal rocks, and almost all source rocks for oils are:
a. Igneous rocks b. Metamorphic rocks c. Sedimentary rocks d. mixed rocks